Way less expensive and more productive.

I do agree with @Anthony R. that you need to be sure to include enough in your budget for repairs and also Capital Expenditures (new roof, furnace, etc) I think @Ben Leybovich did a study a while back and found the average home in American needed about $250 in repairs per month if you really figure in everything that will eventually wear out (the entire home accept the foundation and framing).

Coastal So Cal and San Fran area on average produces a better ROI for any long term hold over the best Midwest market.Good luck

All of these would be commercial products.

As excited as I was with the finished product, I really got excited after getting the appraisal and seeing the power of forced appreciation.  

So bottom line, you are going to get a better quality product with a good turn key than an existing rental off the MLS.

Even setting aside $$ for cap ex and vacancy my client can live in one side for way less than average rents.

Made low 7 figures over the years in profits pushing various health products on Facebook Ads, Google Adwords etc. as an affiliate.

From 2007-2009 the self-storage sector produced an average of -3.80%.

However, I do not go about telling other investors to avoid such investments or make blanket statements that all advisors associated with conventional financial products are just out to make a buck and do not have their clients best interest in mind.