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1 May, 2016

Markets On The Move: Florida

Storage Outlook Bright For Sunshine State Florida’s self-storage market offers a combination of benefits other states can’t offer, including a...

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1 May, 2016

The Lay Of The Land

What’s New In Latin America? I have been working with self-storage developers in Latin America for more than 12 years now. In general, the outlook...

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1 May, 2016

Thatcher Milholland

Thatcher Milholland, Vice President of Business Development Ten-X Since its inception, the self-storage industry has changed in numerous ways. In...

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1 May, 2016

Are We Getting The Credit We Deserve?

I have made my living in the self-storage industry for more than three decades. I have watched our industry grow and evolve. An industry that once...

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1 May, 2016

Gaining On Gravity

Conquering The Changing Slope Of Business Growth You walk into a crowded networking room. There is light chatter as the participants start to...

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1 May, 2016

Workplace Wars

Resolving Employee Conflicts Can Bolster Profits Do the following workplace scenarios sound familiar? Andy’s work performance has gone south since...

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1 May, 2016

Websites As Marketing Tools

Getting The Most From Your Site Absolutely phenomenal sales people are rare. Equally rare are websites that bring in prospects and turn them into...

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1 May, 2016

Marketing Frustrations

Six Steps To Refresh Your Efforts Marketing is a long process of trial and error. You won’t know if something works until you try it out, and even...

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6 Apr, 2016

No Excuses; No Exceptions!

The Importance Of Revenue Management In A Highly Occupied Environment For as long as I can remember, self-storage operators have placed a heavy...

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1 Apr, 2016

Time To Sell?

Six Considerations For Sellers There is a growing perception that self-storage real estate values may be at or near their historical peak in some...

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1 Apr, 2016

Increasing The Value Of Stored Goods:

An Amendment To The Limitation Of Value Provision One crucial provision contained in a self-storage rental agreement is the “Limitation of Value”...

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1 Apr, 2016

Markets On The Move: Northern California

Our firm focuses exclusively on self-storage sales throughout the West and Southwest. The majority of our business is conducted in Northern...

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1 Apr, 2016

No Stone Unturned

Due Diligence Mistakes To Avoid Looking to buy a self-storage store? You don’t have to search the wide landscape. There are more than 50,000...

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1 Apr, 2016

Are You Protected?

Industry Specific Policies Safeguard Owners Against Mishaps, Litigation, And Disasters A manager at a self-storage facility noticed an odd wobble in...

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1 Apr, 2016

ViewPoint: April 2016

Question: What is the most important piece of advice that you give to someone looking to get started in the self-storage industry? Steve...

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1 Apr, 2016

Staying On Track

Five Steps For Transaction Management Successfully selling or buying your self-storage facility always comes down to transaction management. It is...

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1 Apr, 2016

Nate Paul

Nate PaulPresident & CEO of World Class Capital Group, LLC In nature, spring is the end of hibernation and the start of new growth. The same may be...

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1 Apr, 2016

Feast Or Famine?

Supplying Storage To A Hungry Nation There’s no denying that 2015 was a remarkable, record-setting year for the self-storage industry. As a matter...

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4 Mar, 2016

ViewPoint: What do you see as the biggest challenge in terms of technology for 2016?

Question: What do you see as the biggest challenge in terms of technology for 2016? James HafenGeneral Manager & Industry Principal,...

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1 Mar, 2016

Slash The Tax!

Managing Your Largest Expense For the majority of self-storage facilities, property taxes are the first or second largest expense—despite the fact...

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1 Mar, 2016

Markets On The Move: Arizona

With 36 sales through the end of November 2015, sales velocity in Arizona continues to be strong. In fact, the number of closed transactions that...

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1 Mar, 2016

Affordable Digital Solutions

Remaining Competitive On The Web Digital marketing software overload! That’s what most small and mid-sized operators (SMOs) feel when they start...

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1 Mar, 2016

Industry Expectations

Interest Rate Projections From The Pros According to the 2016 Self-Storage Almanac, outstanding commercial mortgage debt increased from $2.56...

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1 Mar, 2016

Where’s The Capital?

Finding Funding For A Growing Industry When asked about the availability of capital for self-storage owners and investors, Shawn Hill, a principal...

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1 Mar, 2016

Consuming The Competition

Is Industry Consolidation On The REITs’ Menu? Self-storage is a maturing industry that is gradually coming under the control of large operators...

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1 Mar, 2016

Let’s Do This Deal:

A Buyer’s Perspective Like many of you, I am an owner-operator to the core; but for the last four years, my main job has been a buyer. I have bought...

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1 Mar, 2016

Gary Sugarman

Chief Operating Officer The William Warren Group, Inc. As consumer demand for self-storage continues to grow, the industry has rapidly begun to...

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1 Feb, 2016

The Nuts And Bolts Of Security

Choosing The Right Locks For Your Storage Business Who sets the security level for your self-storage facility: you or your customers? Your first...

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1 Feb, 2016

Streamlining Operations

Five Strategies To Efficiently Increase NOI Despite the fact that self-storage facilities across the country have been able to make substantial...

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1 Feb, 2016

The CMBS Tsunami

Will It Bring Opportunity Or Devastation To Facility Owners? Commercial real estate sits in the midst of a potential wipeout wave of debt that is...

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