I want to make sure the seller feels protected but also don't really want to move stuff into storage and then have to move it again after closing.

Self Storage is a phenomenal industry. 

If I was in your shoe's I would inform her of these laws and let her know that I was ready to get a tenant lawyer if needed.NJ Truth in Renting: "If a landlord fails to return the security deposit within 30 days, or the tenant disagrees with the amount deducted, the tenant may sue for double the amount of the security deposit that the tenant contends was wrongfully withheld."

What would you do in our shoes?

But should you get interested in CREI such as multifamily or self-storage, the game rules become much more favorable, since lenders look at the asset and it’s performance, the syndicator’s funding power and partner quality to increase NOI rather than looking at the individual capital investors.

School clothes, shoes, backpacks, $100 worth of school supplies per kid!!

If I was in the tenant's shoes, I wouldn't mind because I obviously wouldn't be in the bathroom with the other person at the same time.

The carpet is perfect ( we don’t have pets and don’t wear shoes in the house) and im a clean freak and will clean that house very well before we leave.

If you were in our shoes, how would you get financing to purchase the duplex? 

This was the first thing I did and I would be in your shoes exactly if I didn't do this.