Remove any other distractions to focus on Self-Storage, and quickly learn the craft of raising private equity to syndicate more and bigger deals to grow my holdings much faster and safer.  

Pick and lane and become the very best at your craft.

I buy at Kelly Moore ( about  a mile from Home Depot)...... the service people actually know what they are talking about.....The $50-100 more you pay for the quality paint will save you tons later....... better coverage and WAY easier to touch up rather than repaint entire walls or roomsAnd I agree that if you have multiple units, try to keep the colors the same....OR take meticulous notes on what you do in each property.

Do you provide the credit after the month of completed work, and how meticulously do you keep track of the tenant's upkeep?

Heck, I'm sure if I sold my home and started renting tomorrow I could craft a wonderfully eloquent story about how the Encinitas market gave me a return of hundreds of thousands of dollars! 

To you veterans out there, I'd appreciate any advice.To everyone else, the lesson I learned is that you should meticulously compare any fee list to your Loan Estimate (ideally before signing it) and, of course, your Loan Estimate to your Closing Disclosure on all your loans!

As far as protection that the LLC would give you, I would suggest that a well crafted landlord policy followed by an umbrella policy will cover you much better than the LLC would. 

When setting up a partnership, be meticulous in forming the partnership agreement for the LLC. 

But as a legal entity, from the lawyer perspective, they are much different and require a carefully crafted formation document (not a DIY).

I figured I might as well throw my agent an easy win if they aren’t going to take the 3% off the purchase price.Please help me craft a message they can’t refuse!