Afterwards it's ideal to use something more sophisticated.

The ideal is a one bedroom house with one bathroom.

I'm interested in a home that sold at auction for 38K last week, the current appraisal is 76K. Known needed exterior repairs are approx. 5K, inside unknown as there were no viewings. It's a brick home built in 1977. I...

Not ideal... but this kitchen was a real bear to lay out...

Could be via stocks recently sold or an asset.Hard part is making sure you can improve/add to the existing property or a development is more ideal.

Up until yesterday I've always thought it was ideal to split as many utilities as possible, always. 

Ideally, that lawyer should know a thing or two about asset protection.Is the attorney suggesting an Anonymous Land Trust (AKA Title Holding Trust)?

Ideally, you would subdivide the property so you could have two legally platted lots. 

First of all, having your own cash is ideal and certainly the cheapest financIng option , but if you don’t have it there are several ways you can finance a rental purchase with other peoples money.

Obviously the Facility you're contemplating is not going to throw-off that amount.And yes, you can certainly use software to assist in the management and as Michael suggested, Easy Storage Solutions is ideal for a small facility, plus they have "add-on's" e.g.