So you are right, a much more granular level is needed for a meaningful research.

@Bryan Devitt My colleagues are solidified real estate professionals in the city who live and operate there at a high level. I

High leveraged, I know, but if I'm planning on keeping it for the long term for cashflow, i don't see it as a huge concern as long as the numbers work on a conservative level. I

(If someone is operating at a high level I might actually mention the option; you can tell pretty quickly how much trust someone does or doesn't have for our industry)

And some of this can be had for free.If you are serious about taking this to the next level, I do conduct a 3-Day Self Storage Academy that answers all of those above questions as it is laid out systematically & specifically to Finding, Evaluating, Purchasing, & Managing existing Self Storage Facilities.  

I almost went through with the purchase and they asked me which level I wanted.

You know you risk tolerance level.  I

After an AO on the MFH? 

After going to events and rubbing shoulders with so many people at the level I wanted to be at it was no longer intimidating.

The average top tax rate on capital gains at the state level is about 5.2 percent, for a combined average rate of 29 percent under current law.