If you have scale, than it may make sense to keep extra supplies in a storage area within the homes or nearby.

You also will not likely get away with replacing rooms of carpet or certain other depreciated assets unless you can produce records showing they are less than 5 years old.Items we add to tenant restrictions are 1) no outside storage (or under house, attic, as appropriate); 2) no window AC without approval (to ensure proper installation that will not damage the property or create hazard); 3) Quiet Hours 10 PM - 8 AM Daily;   4) All vehicles must be currently licensed, insured, and operable; 5) if tenant responsible for yard service, must be maintained at least every 15 days; 6) Assistance Animal Policy (attached as addendum to rental agreement).

Then, add to your agreement that no storage is allowed under the house.

Buying an additional multi family Buying a storage unit facility with a family memberBrrrr a property I know all of these methods can be great wealth builders but I was wondering what will be the best next step to pursing my long term goal. 

If Tenant does not want to accept responsibility, Tenant may use their own washer/dryer and will move Landlord's appliances to another area of the property for safe storage."

Ready to start buying (buy and hold strategy - SFH, Duplexes, Quads, Storage Facilities, Trailer Parks, small Apartment Communities) and meeting with mortgage broker next week. 

Storage facilities and mobile home parks seem to have the most action. 

I would plan to build some needed storage (not self-storage) buildings for my personal use.In reviewing the easement agreement it appears that one of the earlier landowners must have sold the lease for a flat fee back in 1998.

In my case, I have residential rentals in one LLC, commercial properties in another, self storage in a third, and my real estate company operates in a fourth.

I buy 5-year-guaranteed-storage 9-volt batteries from Amazon for smoke detectors and AA batteries from the same source for CO detectors.