the storage thing is pretty common, seen several grocery stores turned into that. 

It's your job as a landlord to respond to these things in a professional manner. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

The most common asset type was commercial multis 7-10 units. 

It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.

My main goal is it be able to retire at age 40 from my main job and work entirely on my real estate portfolio.

The technicals (migration rates, job growth, tax situation, debt cost, etc) to work as well.

(My next visit being Jan 22 - Feb 4)My full time job... 

The job market is tight here in Lake County right now.