@Paul Moore too early to tell what stock pricing will do over the next 3-6 months, but what happened is evidence that the word is out about storage being a "save haven" in recessions.I'd like to point out that what happens to revenues at physical locations will vary based on market and competition.

As everyone has mentioned above, getting the 3.5% or 5% owner occupied loan is the best way to go for the loan product.

There are lots of avenues for funding but if you are starting out with the conventional residential products do some deeper research on what lender criteria are at the moment - understand their pain points. 

I looked into Ring and Simpli Safe but they don't seem to have products built for a multi-unit application.

You have to have a contractor you can trust, a property inspector that can go over the property with a fine tooth comb if you're not familiar with all of the aspects of buying a used home, a lender/broker that has the products and a property manager if you're not experienced or if you have a real job. 

Also, for both of those, the signer has to physically appear (meet in person, not online or over the phone) before a notary, so anyone other than the signer has any of the documents, it can't be legally notarized because the signer didn't physically appear before the notary.

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If he actually does any physical work (and he usually does end up doing one thing or another) I pay him for that on top.

--A number of conventional (non-portfolio) loans/products just disappeared, or got way more expensive. 

This whole operation takes a crap-ton of time per location, and every time I do it I start to wonder if "simply" ripping out all the wiring in the entire house wouldn't be just as fast, when momentum and final product is factored.