@Suzy FarmanHere’s what’s worked for me:Leverage Airbnb/VRBO: Many insurance companies use these platforms via third-party services.

@Luke Spencer I am not on the management side but I can tell you it took 2+ years to fill 300 units at one of our facilities and the other just hit 300 units in 12/13 months so it really depends on the demographics, and local housing market trend, the more people moving in and out the higher the demand for storage.I think if you're looking at a saturated market then the upfront cash to turn the warehouse into self storage is not a good idea but then again, maybe those operators are on back roads ( low visibility ) and don't push google ads well.

:We use the cheapest ones that they provide at Lowe's, our handyman installs.

Another option is house hacking—buying a small multi-unit, living in one, and renting the rest to cut costs.

Buying two rentals in one year can be a challenge, but there are creative ways to make it happen:House Hack the Duplex: Buy the owner-occupied duplex first.

Then, I typically see them take about a half to a third of that number for the adjustment factor.

This property would be my third investment so I'm undecided on moving forward. 

Previously I had one property and one bank account but now I have three- one just finished a rehab and the third the rehab is underway.Two use a PM but the third is rent by the room an a PM won’t take it.So- now I need to organize my expenses and have looked at avail, rentredi, apartments.com, Rentastic and baselane.

After further review, I am not getting one on one coaching from the Real Estate Guru, it will be done by one of their staff members once or twice a week by phone maybe. 

If the property were owner-occupied, would I only receive credit for one rental unit's income, while the non-conforming basement income wouldn't count?