We just looked at a place last weekend that has a really nice antique looking storage bench... we might have some arguments over that one if we buy the house.

There's nothing worse than renters or buyers coming in to look and getting soggy socks due to stepping in puddles from wet boots and shoes.

Realtor thought I was joking.It's not good for anything but a material storage yard for stuff that won't get hurt in a flood, and the building needs demolished to knock the property taxes down.I guess they are looking for a sucker, or maybe a guy that builds Arks in the mountains.

Well, James, I suppose if they just repo'd the car because I hadn't paid for it, I would probably slink off and not rate them at all.If I paid my money as agreed, and they refused to fix "small" items until there were enough of them to bundle together and make it more convenient for them to schedule a time...you had better believe that they would get a "C" at the absolute best.And, importantly I think for some people on this thread, if I paid as agreed, they provided the car as agreed, and they generally had an unfriendly attitude and treated me like something they needed to scrape off their shoe...they also wouldn't be getting an "A".

Alex - As someone in your shoes with a 2 yr headstart, invest in your education (real estate & investing) first.

Self-storage might be appealing as well.

If I were in your shoes I would look for a lender idoing portfolio loans on "non conforming" properties.

But put yourself in the agent's shoes.

after a few months of searching online for information re real estate, I found myself being led to this site time and time again, so I decided to make it official and make myself a member.kinda stumbled into RE purchasing 2 condos at auction, and one of them came with a storage unit.

While the first property will be my primary residence for a few years, the end goal for it is a rental.Mid term goal is to get to ~10 SFH/plexes self managed (for the experience).Long term goal is to begin investing in apartments and storage facilities.Investor mentality: Buy and Hold