But his is not the conversation though since the OP is talking about existing retirement funds that are currently invested in wall street. 

It has a lower turnover than STR but can bring in higher rent than traditional leases.Co-Living Arrangements: Renting rooms individually on a month-to-month basis could generate more income than a single long-term lease while reducing management hassle.Furnished Long-Term Rental: A furnished rental could allow for higher rent and attract tenants who don’t want the STR commitment but still value flexibility.Partner with a Local Boutique STR Manager: Some local companies manage STRs with lower fees than Airbnb's traditional managers and could help keep profits up without 20% fees.Hope that helps you with your decision!

I actually have two options for this property: 1) Rent out the existing 25 storage units AND rent out the building plus add the 25 additional units out of pocket.OR 2) Rent out the existing 25 storage units and added the 25 additional units out of pocket to rent them out BUT keep the metal building for my GC business to where we have offices and storage for building materials.

Present the existing tenant a PDF with all of the rental comps and Rentometer printout showing what the market rent is.2.

I've got my first deal under contract, but I'm struggling to find committed cash buyers/investors.

Your first post sounds like a purchase, but this statement "The $20,000 was when I refinanced and did HARP with Wells Fargo twice." makes it sound like a refi.If it was a refi, was this $20K an existing debt of yours that was not caught and paid off on the refi? 

I would say if you vet the tenants appropriately no dog should commit that much in damages.

In my market zoning ordinances often make 95% of existing residential lots nonconforming where nothing could be built within the ordinance.

If you hired out all the work, you are more likely to get ~$0.50 for each dollar you spent on the ADU assuming 1) in single family zoned area 2) not converted from existing habitat space. 

when you put your property on the Padsplit platform, did you purchase an existing pad split home or did you have the conversions done to make more rooms?