You'd think I set you up to ask that so I could promote it, but of course you know that's not the case. 

The votes generally work to promote value-added posts...but the ineffective internet gutter posts get voted up too.

So much in fact, that it just so happens that I actually teach a 3-day class specifically on Self Storage Development & Conversions.And since I especially want to toe the line in regards to how much promoting we can & should do on this Bigger Pockets Forum, please PM me if you'd like more info. 

* please references only and not self promotion.

Bigger Pocket does not promote or allow such to occur.

I haven't found it necessary to self-promote, as my reputation precedes me, and I'm noticing for the first time this year I am getting a fair amount of traffic via referrals from other tenants prior to posting any ads.

Although I'm not promoting myself as an educator and do not provide any formal curriculum or program, I do foster a "learn by doing" experience from the nature of the JV relationshipI hope this helps to answer your question about the motivation from the experienced investor side.Bob***Moderator note that this reply is to respond to the poster's question and not intended to be a promotion of any of kind***

These agencies have specific directives as government backed entities, one of which is to promote home ownership (as opposed to commercial lending).

They list all their contact info clearly, and project a pretty legitimate image.I'm a property manager and got a spam/promotional-type email from them, saying that they do tenant screening for FREE. 

@Canesha Edwards I admire the attempt at promoting new products but if I ever brought an IPad into a tub with me I would be ordering a new one in the next couple hours.