Through my journey I have gathered priceless information about the markets and maintained countless of connections including contractors, investors, agents and brokers.

Aloha Barbara,We live on Maui, are accredited investors and invest in several syndications including Self Storage. 

I suggest gradually assembling a reliable maintenance team that includes HVAC, plumbing, and other essential services.Tenants are responsible for providing access to the property.

Do they value nicer finishes and design or is that additional cost lost on the typical tenant in that pocket?

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The Creative Investor Meetup is designed for beginning to advanced investors who would like additional strategies when constructing deals.All aspects of real estate investing will be covered including (but not limited to) - Wholesaling, Flipping, Buy and Hold and Commercial with an emphasis on Creative Financing.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Amenities include, laundry, assigned parking, and wifi available for each unit.

Looking more closely the higher price agent seemed to provide overall better comps though one or two that I would have considered comps at a somewhat lower price didn’t make it.the Lower price agent had a very unimpressive CMA which included a hurricane damage property sold for land value and another that was an auction, so in retrospect, I’m not too convinced that the lower price agent really knows what they are doing. 

The property is unique—it’s off-grid with a well, solar power, and a fully finished interior.