In case you haven’t read the previous responses or haven’t walked a mile in a landlord’s shoes. 90%+ of your problems are caused by your local/state government that you seem to be giving a free pass.

I haven’t used them yet but Universal Settlement Services is an investor friendly title company in the state college/altoona area.

Since this will be a lengthy process I will attwmpt to fill these units up with short term office tenants, or anyone that is looking for storage space. 

I partnered with an old college roommate and we split the 6% down payment

I was hoping to get some feed back from my experienced colleges.

I dove into real estate as a college student, working in New York City as a real estate agent during the summers.

In the self storage market, they have ratios based on population to determine demand.

Are you asking if you should quit college and go into real estate?

There are occasionally opportunities for grandfathering if there is evidence of legally established conversions that were done previously, but no permit records exist to show it was done. 

As I tell any of the self storage investors I talk with.