Hey Jon, Appreciate your thoughtful feedback here.

The work around is part of the application process is to tour the property, but still, why put yourself in that position?

Those that cannot weather the storm get wiped out.Having cashflow positive properties provides a margin of safety you just do not have with negative cashflow.Why are you focused on buying in your backyard? 

So you get way better bang for your buck and there is still positive cash flow and deals that hit the 1% rule. 

I honestly don't have any real feedback on them yet so hesitant to "recommend" them. 

Coghill: Hey all-I’m looking for feedback on AppFolio.

I think there's a path to refinance that would flip me into positive cash flow, but I'm coming up short on ideas. 

If you do have enough other income then you dont even need to lease out this property to start your refinance.However if you dont have enough income to qualify with no rental income offset then yes you will need to obtain your lease(s) and security deposit + 1st months rents deposited before you can utilize 75% of this gross income - your monthly PITIA payment (in terms of qualification on this property refinance.So all in all Id make sure what your current debt to income position is first of all (DTI) and then strategize to see if you even need the leases at all.

I want to reach out and get feedback on where I would be able to find off market self storage facilities and how to approach the owner?

@Justin FondrenIf your credit score is in the 700–730 range, you're in a great position to secure favorable loan terms.