One of the advantages of being a smaller self-storage operator is that — unlike the REITs and larger players who focus on their investors and stockholders — we can focus on the real source of our success: our customers.
I found the StorageCafe (an online marketplace for consumers) newly released survey on self-storage in 2026 very interesting.
Let’s explore the results and what they can mean for us smaller owner-operators.
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