The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that approximately 20 percent of new businesses fail in the first year. Even more startling is the...
For nearly a year now, the “hot talk of the town” has been the new pricing strategy employed by the REITs, according to James McLean, a market...
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Is self-storage still a local business? While many developers have long adhered to the real estate principle that the three most important factors of...
Reminiscent of a quaint Hispanic village, with terracotta tile roofs, smooth stucco, and an exquisite mosaic mural, Trojan Storage in Camarillo,...
Rewind to August 2005. George W. Bush is in his second term as president. Hurricane Katrina is battering the Gulf Coast. And two high school...
Everyone in the industry is aware that divorce is one of the many demand drivers for self-storage. Divorce generates demand while couples resituate...
According to McKinsey & Co’s “Women in the Workplace 2023” report, the number of women in C-suite positions has increased from 17 to 28 percent since...
As an avid boater, and a former self-storage facility owner, R. Christian Sonne, CRE, MAI, FRICS, executive vice president and specialty practice...
Some parents have successfully managed to accomplish that feat with their own children; others are actively shaping their successors to ensure their...
Formed in 1975, the Self Storage Association (SSA), a not-for-profit tax-exempt organization, has been helping storage owners and operators improve...
Ramey Jackson is the CEO of Janus International Group, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of turn-key self-storage building solutions,...
With a retro flare and lighting reminiscent of the neon signs of the 1950s, StorBox Self Storage in Pasadena, Calif., showcases its offerings...
It’s often been said that “opportunity is everywhere,” but you have to look for it. Fortunately for the budding self-storage industry of the 1970s,...
Last January, the prime interest rate was 7.5 percent—more than double the abnormally low rate of 3.25 percent that Americans had enjoyed throughout...
How do you become one of Australia’s richest citizens? The same way you expand your business from 50 self-storage units to more than 100 self-storage...
1986 was a year filled with memorable firsts in the United States. The first federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed. IBM created the first...
Life is a gamble. We take risks without assurance that the outcomes of our actions or decisions will be favorable. Other times we leave things to...
Notwithstanding supply chain issues, significant increases in material costs, and lengthy delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic that extended...
Blue Sky Self Storage is a pristine, 79,625-net-rentable-square-foot facility in Overland Park, Kansas, with a warm, neutral-colored façade of stone,...
Since it’s flu season, let’s contemplate this hypothetical situation: A full-time property manager of a moderately busy self-storage facility wakes...
Back in October of 2020, Kelly Gallacher, owner of a facility in Tooele, Utah, managed by StoreEase, toured the StoreEase headquarters and facilities
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Born into the self-storage industry, CJ Stratte, president and CEO of Boerne, Texas-based On The Move, Inc., has watched the asset class shift gears...
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A single phone call can change the course of your life. Just ask Carol Mixon, owner of Marana, Ariz.-based SkilCheck Services, Inc. She was fresh out...
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