Offer to put a "garage ready" fridge in the garage to compensate for lower square foot refrigerated storage.

In general, if your existing three units are running well and you will cash flow nicely when you leave and there is limited cap ex, I would look into acquiring another property and leave the basement for storage, laundry.

You should be able to see a newly listed 3-plex for $xxx.xx and know right away whether it's a potential deal or just garbage.I started out in real estate with no experience, and in the 6.5 years since buying my first duplex I've analyzed thousands of properties and have a total of 35 units and a self-storage facility.

@Cole BigbeeI would love to connect to pick your brain about a storage facility that I am planning to build.

If you decide to syndicate self storage, stop tempting yourself to get distracted by reading about land flipping (just a couple of examples).

The space has an office and warehouse/storage on both floors.

My next step is to possible Air BnB proof it with certain locked cabinets and locked storage space that will allow me to easily prepare it for AirBnB on the weekends.

Want to build a sideyard storage shed.  

And I would agree that a lease should contain a clause that these are here for the tenants benefit and that they would be responsible for any repairs.Another option is to keep the washer and dryer but put it in storage for "emergency" use should your other properties have these and one becomes unrepairable. 

He lives in one and basically uses the other 3 for storage.