Hey BP members, my name is Jesse, and I'm a inspiring investor.I recently looked into self storage, and I have noticed some investors repurpose old retail centers as climate controlled storage.

That might make your rental noncompetitive after a major investment, especially in cold climate areas.

@Lucas Carl that was anti climatic.

I wouldn't see a problem with that; I guess it would depend on what their psychiatric disorder is to determine if there was a dangerous risk of that person carrying a firearm.

My husband and I live in Seattle, but due to the housing climate here we are starting our exploration of buying our first investment property in the greater Austin area, probably somewhere in a surrounding area not Austin proper.I have family in Hutto and Georgetown, but they bought their homes 10+ years ago and had no current recommendations for us.

I've learned that they aren't too familiar with western plumbing in a northern climate.

The only issue with a flat roof would be pooling water if not done correctly or the potential of cave in if you're in a snowy climate.

Each area consists of micro-climate.

I'm getting an idea of what the local climate is like and I'm also meeting all kinds of people there.

The air to air is going to be cheaper to operate unless you are in a climate that drops below +20F quite often.