You have to front the cost of water and electric but they do all the maintenance for you without having to loop you in (usually through some kind of direct line).

@Talita Oliveira You should search for local OH  self-storage investors here on BP and then reach out to them directly.

Options include but not limited to:1) private lending - you can do it directly with flippers or through agencies that offer such services2) invest in the commercial real estate ( can be apartments or other assets) via syndications - you can find a lot of us here on BP. 

Can somebody point me in the right direction of investor friendly lenders or possibly give me some input on how I could finance 5-7 more properties?  

You can only buy homes inside of a Self Directed retirement account, which TSP is not. 

I think if you are starting out and only have a direction you want to go vs a foundation of success and failures to build from a mentor is worth a lot more money. 

If you ask for Stephanie or Larry directly mention my name and they will definitely make you a priority.http://www.rct24.com/index.htmlsincerely,Mark

If you Google me, you can get my direct email.

I will also be doing a continual review on my success (in detail) with my two main marketing methods - direct mail and online marketing.      

For anything that doesn't come off you can reach out to those entities directly and try to see if they will modify their report.