Senate Bill 709 (SB709) has many in the self-storage industry on high alert. This rent control bill, introduced on Feb. 21, 2025, and brought forth...
In January, self-storage industry veteran Troy Downing, CEO of Newport Beach, Calif.-based AC Self Storage Solutions, left the breathtaking vistas of...
In April 1984, the first non-stop commercial flight between the U.S. and Australia took off, making the countries more accessible to one another than...
Raise your hand if you’ve ever made plans, only for life to throw you a curveball. Raise it again if you’ve allowed it to stop you in your tracks and...
Everyone knows it: Investing in real estate tends to be a good financial decision. The operative word being tends. There are many variables that have...
They say when one door closes, another one opens. This describes the self-storage tenant journey in a nutshell, although that door is probably more...
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Having a strong online presence is essential for businesses in every industry, and self-storage facilities are no exception. As the demand for...
Social media and search engine optimization (SEO) are tools to drive traffic to your website. However, unless the website is set up to generate...
At 19 years old, Michael Starkman joined the workforce as a store manager at an American Storage South facility in North Carolina. Around three...
Self-storage demand can sometimes feel like a mystery. One day units are full, and the next, customers are vanishing. But what if the key to...
How many ads have you seen today? You’ve likely encountered more than you can remember. Social media, emails, texts, pop-ups, billboards, and...
It has been said that family businesses don’t just pass down wealth, they pass down values, traditions, and the spirit of entrepreneurship....
Something that’s common for many people is to stay where they’ve been for a long time because it’s what they’ve always known. It has some benefits:...
When people talk about great places to work, Google is often one of the first to come up. It's known for its innovative culture, whimsical...
This should get your self-storage senses tingling!
Known as “The Garden City” for its beautifully maintained parks and trails, St. Catharines in Southern Ontario is the largest city in the Niagara...
Since the first Martin Self Storage opened in 1994, tenants have come to “Expect the Best.” After all, owner James Martin trademarked those words...
In the heart of southern Maine lies the picturesque town of Gorham. Ten miles west of Portland, Maine’s largest city, it is everything one would...
Self-storage remains in the crosshairs of some city officials. Due to concerns over aesthetics, oversupply, a lack of job creation, or all of the...
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This writing discusses the various systems of framing the structure for a self-storage facility. Simply put, this is the skeleton or backbone of the...
Joe Shoen has had enough.
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Mack walks into your front office and says he wants to rent a storage unit, but he asks if you’re willing to price match the competitor down the...
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Senate Bill 709 (SB709) has many in the...
In January, self-storage industry veteran...
In April 1984, the first non-stop commercial...
Raise your hand if you’ve ever made plans,...
Everyone knows it: Investing in real estate...
They say when one door closes, another one...
Like its name implies, Surprise, Ariz., a...
Self-storage has become as reliant on the...