Issue is that he seems like he wants some control over the situation with the lease. 

In the event of a big money suit that draws your insurance company in, think about how not re-keying gives your insurance an argument to not pay due to your lack of diligence in cutting off one option of potential harm to your tenant over which you have complete control. 

For those with self storage experience, I’m looking to find out the average cost per unit for a 10x10 non-climate controlled unit.Let’s say for example, 200 units to start out with.

We control 12-14k lbs of linens a month right now, so I’m thinking that we can more than pay for a laundromat just paying $1 a lb for wash and fold, and then any business walking in the front door of the brick and mortar location is just additional revenue.

@Bob Foglia I would Invest in large syndications with tried and true operators this is a passive way to make some serious returns depending on the amount of capital you have to deploy, On a smaller scale I would probably consider a Joint Venture with someone in a market you're interested in.

That means you'll be working your a$$ off trying to stay above water cashwise, banking on a future event you have no control over to recover the cash you spent. 

. * "these markets are out of control!"

It might be efficient to look-up people you already have phone numbers to just as a control.

In your own site you have your own control, your own particular style and message, and you can use it to drive leads in ways that fit your style better than the brokerage-branded site.

It took me so long to pursue my first flip because I wanted to be educated and feel confident for when I venture out.