Most REI's I've met are very generous people in terms of sharing their knowledge and contacts.In terms of the local market, there are websites that help you find good areas to invest in and you can get a simple analysis from Redfin like this: https://www.redfin.com/city/16661/MO/St-Louis/housing-marketBut, I think a lot of cities like mine probably have a ton of nuance in terms of everything that goes into understanding the local market street by street.

Overall the concept of Self Storage is fairly simple & straightforward nationwide, but the specifics do indeed differ state to state.But also, please peruse the current lease the Seller is using - at least you'll know what they've agreed to with the current tenants and vice versa. 

Keep it simple.

From a bookkeeping standpoint, this makes everything a lot easier as long as each financial account is used the way it is supposed to be used (no commingling).I would just caution you to think about the functionality of that structure within your day-to-day business operations before pulling the trigger on it.Make sure you're keeping things as simple and efficient as possible.

Simple math tells me that 7% on a $100k loan is $7,000 in interest every year. $7k x 15 months is $105,000.

One last point: If there is a higher tenant to bathroom ratio, a simple dry erase "shower schedule" on the back of a bathroom door can work wonders.

Simple solution is hire a local property manager, realtor or someone else to be your local eyes on the property. 

Interest on the All in one is simple interest, so it is calculated on a daily amount then added up for the month and that is your minimum payment at the payment point in the month.

Simple math tells me that 7% on a $100k loan is $7,000 in interest every year. $7k x 15 months is $105,000.

However, to play devil's advocate, you can capture some of that equity upon the sale of your house hack to use for your primary home (future family home) and/or future investments.