Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Five Things I Have Learned About Creating Wealth

by Mark Helm | Jun 19, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

As I hover around the 500-episode area, I am becoming more philosophical and want to share some insights I have had over the last ten years or so in the storage business. I’ve talked about the five biggest mistakes I have made in my career and the five decisions I...

Five Decisions I Made That Created My First Million Dollars of Wealth

by Mark Helm | Jun 12, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

Here I am at Episode 500. It has taken me about 550 weeks to get to this episode, but nonetheless we are here. On one level, it means nothing really, but on another, it shows I can stick to something for a long time and/or you can hang in there with me no matter how...

The Five Biggest Mistakes I’ve Made Over My 31 Years In The Self-Storage Industry

by Mark Helm | Jun 5, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

As I approach Episode 500, I have been thinking a lot about the self-storage business and my thirty-one years in and around the business. I was thinking about what I could share that would be helpful. I had two startling insights. The first was that what would be most...

Vendors Can Make or Break You Today

by Mark Helm | May 22, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

There has never been a moment in self-storage history where the gap between well-chosen vendors and poorly chosen ones mattered more than it does today. We are currently choosing our vendors for a new brand and have discovered one thing… Vendors today can make or...

The New World of GSO and How It Applies To Your Self Storage Business

by Mark Helm | May 8, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

Although you may be tired of hearing about AI and how it applies to your self-storage business, the AI hole is only getting deeper. If you haven’t already, it’s now time to embrace it and begin to understand how it is currently affecting your marketing, operations,...