{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Flipping America 462, Storage Nerds","description":"Fixing and flipping houses isn\u2019t for everyone. Fortunately there are about a thousand other ways to become a real estate millionaire. Today we are going to hear about another one. If you want to fix and flip houses, you have a number of things to learn and obstacles to overcome. Finding deals, finding the money, hiring good contractors, and a few dozen other details you have to handle. Or, you could just buy self-storage facilities.  Self-Storage Investing is one of the youngest \u2013 and fastest growing \u2013 forms of commercial real estate. From virtual non-existence before 1970, the industry has grown to over 58,000 self-storage facilities in the U.S. today. And it is a strictly American concept, as there are only 12,000 self-storage facilities in the rest of the world combined. With over 2.35 billion square feet of space \u2013 a land mass three times the size of Manhattan Island \u2013 the self-storage industry is an ever-growing opportunity. Self-storage units involve far less initial capital than many other real estate ventures. Lenders look favorably on self-storage as a start-up business because of their tremendous success rate. In fact, down payments may run as low as 25% for conventional business loans.  Better yet, Small Business Association (SBA) loans may require as little as 10% down. Operating a self-storage facility is straightforward.  It requires little previous experience.  Stacy Rosetti is joining us in a few minutes to discuss her transformation from house flipper to self-storage owner, advocate and trainer. She has the system, the know-how, and the ability to teach you what she has done to create financial freedom through self-storage. How to contact us www.RogerBlankenship.com. Leave a voicemail right from the home page! Facebook.com\/flippingamericamedia Twitter and Instagram @FlippingAmerica Call our National Comment Line: 877-55-ROGER (877-557-6437)   ext 1. Leave your message or your question.  Email your questions to questions@flippingamerica.net. Please always tell us where you are from. We like to know where the show is being heard. And let us know how you found out about us if you don\u2019t mind.  Sponsors American IRA: www.americanIRA.com Flipping America Buyers Club Legal Shield Announcements: News:  And the answer is...only if you plan to stay in it for at least 5 years.  https:\/\/realestate.usnews.com\/real-estate\/articles\/should-i-buy-a-house-now More evidence of my prediction of a Zoom Boom. Vacation home sales up 80% or more YoY for 8 straight months.  https:\/\/www.worldpropertyjournal.com\/real-estate-news\/united-states\/la-jolla\/real-estate-news-2021-vacation-home-sales-data-redfin-housing-reports-top-vacation-home-markets-of-2021-coronavirus-impact-on-vacation-home-sales-12363.php Not news - homeownership is almost always more affordable than renting. But it is not automatically your best financial option.  https:\/\/www.worldpropertyjournal.com\/real-estate-news\/united-states\/irvine\/real-estate-news-renting-versus-owning-a-home-benefits-2021-housing-predictions-attom-data-solution-2021-median-home-prices-12308.php Help is available to tenants (psst hey landlords - YOUR tenants too!)  https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/03\/03\/45-billion-in-rental-assistance-may-soon-be-available-how-to-apply-.html Questions   Motivational Quote: \u201cYour economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your own power to produce\u2014to think, to learn, to create, to adapt. That\u2019s true financial independence. It\u2019s not having wealth; it\u2019s having the power to produce wealth.\u201d \u2013Stephen Covey     ","author_name":"Flipping America","author_url":"http:\/\/flippingamerica.net","html":"