I hire out pretty much everything that needs to be done, either through a handyman or a professional contractor. 

SelfStorages.com is also another good site, and I frequently post on SelfStorageTalk but I have NEVER found a deal worth buying that anyone has ever discussed.The very best deals that we and our students find are by sending our targeted, direct mail to owners (that's pulling approximately 6%), and through the 65+ Small business Broker sites.

Problem is the rebuttal brings more attention and clicks to the bad words. 

My first properties were through turnkey providers. 

Partnered with a friend and raised $250K for down payment and raised the rest through hard money.

great, just sent it through a message. 

Funny thing is that the agent saw how much I liked it and tried to buy it herself but then last minute her money fell through so she came back to me and I had 2 weeks to buy it before probate got involved.

If you want to talk through options, I'm always happy to chat on the phone to help someone find their way, but do you have other investors your close to that you can pool your $ with to do a deal?

LLC s selection I believe makes it a pass through entity meaning once tax return however I would run this by an attorney or your cpa as I am neither. 

Any active investors with good track record you'd recommend that would allow someone newer to participate in the deals through help raise capital?