You can’t around it unless you are the only one with an offer on the table but that’s very unlikely with the competition in DFW.

Personally I'd try to find an inspector has a deal where the second inspection they will charge only a fraction of the first time because all they do is follow the checklist of what needed to be done and that's it.

@Paul Moore too early to tell what stock pricing will do over the next 3-6 months, but what happened is evidence that the word is out about storage being a "save haven" in recessions.I'd like to point out that what happens to revenues at physical locations will vary based on market and competition.

A conventional bank such as wells fargo may do 80 ltv at that time, I have a good local bank that does 75% ltv, title in my llc, and very competitive rates.

When you are in a competitive market, you should consider mailing and calling people who aren’t on every other investor’s radar.

No doubt USA is Best economy, competition is a bunch of Donkeys."

I have used cozy.co successfully for four years father a negative experience with Erentpayment.com.check out www.cozy.co - competitive fees, many added features, including listings, applications, credit monitoring, transmittal of leases, maintenance requests, etc. 

My original plan was to BRRRR/house hack and while I’m not getting away from the idea, I have started to think about getting involved in markets further from where I work/Boston due to the competition, prices, etc.I’m interested to learn more from those involved in the Worcester, NH/VT/ME markets where these types of properties appear to be much cheaper.

We have not seen a fraction of it yet...wait until testing in mass finally starts.

Next is to put together a detailed scope of work so you can get competitive bids.