I know this leaves money on the table but most of my tenants stay for many years and all have been respectful of my property.

Sit at a table with strangers.

IMO it goes against the meaning of the word if the new entrants to the group aren't coming to the table with at least a certain level of experience and skin in the game.

In my lease I have a table of possible utilities and specifically check off whether the landlord or tenant pays for what.

It doesn't take long to set up, and we changed the offer from personal name to business name before hitting the closing table. 

Quote from @Tatenda Mpofu: A quick search suggested that the following surveys could be completed in the diligence phase of self storage facility acquisitionBoundary Survey: ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey: Topographic Survey: Site Planning Survey: Floodplain Survey: As-Built Survey: I'm curious which of these are necessary versus nice to have ALTA/NSPS is critical, topo is useful for understanding drainage but some details can indicate that on an ALTA if you specify on Table A. topo needed if you're going to build anything on the excess land.as builts are quite useful for improved property.

They also sent us a term sheet for another deal, and weeks later, AT THE CLOSING TABLE, provided a different term sheet with the money due at closing going from 33k to 70k, ON A 250K PURCHASE!!

It's great to want to learn to [ski, mountain bike, kayak, or whatever]. 

Purchase price: $287,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Our newly remodeled 4BR / 2BA mountain villa features all new furniture, 3 King beds and 1 Queen Bed, and plenty of parking for at least 4 vehicles.

Then I moved to Suwanee recently and found one of my neighbors is engaged with STR in the Blue Ridge Mountains and another flips homes in the midwest (from his home here in ATL!).