Tubs are good for washing babies, dogs, hand laundry, and lots of other stuff, and unless you are going all out with high-end custom showers with built-in seating, glass doors and the like, I predict it will put you at a competitive disadvantage. 

Need to have deep pockets and buy right in the appreciation cycle for those equity gain only markets to have a chance at working.People employing this strategy should only have a small percentage of the overall portfolio dedicated to it.

So I know how dedicated I must be to become successful in this career path.I've learned about this forum from the podcast and have been listening to it ever since I found out, about a month ago.

Tier 3) $75 flat fee - I find tenant and I collect payment.All three tiers include the same level of customer service for my clients.

For the two that are not interested, one told me they only take customers who are home owners not investors.

What I'm afraid of is having to carry the property until I have a clientele or return customer base.

Quickbooks, lots of custom spreadsheets and then folders for each property for paper docs and receipts. 

I'm sure there are numerous books dedicated to this subject, but Tim Farris discusses "Filling the Void" and some common auto-pilot habits people fall into once they have extra time on their hands after achieving their definition of success. 

It's nice to have a blower head in each room, so each occupant can customize the temperature, but probably not absolutely necessary.

I'd love to hear more about what you mean by "the operating relationship between the property and the business" because my interest is that typically when you buy a storage facility, you also inherit the business, customers, and existing leases that the previous owner has in place.