When I think predatory I think duping the borrowers through shady tactics, other than the false idea that a degree automatically leads to a great job with great pay, which the lenders don't promise these loans are straight forward (at least mine was).  

Tax benefits aside, it sounds likes straight up trying to cheat you out of 20k.

The discussions cover many different topics so you may want to go straight to the bottom if you just want to learn the "friendly loan" concept.

@Matthew Rembish You can easily go straight to an SBA lender who specializes in self-storage to get these questions answered.

Here's how you lose money:months of unpaid rentadditional time for the tenant to find a place to move (and more unpaid rent)paying a lawyer to read documents and go to court (while the tenant does not pay)Relocation payments/buyouts/cash for keysI don't think it's worth the risk.It's easier to do things straight up.

Whenever I can clear the air and set the record straight I will. 

He has a confident straight forward approach.

That garage/apartment looks like something straight out of a good horror film...

Sounds pretty straight forward.

So that you can do it all again with another similar buy, straight away!