Most heating climate states have minimum temperature requirements you need to meet.

Purchase price: $850,000 Cash invested: $3,200,000 Want to see what buying an old abandoned grocery store for $850k, and converting it to a Class A climate controlled self storage facility wirth $13.5 million looks like?

Following this, both the Average Nightly Rate (ANR) and occupancy experience a slowdown until the beginning of February.February - Marked as the high season, February consistently stands out as one of the best months due to favorable weather conditions in Florida and colder climates elsewhere.

Yes, cold winters (and also all the rain) in Pittsburgh will degrade a building MUCH quicker than in a warm, dry climate.

We also do not really want to go down the whole personal guarantee, W2, tax return, credit score route... or is this something we will have no choice with without hard money in this climate?

We purchased two properties in Upper Peninsula, MI that each need extensive work  - foundation to roof.This is a growing town with outdoor activity and climate migration its primary draw. 

However, I've done it now on 3 occasions at properties - at a minimum, you need sq footage (to size your unit), need to know your climate zone (there are diff climate zones for the US, according to HVAC), and need to know your equipment.  

Then starts the $750 a day fines and the lien.The only possible problem might be this - he says some people (the ones with a mental/hoarding disorder) will not surrender even with the fines.

Do you drive in the snow or do you live in a hot climate.

I do believe it's probably a question of 'when', not 'if', but at the moment, I don't see how that prototype saves any money, considering running wiring & plumbing with solid concrete walls (you'd likely furr over them with conventional stud framing, and would be building 2 walls instead of 1), meeting energy codes in different climates, envelope tightness, and satisfying aesthetic preferences.