I think the key is to do these during slow or at least stable times and not during major market shifting factors like the interest rates increasing rapidly.  

These areas tend to offer slightly more flexibility, and depending on the size of the property you’re looking for, you might find larger units than in Portland.Also, as Scott mentioned, increasing rents in Portland can be a slow process, especially with the 10% cap or 7% + CPI limits, whichever is lower.

Lol well if my shop ever slows down I will look you up.

Take it slow, work on your craft before you get on the phone.

Well we reached the $10,000.00 mark but I had not completed the paint job because of the wood and gutter work slowing me down.

The other disadvantage of storage rental is they are generally slow to fill up, we are financing a new Construction self storage, and the lease up is estimated at 4 years.  1 suggestion would be to buy 1 container, lease it, then buy the subsequent container.

I'd sell it or at least slow exit with a lease option since it sounds like you can wait. 

Would it benefit me to work under someone else now or should i just start slow and keep investing while taking on a few properties. 

Our agent is communicating to us that the market is simply slow right now, and that we need to be patient.

Investors putting 30%-35% down on a property is precisely what the Federal Reserve wants - to slow the velocity of capital.