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MSM Exclusives

1 Mar, 2018

Save Or Shred?

Dealing With Annoying Business-Saving Records The IRS recently reminded every self-storage facility and business about the importance of records,...

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1 Mar, 2018

The Art Of Upselling

Fine Tuning Your Sales Techniques It’s likely that your self-storage facility has a new budget and set of goals in place for 2018. Typically, those...

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1 Mar, 2018

GenV Self-Storage

A Completely Different Product By John Good and Warner Russell When asked about my profession by friends and people I randomly meet, I respond, “I...

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1 Mar, 2018

“The future ain’t what it used to be.” –Yogi Berra

Joel Deis, vice president and regional manager, Marcus & Millichap – Seattle Office, and national director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Self...

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1 Mar, 2018

Joel Deis, vice president and regional manager, Marcus & Millichap – Seattle Office, and national director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Self Storage Group

Best known for its hip coffee shops, lively music scene, thriving tech industry, and abundance of apples, Washington may soon be renowned for its...

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1 Mar, 2018

Marketing In 2018

Deeper Into The Digital Age If you ask anyone the definition of marketing, you might get a few different answers. It is defined as the act of...

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1 Mar, 2018

Capital’s Calling!

The Ins And Outs Of Joint Ventures Our technology-driven world has had far-reaching implications on real estate investments. Amazon and other...

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1 Mar, 2018

Self-Storage & Wall Street

Cash Is Flowing! The self-storage industry presented two faces throughout 2017. On one side, there were widespread reports during the first half of...

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1 Mar, 2018

Dominate The Competition

Social Media’s Best Kept SEO Secret By Poppy Behrens and Claudia Martinez Your business needs to rank well on Google Local. That’s a fact. And you...

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1 Feb, 2018

Preventing the Storage of Prohibited Items

Throughout the years, self-storage tenants have stored—or attempted to store—just about anything you can imagine. From illegal to illogical,...

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1 Feb, 2018

Kate Spencer, MAI, Managing Director/Practice Group Leader, Self-Storage Valuation & Advisory at Cushman & Wakefield

Over the past 20 years, self-storage facilities have been slowly evolving. The iconic, first-generation storage properties made up of rows of...

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1 Feb, 2018

The Last Word: Self-Storage Trends To Watch For In 2018

Over the last 15 years, the self-storage industry evolved from a mom-and-pop investment class to a mainstream institutional asset class. Heading...

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1 Feb, 2018

No Flat Sites

Topographical Challenges In Self-Storage By Jeffrey S. Dallenbach, AIA, in collaboration with Cheryl L. Cole As the self-storage industry has...

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1 Feb, 2018

Reduced Rates And Updates

Reconciling To Tax Reform 2017 Style Are you ready for tax reform? Well on its way to becoming a reality, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has passed both...

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1 Feb, 2018

Data Mining Tools Matter

The Importance Of Tracking Supply And Demand Trends During A Storage Expansion Cycle The self-storage real estate sector operates amidst a building...

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1 Feb, 2018

They Did What?

Coping Effectively With Customers Who Behave Badly By Kate Zabriskie Polite Notice: When it’s your turn, if you are talking on your cell phone, we...

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1 Feb, 2018

Legislative Victories

Enhancing Self-Storage Operations Around the Country 2017 saw some positive changes relating to self-storage operations around the country. The...

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1 Feb, 2018

Influx Of Capital

A New Class Of Investors Since the Great Recession, the self-storage sector has grown by leaps and bounds. With a shortage of supply, growing...

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1 Feb, 2018

The Changing Workforce

Training Means A Lot To Millennials By Evan Hackel When baby boomers took their first “real” jobs upon entering the workforce, their demands and...

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2 Jan, 2018

Decelerating Performance

2018 To Bring Sustainable Growth Rates And Realistic Expectations The perception of the self-storage industry by outside investors is vastly...

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2 Jan, 2018

Looking For Lenders

Solid Construction Financing Exists For Your Self-Storage Project Today’s self-storage facilities are more than concrete walls and steel doors;...

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2 Jan, 2018

Profitable Protection

Tenant Insurance Boosts Bottom Line It took the devastation of Hurricane Harvey in Texas to impress upon residents the value of having insurance to...

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1 Jan, 2018

Reaching The Millennial Market

Four Ways To Bring Them To Your Self-Storage FacilityGrey’s Anatomy premiered on ABC in 2005. For 12 seasons this hospital-based television drama...

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1 Jan, 2018

An Operations Perspective

Due Diligence When Your Facility Is Being Sold By Vince Toenjes The on-site manager is critical to the company’s day-to-day success. When the...

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1 Jan, 2018

Outselling Your Competition

Do you feel like there’s a self storage property on every corner? Or, you have had several large publicly traded storage operators just come in to...

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1 Jan, 2018

Helping Hands: ALYN Wheels Of Love Bike Ride Benefits ALYN Children’s Hospital

Seasoned bike riders know when preparing for a ride in a far-away location, there’s only so much they can do. The terrain will be different, and, in...

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1 Jan, 2018

Mobile Millennials

Is Your Business Smartphone Friendly? By Samantha Nicole Traina With the new smartphone releases from Apple and Samsung, it’s clear that we are...

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1 Jan, 2018

Paul Schween, Author/Speaker/Trainer/Sales Professional

With the start of the new year, many self-storage owners and operators are implementing new or enhanced technologies at their facilities to...

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1 Jan, 2018

Boosting Employee Retention

Five Pillars To Success As A Manager Why does your organization exist, and why should anyone care? Organizations exist to perform, period. Be...

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1 Dec, 2017

2017 Facility Of The Year Overall Winner: Red Carpet Self Storage, Franklin, Tenn.

If you’re ever in Franklin, Tenn., strolling through its downtown shopping area, featuring a stunning array of historical buildings, don’t be...

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