And since he is selling an investment property to do the 1031What would be worth investigating would be to buy a house for him when he moves out of the current one. 

@Beena Shah - very high level1) zoning - is it zoned for such use2) feasibility study - does it make sense3) self-storage builders - they can help with preliminary design, cost estimates, etc4) analysis - no way to estimate ROI without many more details: what will be total project cost; what financing is available; how much capital investment will be required; how long will it take to build; how will it take to lease up; what are the local rates; how will it be managed; what are estimated expenses for that location; pro forma financials; etcA lot of details before you break ground!

I'm not an attorney and can't give legal advice but I'm curious, is there is a specific issue you're trying to investigate or understand?

I'll investigate this.

I did some investigating and found out the city owns half of the easement and owners who just purchased property right next to it, their boundary goes to the other half. 

This wont' cost you anything as you investigate. 

Hi all I am new to this community and currently investigating getting  HELOC on my primary residence to purchase an investment property.

Hey, all -I've done a preliminary search, but I don't have a ton of time to sift through everything right now.

I had investigated DSCR loans (Debt Service Coverage Ratio - for those out here who never heard that term), but I never quite understood how this differed much from any other commercial loan or small business loan. 

I did a search and found that AIR considers this discrimination and will investigate you if you even ask....can this be true?