Hopefully some day they’ll force listings to include cleaning charges in the rates.

When you get higher, you are essentially bidding down the interest rate that you receive.I am not a tax lien specialist and recommend reaching out to some of those who are very active on BiggerPockets like a Ned Carey

I'll echo what Stephen said, insurance makes things tricky as well as the high interest rates impacting the rest of the country, but if you get a good enough deal you can maybe make it work.

But having worked for one of the larger syndicators with about 13k units under management, all in suburban areas of the major metros in SE, the one beds typically did NOT see any noticeable lower occupancy rates than the twos or threes.  

Do you know what the conversion rate is on cold calling these lists? 

It will increase the ARV which could mean more cash out in your pocket, or a better rate because a higher rate could decrease your LTV. 

I have gotten as far as looking up storage units on loop net and comparing cap rate.

The "1% Rule" can be a great rule of thumb but it doesn't account for a massive elephant in the room: Expenses.What really matters is NOI (Net Operating Income), which is why we prefer cap rate. 

- Property taxes and insurance costs are $101 per month- Down payment is 30% on a 30-year fixed rate of 5.5% interest- Monthly rent is $995 monthly- Closing costs are $5,500If you have this information when considering purchasing a property, here's what you'll get if you type this into ChatGPT:"To calculate the return on investment (ROI) and monthly cash flow for the property purchased, we need to consider several factors:1.

They are not cheap and obviously require some kind of cellular plan, but I was able to get them to work using Mint mobile (you need a phone to activate the sim card on first, like an old iphone) Ive had 3 of these up watching a property in Cleveland, OH for well over a year, and Ive only had one issue where I needed to go check on the camera itself, (the plug for the solar panel came disconnected and just needed plugged back in) This camera in particular is nice because its actually 2 lenses that capture the full 180 degrees, so one cellular plan for "2" cameras.