Ok Im officially deciding to go down the wholesaling route now I'm currently working for a company locally to wholesale. 

I have been analyzing a few deals but havent officially set a method for tracking maintenance and expenses.

@Drew Sygit @Gregory Schwartz From this HUD map it is 17 States/DC, and another site says 22 States which may reflect some more recent updates.

Hated it so much, that they gave me variances that nobody had gotten in 20yrs in the area to knock it down and redevelop the site.

Check out this site - https://theluxurypergola.com/blogs/louvered-roof-info/hurric...They cover wind resistant pergolas in general but I would make sure whatever you get will be able to stand up to hurricanes that happen there from time to time.

One of the sites I like to check (https://apartmentloanstore.com/seattle/washington/cap-loan-r...) peg this between 5.15% and 5.70% (assuming it's in the suburbs).

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This is not yoursituation, but just to walk through the different thought processesin Holding/Selling that a friend of mine is going through.Helped my friend getinto the Self Storage business and walked him through the wholeprocess from evaluating the market, selecting a site, developing thesite, systems, financing, insurance, etc.

Before buying or renting in an unfamiliar neighborhood, you should check the following two sites: SpotCrime, AreaVibes,These sites provide valuable information, including Livability Scores, which cover aspects such as crime rates, employment, health, housing, schools, shopping, and more.well, anything can happen anywhere.

If you are just downloading data room info from brokerage sites and plugging into a model, you are refining your skills on the "act", which is certainly necessary and helps make the process faster.