I guess I'm just looking for some validation on that one - is that a feasible plan?

Next year I'm going to get rid of my apartment, put all my stuff in storage, and live utilizing short term rentals a la airbnb and not have a "primary residence" I was looking at getting an umbrella policy and my insurance provider said I had to have a renters insurance policy if I don't have a homeowners insurance policy for my primary residence. 

Any advice on the self storage properties?

I'm looking at a property to split with a partner and had some creative ideas around financing that I wanted to make sure would be feasible before I get to ahead of myself.

Our investment group has been approached about acquiring 4 storage unit facilities. 3 in Carlsbad, NM and 1 in Eunice, NM. 

I just bought a 5 plex with a shared laundry and storage room.  

Maybe you can convince those relatives to get the tenant to write you a note that he's turning the property back over to you and that they will move his stuff into storage.

I'd take a hard look at some of these niches because of concepts around scale and higher cash flow per unit concepts that can me managed / outsourced to experts and you can generate solid cash flow:  large MF apartments, mobile home parks, storage facilities, and student housing. 

The requests made in regards to the lease, escrow, and he dog are just not feasible and you are unable to accommodate those requests for any tenant at any time. 

Other lenders are more foreclosure-happy and would rather start the foreclosure process than to give you a couple of days for the refinance to go through.If you need a loan for anything, whether it's new construction, transactional funding, short or long-term buy-and-hold, SBA, self-storage, adult family, parking garages, etc, I can probably help you find a lender.