(From what I hear the first property can be very impactful to jump starting one’s real estate journey (or very very negatively impact it,).

We've got some videos up on this subject and a chapter in my book speaks to it. 

Check out my Google reviews and look at the negative ones.

Only one facility in town is quality built/newer (maybe 10 yrs old) and it seems they do not have more room to expand and by secret shopping so to speak them plus the smaller less desirable facilities are mostly filled up.

Maybe I was lucky that I have started investing before information became ubiquitous on the internet.The biggest fear (being cash flow negative) is not even a real threat, because it is manageable and it will fix itself over time.

My understanding is that there is no federal housing law in place that speaks to this, unless I get an FHA loan potentially.

Whats funny is 20 years ago my net worth was negative and I would eat out all the time, now I have a few bucks in my pocket and I cannot remember the last time we went out to eat that was not a special occassion. :) .  

I look forward to speaking with you! 

So, I feel as though I am speaking from experience, that paying a little extra and going with a stellar sales team was more than worth it than trying to sell it ourselves out of area.

Speaking with one of our attorneys she mentioned the largest area of defaults she has seen is in SS space as it got over saturated in some markets and rent appreciation has not been as advertised.