You've got a professional tenant there, you need to either establish authority or get her out. 

Lately very interested in self storage.would really love to connect with someone who has established a scaled portfolio and is willing to help out a “newbie” learn and grow. 

Hello BP,I am new to land investing and I found an established solar farm for sale.

Another option may be a business line of credit since you have an established business already. 

The thing is with Raleigh specifically, is that much of our inflation is a natural outcome of strong growth:- Many Fortune 100 companies and 500 are establishing headquarters here- A significant influx of people moving into the area.

If you're ok with younger less established people, households with less stuff, a smaller home, etc it may be fine.I would definitely not give a discount for a multi-year lease.

I also already expanded my driveway which will allow 7 cars to be parked now in the driveway. the bigger focus for me is just to keep refining the operations for the tenants and making the environment closer to what you have established with your properties.  

Of course, there is an issue of where do you live for that period of time to establish that you 1031'ed into another investment property...I agree with @Michael Plaks, I don't know how you figured that savings...As for "...harder to sell to potential buyers," the 1031 transaction is mostly transparent to them. 

I think it takes a while for your credit score to establish.

This is extremely helpful.If I choose to establish an LLC, would it matter which state it is from?