I think for my first attempt at the self storage game would be to buy a existing facility that is poorly performing, but in a good area.

At the moment I'm living vicariously through others with the intent of entering the game soon!

@Tim McCahill - I believe all everything is fair game at this point. 

While this isn't a great time to physically attend networking events, you're ahead of game by being active on here.

If so, you really need to up your savings game if you think you are going to be laid off in the near term. 

I have a scheduled call with the GC tomorrow to formulate a realistic game plan and timeline. 

I am new to the game, and trying to figure out what set of tools I'm going to use going forward in my analyses.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure some survived and are great at the property game, but it is categorically a different, saner time in American real estate today, a fact that this website and the company behind it have played a significant role in.So the banks aren't going to stop lending.

However, it almost seems like the rules of the game have totally changed this time, so I think that it'll be a very different experience from any of the previous ones in our nation's history.

I had an all-in-one machine back when I was renting in NYC, @Byron Scott.