., What you're describing is the prototype situation to use a 1031 exchange to change sectors/geography. 

Oils will definitely be a key product especially with all the vape pens and ecigs where you don’t need a giant setup to be able to have stronger concentrates.Think that still bodes well for the warehouse sector though because you’ll have to manufacture it somehow and at scale you’ll need bigger machines

Property taxes - why am I paying this upfront in closing to the lender rather than directly to the government?

Payments from brokers to their agents are governed by the independent contractor agreement between the broker and the agent, not the listing agreement between the broker and the seller.

I am in an area where the city, government etc... stays out of our business too. 

Interestingly according to according to the National Association of REIT (NAREIT) the self-storage asset class also outperformed other sectors in the most recent recession. 

Stay off the government radar as long as you can.

I basically see the big guy getting into something they should be getting into and the government's letting it happen.

A key difference with section 506 investments concerns the products themselves: they are not regulated by the SEC and Investment Company Act of 1940 which governs stocks and mutual funds.  

I still work the day job but in a government role for quality of life.