Some use it for industrial storage, another high price to pay for just storage.

If we score high enough we will be shoe ins for an EnergyStar certification (crosses fingers).Marketing this house has been really interesting and fun.

In our case, these were small houses (25 x 30) {by today's standards}, and since we were trying to turn the basement into a living space ... just storage, the cost was not excessive.

I plan on putting in a coin op laundry and rent out additional storage space.I don't know if I can directly compete with these apartments, but if i can come some what close (900) then I should be profitable.

If the shoe were on the other foot, I would want to know.

We use these all the time on Storage Buildings and they hold up perfectly against the heavy snow loads in western NY.

I know that's what we faced when refinancing a mini-storage.

I'm making the presumption that Britta would also factor in that her new city should also be a place she would like to live in as well.If I were in your shoes I would pick a area which I expect to have good growth but that is not yet outrageously expensive.

Anyhow, you have a good chunk of change to get started and in those shoes I don't see you having any issues.

One bedroom needs repainting, but the paint is already there, in the carport storage.