Interesting topic, have you looked into infinite banking? 

No matter where you live or where you own assets, I personally recommend the Series LLC to be a great tool for the individual investor who is planning to expand their operation, as it allows for you to scale infinitely for FREE- check out this article to learn more.4th pillar is somewhat similar - you want to separate your operations from your assets.

@Sean Delagrange Look at Series LLC (that's an umbrella/parent LLC and can have infinite children LLC under it). 

Real estate moves mostly up as there isn't infinite land.

Just like the Universe the learning on here and knowledge is infinite and constantly growing.

Other than that, everything we used was "off the shelf" from normal self-storage hardware and software providers.

Many get so focused on infinite ROI that they pass up 100% ROI "almost perfect brrrrs"

The ROI probability is infinite and there is no risk of losing money when you invest in yourself.

Actually, this is a good point.The typical off-the-shelf plastic laminate counters are post-formed with the 4" backsplash attached.  

I had great success with Home Depot "off-the-shelf" cabinets from Hampton Bay.