2020 data reflects one thing and that is the anomaly of the pandemic.

We look for anomalies.

Our goal is to rent your vacant property as efficiently as possible, which requires us to balance how long a property is vacant, rent amount and tenant quality.Screening ApplicantsPoor screening often results in lost rents, legal & court costs and costly damages.Screening of applicants includes the following:Full credit/eviction/criminal checks are done, instead of score-driven reportsVerification of rental history includes validation of actual property owner to avoid fraudVerification of stability of income & employment via YTD paystubs & W-2(s) (analyzed to confirm not fakes)Income is calculated 3 ways to spot stability anomalies: pay period, YTD average and YTD + W-2 average.Debt-to-income analysis (more accurate than traditional 3x rent requirement)Bank statement to see if NSF issues, if deposits support income, prove MoveIn Funds, also analyzed for unusual transactions.Pet screeningHolding Fee required from approved applicants to make sure they are serious, before your property is marked pending.

The 10 months loss related to covid restrictions sounds like a bit of an anomaly and if lumped in with the overall performance assessment of these, would seem to really impact your results. 

On top of anomalies being more likely with fewer 'dice rolls,' particular buyer/seller motivations also seem to have more impact.

If it's your first buy and you want to utilize an FHA you should be looking on-market with an agent where you can do full inspections and can have any FHA anomalies corrected.

On the flip-side, if you do follow their advice and make progress you’ll likely be an anomaly and they’ll want to help you even more.

So do you think this is an anomaly, or do you think self-storage is poised to rise across the board in the coming months?

I am not certain what is going on or if I am a lucky anomaly, but am guessing that if sales die down, rents will be stable on the B/C class properties.

The coronavirus was an unexpected anomaly that has put the world at a standstill.