Do I use the same criteria as above and invite the first ones who applied & fit the bill to do the background and application check?

Plenty of deals are made with properties that are on the market.

I have plenty of clients and contacts who have done it in the area and who are planning to do it now.

I'd invite anyone with interest to start with the oldest and work your way forward:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3915-all-things-self-storage

As far as the pandemic, it's hard to say for sure how the effects will manifest over the next few months, but as of today I would say there are still plenty of motivated buyers!

@Caesar Perez I still work with plenty of lenders that still do renovation loans.

In one of my properties there are plenty of oil stains and cracks in the concrete and I would like to redo it so it looks presentable to tenants again.I've seen some repaint there garage and some do an epoxy coating.

There’s plenty of previous threads on here on that topic and they usually conclude in a dead end.Second, as @Tyrone Osilesi pointed out, and as the name of the product implies, HELOCs are a line of credit based on the EQUITY in the property.

If you are inviting more guest to your property you are inviting more risk.

Taxes in NJ are high, but we have plenty of first-time house hackers here.