The people that run these companies usually come from an "investment banking", real estate, or construction background.

All of our self-storage run at basically 100% occupancy except for our most recent addition. 

I run a couple monthly events where you can meet other like minded investors as well!

You have to run numbers and decide after that.

I was told by a friend that his dad who runs an appliance business has "keys to every type of washer/dryer coin box".

I’ve run into this many times on deals I acquired and rehabbed utilizing hard money.  

If you're running a fix & flip business, you'll eventually want to learn how to estimate repairs and independently prepare a scope of work.

I find that it's almost a one stop shop in that I can use it for my business checking and savings accounts, bookkeeping, for rent collection, I can issue virtual credit card, I can create all the financial reports I need to run my real estate business and prepare for tax filing and through their partners I can vet my tenants, develop state-specific leases and more.

I chose to divide the two floors and put a locking door between the two at the stairwell.

You can also tell her to call the utility company about the best way to save, as turning off heat and on is not efficient having to run longer blasting out cold air as opposed to leaving it set at a lower temp. :)