People might be taking advantage of the rising prices.

So, many people in your area may not realize its negotiable and just assume its always handled a certain way.

My immediate area, 5200 people, has 3 outdoor self storage and 1 new climate controlled.

Justin made posts here about how much "he spent" rehabbing units that wound up belonging to other people. 

@Mindy Jensen - Wasn't there something about how "Adding more people to title" could boost the primary residence cap gains exclusion from $500K to higher number?

We work with people in your shoes all the time. 

I warn people over and over and over to know what they are buying and to go personally see what they are buying. 

Much easier for people to use and safer overall.It is shocking to me how many folks can't start a fire.

Just take out $60,000 from the property, reduce your cashflow & ultimately pay WAY less in interest.A Cashout Refinance is sitting around 7% while Credit Card debt is sitting above 20% on average.I know far too many people who regret selling real estate looking back 20 years, but I've yet to come across one who regrets keeping it.

I've seen some people house hack a single family home by renting out the rooms, but keep in mind that traditional lenders would not be able to use the income from renting out the rooms (known as boarder income) towards additional income on the application.