Alot of them just don't know any better, and have not spent the time to study the industry to know exactly how it all works.Just like a mechanic who is a "parts changer" vs a "technician" who takes the time to diagnose and solve the problem, and not the symptom.I see a TON of people who flocked to Real Estate for "THE EASY MONEY" who are now suffering because it takes knowledge, systems, the right tools, good coaching, and most importantly the mentality that I'm in this business to "fix the market" vs those who want to make the easy money!

The big assumption is based on a large study of many many properties that shows the AVERAGE Operating Expenses will be 50% of Gross Rents.

I have been studying the 50% rule and how to use that to calculate an offer price.

I would study up on landtrust if this is the type of investment scenarios you want to go after.

To me it doesn't matter where the study places vacancy rate.

A video would include the study of all the items that I've listed above, and others you may think of .

They all put those interests ahead of their constituents' such as Wall street, Insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, various labour unions, etc and their constituents' ahead of the nation's (A bridge to nowhere, weapon the military neither need nor want, and pigs farts studies,..)

.), find out if they any other properties they are listing, and then make the offer (study your market of comparables first in the area).

As with so many things in life, the answer to your investing problems are completely counter intuitive to what you think that they are.I have spoke with Hundreds and hundred of wanna be investors and I can tell you in 99% of the cases the trouble has nothing to do with:The Real Estate Market...The amount of buyers in the market...The prices rising or falling...The amount of information that they've studied....Whether or not you have a business card...Whether or not you send post cards...Whether or not you have a good Realtor...Whether or not you have cash...Whether or not you have credit....Wanna know why most newbie investors fail?

The Expo was great information and you should study self storage before you buy.