However, at least in the clients I typically deal with, a lot of people are feeling a financial crunch right now and the sellers are generally trying to get way more than a property is worth, making negotiations difficult.

The guy said it's very costly and difficult to do because you need to tap the main line.

The properties in this area are very difficult to comp because #1, most have not had a transaction in many cases SEVERAL years. 

I could only imagine how much more difficult it will be to find a property that will allow you to house hack with positive cash flow. 

With a limited emergency fund, you may find yourself in a difficult position if you need to access funds quickly.

Based on what you're sharing, it is difficult to answer with limited information. 

It's even harder because 172,426 other investors decided to jump into self-storage in the last four years and there will be a lot of competition.Anything worth doing is going to be difficult.

For our commercial properties, we have one LLC that does nothing but own the property and another LLC that does nothing but manage the property.True anonymity is very difficult to pull off. 

I posted a lot about my experience with investing in Indy - cash flow is difficult right now and any cash flow on paper is much different on paper, especially with Class C (repair issues, crime with stolen AC units and attempted break ins with my Class C).

Unfortunately the high interest rates makes finding a cash-flowing deal quite difficult.