Best decision I've ever made. 4-6% average annual appreciation rate, stable job growth, population growth, drivable to the Bay Area, close to Lake Tahoe, no state income tax, 4th lowest property taxes in the Nation, much more landlord friendly than CA, land constrained meaning limited supply, etc. 

If your personal info changes in the future, you just update it for the one Individual ID versus having to update it in each of your Reporting Companies. 

I changed Grandview and Raytown to be B-/C+ neighborhoods.

The purchase price will likely be <$500K if that changes anything.- Value add - How much does it cost to build additional storage units?

Lastly, if you still decide syndications are appealing, get educated on how to vet the lead sponsor (including deep background checks), the market, and the deal itself (even though some concepts are similar, it is not the same as the single family long term rental analysis).

While competition hadn't changed dramatically, we noticed some of the competition had pushed up rents on other 3 and 4 BRs in the area.  

So call it $12k/mo combined was our best year ever.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: Yes this is a pipe dream, but had me thinking about real estate of course:If Canada ever did become part of the United States, what would happen?

This is where real estate investing turns into a great area and on paper investment strategies seem great, but when applying them to reality, things can quickly change.

Because a large percentage of the charges are base fees that do not change based on use!