To address your specific issue what I have seen is these stoves have a standing pilot that is always lit, but the orifice the pilot is fed through becomes dirty or clogged over time, cleaning this out with the help of a pin or needle and relighting it can help.

Make sure the unit is neat, well-lit and that you have enough pictures to give people a good impression of the property.

... whole street is now lit up with 3 police cars, one fire truck, and one ambulance all with lights on 

It's LIT!

Hi Robin, I agree with @Cody L. it's really all about the leads and networking.

I'm a 2016 grad and I must agree, although the debt sucks it's also lit a fire inside that has made me determined to solve this challenge.

BUT the other factors more than cancel this out.foreclosures, downsizing homes, more divorce etc during recessions actually creates NET more demand.. you will have some saying i cant afford my storage unit and leaving, but you have MORE move ins from dislocation etc.DENSITYthis plays on the trend of smaller units. in order to get more affordable rents, developers are producing smaller unit sizes.. thus where the hell you gonna put your mountain bike or kayak, or all the millenial faux outdoorsy crap.. all the millenials 25 green sweaters during the summer.the trend is smaller units, less cluttered, and these urban storage units fit the bill well. so more density and smaller homes, will create more demand to store stuff from regular renters, than there used to be.Another factor is in general, storage is more acceptable. the newer urban developments are safer, well lit, hell sometimes they have coffee shops below them and restaurants.. so they have become a bigger part of peoples lives.they are more accepted. hell, when my wife suggest a few years back we should get a unit, i knew the tipping point had been reached. its become more "normal" for people to have storage unit.If you look at the data, self storage weathered the great recession better than most any assets, MHP included which was #2. that is why financing has become much better on SS, and to the point BETTER than MHP for sure. 90% LTV!!!

UPDATE I just called the broker, hes very dim.  

@Cody L. It's

Remove everything that's not necessary and use Airbnb's free photography to get some nicely lit photos.