Do you know how to evaluate a storage facility to determine market value, return on investment, cash flow, management needs, projected maintenance, etc?

They work really well and I always use them as a first step in evaluating a property. 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.

Seems like they could easily become long term market rate tenants if you treat them well.

My dad says he needs to learn more about real estate investing before he could cosign and I would need to wait for 1-2 years easily.

There is definitely going to be higher interest rates in the future and at some point the lines will cross between your lower rate due to a future higher score and higher rates due to fed movements.Approx. 640, but I could easily get it to 720 if I paid down my credit cards, but I intentionally haven’t been as I’ve been using that money to invest (which was a good idea as I have had 600% gains this year).

Tenant PoolThe only way to consistently make money is to keep the property occupied by what I call a good tenant, who:Has stable employment in a market segment that is very likely to be stable or improve over timeHas a credit history with which you can evaluate the likelihood that they will performPays all the rent on scheduleTakes care of the propertyDoes not cause problems with neighborsDoes not engage in illegal activities while on the propertyStays for many yearsGood tenants are the exception, not the norm.

Besides you need to evaluate the language in your lease on an ongoing basis so yearly renewal you can do it.

That opportunity is not as easily available today as it was then.

You can easily get some nice used appliance off Facebook Marketplace for less than <$1K which will likely be less than a month of vacancy for you.