You gotta live somewhere, but if Apple could get started in a garage, then there really is no reason for an office.  

If the nation knew what was there you would be over run. and now with the vineyards replacing the apples  watch out.. !!!

Now, really, is 3% i/o such cheap money that it's basically a gift?

I’ll start by saying that Verge Realty (especially Alex Lopez and Apple Tran) are fantastic real estate agents, and MVB Mortgage (specifically Michael Caridi) have all been invaluable to me and are highly recommended.

But when you compare apples to apples, Self-Storage quickly rises to the top as the darling of commercial Real Estate.  

That property visit will help you to start an apple for apples comparison of market sale comps which will help you establish an ARV.More specifically, ARV is a partially subjective matter based on hard data points, but where it becomes subjective is how variables are interpreted differently by different people.

Respect will be given because they will have no choice but to give it to you, when you prove that you are not just some "fly by night" business owner.Granted, there are a few bad apples of the bunch out there spoiling it up for the rest of us true business owners who desire to start long lasting thriving careers of this.

If you take a 7% IO 30 year loan, the payment would be ~$765.

There will always be bad apples but maybe illegals are not given the chance to make a life for themselves fairly.

Contrasting investing in real estate in a taxable vs tax-sheltered vehicle is an apples and oranges comparison.