Also, if you had a zillow video to your listing it will actually boost its ranking in zillows algorithm.  

These lenders are very familiar with both of their operations so final approval is almost always positive if you're going to a well known highly ranked shop.

Hey @Chris GordonSouth Fayette is up there as a school district in the rankings now and you can still get houses pretty low.

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

I had a ton of traffic when I first started and was generally ranked in the top 50.  

Also - when was the poll completed for ranking of local property management companies?

For you northern climate storage locations, you should be working to get your Sparefoot Rankings to the top now, prior to the April/May busy season. 

I ended up with a list of about 50 people and 'ranked them' including who I thought would 1) Have the funds 2) who would be likely to be interested 3) who I would like to be involved with for a decade or more.

The Gulf Shores area just ranked #2 for investability for large beach markets in the US according to a recent AirDNA report. 

The town also has a pretty bad rap in the county because it was ranked as one of the worst cities in America in terms of crime.