Quote from @Dee Mandrekar: I am seeing lot of people recommending attorney David Willis from Houston.

Own prime land for Self Storage 1.18 Acres 50,000 Vehicles per day Traffic Looking for advice from people who have background in self storage.

I see a lot of people doing all these crazy calculations on 3 and 4 flat deals (When I started i did it too, ha). 

Usually, mid-term leases are a reasonable option for people in this profession but there are so many other professions/needs that most people probably don't target that worker specifically.  

I do believe this venue will give me greater access to people and tools.  

To my understanding too, you can rent your property out while you wait for the inspection and results, and if you miss some items on the inspection they're pretty easy to work with to get it remediated (In my inspection I was missing a smoke detector in the basement and they let me send photos when it was installed).

Yes, I think you would be fine with your lender, many people move out of a primary and turn into a rental. 

Some people use bank statements, but I am more comfortable using tax statements (e.g. 1099). 

I think a better approach is to provide a great rental at a good value so people pay and stay.

It is great to have you and please feel free to jump in the community - there are certainly great people around here.