I suspect it's due to the change in the housing market and economy.  

Hey @Jonathan Baptiste, so we are a bit different than some.We have a large house that can sleep 12 comfortably and we provide a lot of stuff.

I know I will get myself stuck in the analysis paralysis stage so I am hoping that bouncing ideas off this group will help me take the leap.

Be careful not to violate any Fair Housing laws during this process.

Don't split the work between multiple contractors if possible, finding one to do all or most of the work will keep prices down.Challenges were finding replacement pieces for certain items as manufactured homes were very different than stick built as well as going through state guidelines for affixing the house to the land

Take your time and don't let FOMO distract you from your long term goals. 20 years from now, it won't matter whether you bought a house this year or next.

We just fixed up the house and have it on zillow with several applications in 24 hours. 

I've also seen a lot of BRRRR opportunities and house hacking opportunities in the Shoals area.

Quote from @Cari Sweet:  This sounds like a case for Fair Housing- Familial Status discrimination. 

@Luke Spencer I am not on the management side but I can tell you it took 2+ years to fill 300 units at one of our facilities and the other just hit 300 units in 12/13 months so it really depends on the demographics, and local housing market trend, the more people moving in and out the higher the demand for storage.I think if you're looking at a saturated market then the upfront cash to turn the warehouse into self storage is not a good idea but then again, maybe those operators are on back roads ( low visibility ) and don't push google ads well.