Population growth is expected to be flat over the next few years, potentially constraining household formation and storage demand.Market OutlookThe Los Angeles self-storage market is projected to improve gradually over the next few years:- Vacancy rates are forecast to decline from 11.6% in 2023 to 10.5% by the end of 2024 and further to 9.4% in 2025.- Asking rents are expected to grow by 1.0% in 2025 and 1.2% in 2026, a turnaround from the slight decline projected for 2024.- New supply is expected to moderate, with inventory growth slowing from 5.4% in 2024 to just 0.5% in 2025.While the market faces near-term headwinds from slow economic and population growth, the moderation in new supply and gradual absorption of existing inventory should support improved market fundamentals over the next 2-3 years.

(I know you're not a lawyer and will eventually seek professional advice.)I just talked to my RE broker and he said with LLCs you typically do commercial loans.

You will still own that loan and personally guaranty that loan.

And please don't comment that rates, terms, loan structure are variable.

Make improvements to the house to raise the appraised value. 

The major barrier to this would be if you are living in one side of the duplex and have an FHA loan on the property.

Fannie/Freddie generally hates investment property loans.

I was reading about DSCR loans and they seem like a great tool for cash flowing properties. 

Due to the market appreciation during the last few years of regular payments I was able to remove the PMI from all loans except for one.

They could in theory try to squeeze this into government guaranteed loan products, but it would be nearly impossible to enforce through that kind of mechanism.