Roof leaks are among the most insidious problems facing self-storage owners and managers. How do you know if a roof is leaking unless you are...
5A Rent-A-Space – Foster City, CA The 5A Rent-A-Space in Foster City, Calif., has seen some changes over the years. For example, when the facility...
Since 1987, MiniCo Publishing has been honoring the industry’s most outstanding self-storage facilities through its Facility of the Year awards....
Sovran Retires Uncle Bob’s To Revitalize Image When Robert Attea, Sovran Self Storage Chairman of the Board, and other members of the board and...
Erin King, Executive Director of the California Self Storage Association As you already know, November has long been associated with Thanksgiving, a...
Obtaining Adequate Roof Insurance The recent cycle of extreme weather has created havoc for residents, businesses, and insurance companies all over...
Creating A Positive Workplace To Boost Profits Negative businesses have a tough time making money. Employees with bad attitudes tend to pull back...
Best Practices To Stay On Track Self-storage owners dream of the moment they conquer their lease-up timeframe. The proper schematics for a lease-up...
A little over four years ago, the Young Leaders Group (YLG) was nothing more than an idea tossed around among a few friends over a casual beer....
Building And Fire Codes Open To All The International Code Council® (ICC) code development process is a process that is open to everyone. Anyone...
It’s hard to believe that it’s the fourth quarter of the year already, a time when we reflect on 2016 and begin planning for the year to come. And...
There are two separate issues that need to be addressed when discussing security for customers’ personal information in the self-storage business....
Finding And Hiring The Right Managers When the self-storage industry was in its infancy, the role of facility manager was little more than a...
It’s Time To Take Advantage Of Technology An “entrenched industry that is failing to recognize and adapt to changing consumer demands,” Jillian...
The best managers always seem to know how to get the best out of people and see the hidden potential in everyone. But great managers don’t have Jedi...
Drew Hoeven, president of real estate and chairman of Westport Properties, Inc./US Storage Centers This past June the self-storage industry lost an...
We have heard it, but I will say it again: Nashville is thriving. A diverse group wants their piece of Nashville, and it ranges beyond just singers...
Fire Safety Improvements For Self-Storage Facilities In 2015, a website called Becoming Minimalist posted 21 statistics that exposed how...
Becoming An All-Star Manager No doubt about it: Being a self-storage manager is a challenging job. There are numerous maintenance and cleaning tasks...
New self-storage facility developers have generally had luck moving their projects from the industrial and warehouse zones areas of many cities, but...
Make Lists And Check Them Twice! Everyone will have worked hard to get a new facility open and ready to show off for the public, but with all the...
Understanding The Changes To Overtime Regulations President Obama and Secretary Perez announced on May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor’s (DOL)...
Rod Watts, Owner/Founder of High Country Erectors Over the past few years, new self-storage development within the “Heart of America” has slowed to...
Insuring The Most Challenging Properties We have all seen the news reports of businesses and homes damaged by hail, wind, tornadoes, and other...
Investment Insight For The Best Deals Back in the spring of this year, Sovran Self Storage, Inc., of Williamsville, N.Y., announced it would acquire...
A focal point of self-storage facility maintenance is the integrity of the roof, especially with respect to preventing water damage claims resulting...
Strike While The Iron Is Hot! The self-storage industry experienced exceptional growth in 2015, and 2016 is likely to follow suit. Of the 139 sector...
2016 Investor Survey At the beginning of April 2016, Cushman & Wakefield conducted an investor survey for the self-storage industry. The survey...
Tenant Insurance Flows New Revenue Stream To Bottom Line As self-storage occupancy reaches all-time highs nationwide, operators are eagerly fishing...
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