I did a small 12'x18' lookout for the 3rd floor, but If I built again I would do a full third floor and a garage of some sort at least for storage.

Obviously, lots of money has been spent on storage units, moving supplies, etc. so at what point is the earnest money sent to the sellers?

Either by getting rid of furniture before a move or moving somewhere small, maybe furnished, where everything has to go into storage.

Another way to look at a Laundry Room:Would I make more money renting it as a single or divided storage room?

Given the demographics, it's very possible that's the best option for that area at this time.If you can find properties with covered/locked storage space, it may be interesting to look in to seasonal rentals.

It has been estimated that the human brain has the speed of 2.2 billion megaflops and storage capacity of 3.5 quadrillion bytes

I'm sure that even if I could get in touch with someone, my chances of seeing any action is zilch.Had some storms move through Indianapolis last night and a dead tree fell on a storage shed in my tenant's backyard... that dead tree is from an empty lot owned by Oceanpointe next-door.

We are also open to alternatives (mobile home parks, self storage) but mainly focused on apartment buildings.

Find a mentor.Consider another asset class like mobile home parks, self storage or emerging asset class like assisted living.

Old gas stations for example have buried underground storage that costs tons of money to remove or replace in order to bring it up to code or make it inhabitable.