Find and attend your local REI groups. 

The wait-list becomes a longer wait-list until states and localities allow them.If the trend for 2025 will be more ADUs as stated in On The Market podcast.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

@Jennie Berger gave you the whole kit & caboodle on Chicago zoning so I don't have a ton to ad, however, I'd highly encourage you to engage an architect like @Samuel Pavlovcik or @Prashanth Mahakali, both are awesome local Chicago resources.

For instance, many tribal lands are exempt from state and local property taxes, which can obviously lead to significant savings.

There is some but you FB or local event would produce more.

I'm hosting a local meetup in Mankato, feel free to shoot me a message if anyone is interested in joining!

@Luke Spencer I am not on the management side but I can tell you it took 2+ years to fill 300 units at one of our facilities and the other just hit 300 units in 12/13 months so it really depends on the demographics, and local housing market trend, the more people moving in and out the higher the demand for storage.I think if you're looking at a saturated market then the upfront cash to turn the warehouse into self storage is not a good idea but then again, maybe those operators are on back roads ( low visibility ) and don't push google ads well.

If you're located in WI, check out Premier Point Realty and Homestead Realty....both offer the licensing course at a discount and some of the lowest fees/commission splits in our local market.

Use crime maps and local insights to guide your search.9.