As a Builder, I know we miss wildly on predicting what people will buy.

@Drew ValentineI've written here many times on tax sales and have repeatedly said that tax sales are the most hazardous method of buying real estate.No title insuranceNo home inspectionOften times can't see inside without B&EMany properties have severe flawsOwners are abandoning properties they could not sellNo buyer/consumer protectionBuyers beware its like the lawless wild west

@jennaHow wild--- I'm from Columbia-- and was looking there recently. 

Damage figures are often wildly inflated - what kind of "hard living" was there?

The county website doesn't allow.me.to research the current assessment so I'll have to call tomorrow That area has wildly appreciated in the last few years but there is certainly money to be made even at 385k.

Adding a bedroom isn't going to wildly increase the per sf cost.

The first is the NWI Creative Investor Association which meets the second Thursday of each month at Indiana Wesleyan university in Merrillville.The second meeting I have heard about is at Buffalo Wild Wings in Hammond the second Monday of each month.

All that to say, I've learned a few things that could shed light on your questions.Self storage is wildly profitable, but there are a few caveats.

The multi-member has the charging orders.In my state in Washington, the attorney general has been very liberal in their interpretation of the Consumer Protection Act and lawsuits have been circumventing the LLC protections under wild claims of "deceptive advertising" and "unfair business practices".

I would imagine a reasonable percentage of them (wild guess.. but maybe 25%) may also be in trouble with their mortgages.