In my experience, a property with multiple cottages and outbuildings can provide all kinds of creative strategies...some folks try short-term rentals or even specialized retreats if local regulations allow.

Most tech high-quality Tech coders are very good in .......... coding , making code efficient, calling different system call library and make optimization such as comparing performance in multi-threading environment, verifying ASIC logic with different memory size lol , in short most tech folks fits into Chief Architect capacity.But for real estate due diligence, LP need to have Chief Financial Officer capability, ability to read and understand financial proforma, forecasting revenue and understanding macro economic compact with certain interest rate sensitive.

We've had reports of folks waiting hours each day just to receive a pass to enter residential streets, which is enormously frustrating when our sole priority is helping the community rebuild as quickly as possible.As for your comment about finding excuses already not to cover something, can you send me an email directly or a DM on that?

There are lots of folks Bigger Pockets who feel they have to carry a gun to show vacant units.  

So fyi folks, you get Stessa Essentials with BP Pro.

I don't disagree that it is a good tool for someone just starting.Now, should folks be using such tools in the first place?

I don't want to deal with massive headaches  for extra perceived yield. 

Evaluating a self-storage opportunity and would love folks' input on a few questions that I have, below.

I am also curious how folks are dealing with appraisals as appraisers don't view these properties as duplexes and I've heard of investors having issues with cash out refinances not hitting their target values where had the home been designated a duplex (lets say in a two detached property scenario) it would have easily appraised in their target value. 

So for me the decision was pretty straightforward, but it still required a lot of thought.It’s not easy out there these days folks, best of luck!