German Village and Downtown Columbus because they are near where I work and live so I can self manage them.

Those numbers are also factoring in self management.

Self Storage, Houston Tx.: Doing well. 

If the sign is tired, so is the self-managing owner. 

We’re one ofthe few property managers that require W-2’s and a bank statement and we go way beyond the traditional, “income must =3x rent” qualifier.Below is more information about what our Applications Department does to screen applicants and find the best tenantspossible for your property.Required InfoWe require the following from each applicant over the age of 18, that is not a dependent of anotherapplicant (as evidenced on a tax return):Copy of acceptable state picture IDRecent YTD paystubRecent W-2Recent Bank Statement, all pages, no info blacked outRecent tax return if self-employedApplicants are often slow about turning this information in, asking us why we need it and then takingseveral days to submit.

Unfortunately many lenders will see this as a red flag and may not take the risk to lend you the rest of the money even if you use stated income program or bank statement program but those are for self employed borrowers who have active income from their business but write off to many expenses that when filling their taxes their net income is really low or sometimes negative.

Self directing my IRA.

I'm starting out with a triplex that I plan to self-manage (in Pittsburgh).

Additionally, the tenant has expressed interest in purchasing the property and if i did allow him to do that it would only be via seller finance, yes i would seller finance to him while still holding my existing mortgage. 

Your clients "self manage" or you "handle everything"?