These carriers are not profitable in CA and CA laws and regulations do not make it easy to mitigate these financial struggles. 

I hope it continues to go well for you!

And therefore competition among tenants can create significant challenges, like...Businesses may struggle to establish a unique presence and loyal customer base, and a lack of profitability due to nearby competition will likely lead to higher tenant turnover.

I had been using Stessa, which I really loved, but it is buggy and the banking connection to Chase was continually breaking, which I needed to re-connect, but when I did that I had to go through 200+ transactions and re-allocate the expenses. 

If things are great, FANTASTIC, you congratulate, ask how they got so dang good at it because some others, they really struggle.

Early Termination....Duty to Continue to Pay Rent. 

I'm looking to move out and get a house with my girlfriend within the next few years and have my parents continue to live in the current house. 

Lots of friends (owning competing businesses) had to go through Bankruptcy recently due to the small market shift that occurred, just bought at the peak and were too hopeful in the market continuing upward.

Other option is to continue down the self storage facility path, do nothing, or list it. 

Whether you are getting a continuous stream of income depends on the deal.