by Mark Helm | Sep 9, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I get asked this question a lot today about self storage. “Is it still a good investment for small investors?” Or a question like, “Didn’t I miss when I should have gotten in 20 years ago?” Well, let’s look. Two Main Parts to The Question There are two main aspects to...
by Mark Helm | Aug 26, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
Yes, self storage has performed well during past recessionary times. But past performance is not indicative of future performance. At least, that is what my LLC documents say. How many of you were in the self storage business during the ’08 recession? I was....
by Mark Helm | Aug 19, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I was asked to write an article on self storage as an investment vehicle to fund one’s retirement. I almost turned down the assignment because I have such a strong opinion about the retirement and wealth advisors industry. I need to say I am not an investment advisor....
by Mark Helm | Aug 12, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
For most of our facilities, in 2020 & 2021, what do you think was the number one source of new leases? If you guessed the internet, you are close. In fact, for some facilities, it was, in some quarters. But as a portfolio, what is the number one source of our new...
by Mark Helm | Aug 5, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
“Referrals” as a source of new self storage leases average between 10% on the low end to 40% on the high end per quarter between 2016 and 2021. We do our best to track everything, including where our new leases come from, and referrals have always been a very high...
