Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Strategies for Cost-Effective Self-Storage Construction

by Mark Helm | Feb 23, 2024 | Buy Self Storage

In my world of self-storage acquisition, there are two significant obstacles today. One is financing challenges, and the other is construction costs. Now, it is true construction costs have leveled off somewhat, but they are still high. And when these two items...

Deciphering Cap Rates in Self Storage Investments

by Mark Helm | Feb 16, 2024 | Buy Self Storage

Introduction In the world of self-storage investments, few concepts are as widely discussed and misunderstood as capitalization rates or CAP rates. I don’t think I have really seen an accurate one in an offering memorandum since…well….ever. I’ve seen...

Why Banks Are Hard to Work With Today & One Question You Can Ask Your Lender

by Mark Helm | Feb 9, 2024 | Buy Self Storage

Have you been trying to get a loan today for self-storage? It doesn’t much matter who you are trying to borrow from. Bank, national SBA lender, CMBS, Life Company; it has most likely been challenging. Are you trying to refinance? I am sure you are experiencing...

Mastering the Art of Negotiation in Self-Storage

by Mark Helm | Feb 2, 2024 | Buy Self Storage

Given I am writing this in early Jan. 2024 and focusing on a back-to-the-basics series for getting into the self-storage industry because we have a lot of new people in the community and because I have just put out two detailed episodes on how to analyze, I thought I...

How I Analyze Self Storage Conversion Opportunities Today

by Mark Helm | Jan 26, 2024 | Buy Self Storage

Let’s take a look at a video I did on how to analyze Conversion in Episode 211. Conversions are a great way to get into the self-storage business. But a lot has changed since I first recorded this episode. And yet, a lot remains the same. Let’s take a look...