• December 24, 2024

MSM Exclusives

MSM Exclusives

self storage sustainability

19 Mar, 2024

Sustainability in Self-Storage: Eco-Friendly Practices for Facilities

Embracing eco-friendly practices for self-storage facilities has become more than just a trend. Rather, it's a vital component of responsible...

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self storage supply and demand

15 Mar, 2024

Dynamics of Self-Storage Resiliency: History of Supply & Demand

The self-storage sector has rightfully earned a reputation for being recession resilient. Unlike many other commercial real estate sectors that...

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Self Storage Management

7 Mar, 2024

5 Steps To help Develop Leadership Skills in your Managers & employees

Pictured above is MSM's Manager of the Year, Jenny Rodrigues Of ‘Ohana Self Storage. Read more about Jenny here! The main goal of a self-storage...

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Kennards Self Storage

5 Mar, 2024

Storage Down Under: Sam Kennard, Kennards Self Storage

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...

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self storage asset class

5 Mar, 2024

Know Your ABCs: Factors That Determine Self-Storage Asset Class

The self-storage industry has exploded in the past two decades. As the industry has grown, the types of self-storage facilities have evolved as well.

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self storage AI

5 Mar, 2024

Revolutionizing Self-Storage With Today's Top Tech: Chatbots & AI

If you are familiar with the world of self-storage, you know that convenience and customer satisfaction are their main thing. As with any other...

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rachel parham self storage

1 Mar, 2024

Women in self-storage: Rachel Parham, President of Noah’s Ark

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...

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Angie Guerin MakoRabco

1 Mar, 2024

Women in self-storage: Angie Guerin, Executive VP, MakoRabco

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...

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gas prices impact storage

29 Feb, 2024

Diesel Demand: The Outlook on 2024 Prices & The Impact on Development

Diesel prices have been softening over the past year, and their recent $4.06-per-gallon level is now well below the eye-popping $5.49 last seen in...

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Noah Springer Extra Space

28 Feb, 2024

The Last Word: Noah Springer, Extra Space Storage

As kids, we all look forward to the future—to see what is coming and when.The older I get, the faster the future turns into the present; however, the...

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StoragePro Fairfield

27 Feb, 2024

Groundbreaking Development: StoragePRO at Fairfield, CA

Notwithstanding supply chain issues, significant increases in material costs, and lengthy delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic that extended...

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Blue Sky Self Storage

23 Feb, 2024

Groundbreaking Development: Blue Sky Self Storage – Overland Park, KS

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,...

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self storage movies

21 Feb, 2024

Self-Storage Goes Hollywood: Film & TV Depictions of the Industry

It’s probably the most famous – and infamous – self-storage scene in movie history. In 1990’s The Silence of the Lambs, FBI agent Clarice Starling,...

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Greens Storage

20 Feb, 2024

2023 Green Facility Of The Year: Greens Storage – Escondido, CA

California is well-known for its strict environmental regulations, and those regulations can be arduous to navigate. Dr. Rajesh Kadakia, CEO of...

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Mr. B Self Storage

20 Feb, 2024

2023 International Facility Of The Year: Mr.[B] – Costa Rica

Constructing self-storage in different countries is a challenge, but Mr.[B]’s Self Storage makes it look easy. Frederico Rolz, CEO, finds the process...

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Superior Storage

18 Feb, 2024

2023 Smart Facility Of The Year: Superior Storage – Tyler, TX

In the seemingly endless evolution of technology, the limelight shines the brightest on the “smart” category. But what exactly is smart technology?...

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Valley Storage

18 Feb, 2024

2023 New Facility Of The Year: Valley Storage – Knoxville, TN

The owners of Valley Storage in Knoxville, Tenn., spared no expense in offering a visually appealing, upscale storage facility in an underserved...

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John Traver XPS

18 Feb, 2024

Who's Who in Self-Storage: John Traver, CEO of XPS Solutions

Since it’s flu season, let’s contemplate this hypothetical situation: A full-time property manager of a moderately busy self-storage facility wakes...

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Mike Burnam, Storagemart

16 Feb, 2024

The Last Word: Mike Burnam, CIO & President of StorageMart

It’s odd that I ever get the “last word,” especially at my house, so I guess it is apropos that someone who’s been in the storage business for over...

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StoreEase Self Storage

14 Feb, 2024

2023 Unmanned Facility of the Year: StoreEase – Tooele, UT

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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Morningstar Storage

14 Feb, 2024

2023 Construction Facility of the year: Morningstar – Baltimore, MD

Morningstar Storage took on an unusual construction challenge when it decided to develop its Union Avenue self-storage facility on the site of the...

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Arizona Self Storage

14 Feb, 2024

2023 Overall Facility of the Year: Arizona Self Storage At Tucson Foothills

Tucson is well-known for many marvels. It is surrounded by five mountain ranges and several protected natural areas and contains seven of Earth’s...

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Amy Amideo AZSA

7 Feb, 2024

Women in Self-Storage: Amy Amideo, AZSA

For nearly 30 years, the Arizona Self-Storage Association (AZSA) has been strengthening the self-storage industry in Arizona by promoting...

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military self storage

7 Feb, 2024

Army Ends Free Storage Program, Presenting Self-Storage Opportunity

Many active military members and military families stay on the move. Their service takes them to different base assignments, on tours of duty, and...

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self storage development

6 Feb, 2024

Plot Plan: Finding the Right Site for Your Facility

Self-storage development is an expensive gamble.

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CJ Stratte On The Move

1 Feb, 2024

Women in Self-Storage: CJ Stratte, President and CEO, On The Move, Inc.

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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self storage rate hikes

31 Jan, 2024

Aggressive Rate Hikes 3: Without Data, We’re Just Rolling The Dice

By now, you have the background on REIT rate hikes, and you’ve seen what happened when we instituted similar price hikes at one of the facilities I...

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remote management self storage

29 Jan, 2024

Remote Management Technology: Can It Benefit Your Business?

As with so many other industries, the self-storage industry is on the brink of an evolution as owners and managers seek to harness new tools and...

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self storage rates

24 Jan, 2024

Aggressive Rate Hikes 2: We Tried it. Here's What Happened.

The REITs new pricing strategy – lowering web rates and then implementing dramatic increases just a few months down the road – is a double-edged...

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mikey taylor self storage

23 Jan, 2024

Gleaming the Cube: Mikey Taylor's New Grind

In the 1989 film “Gleaming The Cube,” Brain Kelly, a 16-year-old skateboarder played by Christian Slater, defines gleaming the cube as “pushing your...

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