The area needs a little help in my eyes, some questionable areas and people, same as anywhere else to me.

One thing that I do is just keep an open eye when I am driving around (and call on properties I find) and I do a lot of direct mail.

I opted not to buy at the time but have been keeping an eye on the market... also curious how this whole hurricane scenario plays out. 

You really need to learn how to assess a property with your own eyes.

It sounds like you have your eye on a particular property, You might want to investigate deed restrictions before you finalize a choice as they might not allow you to only store vehicles.

Another black eye in the industry. :) 

Reading through this site has opened my eyes to problems I never thought of. 

Ever since I started looking into REI I can't drive by a neighborhood without at least one property catching my eye.

I did not approach this scenario with the intention of maximizing leverage because in this case someone who has no borrowing capacity in the eyes of the bank they wouldn't be able to leverage anything anyway.

Thanks for the eye opener Brent.