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Getting Started in Self Storage Series (7) – How To Put Your Self Storage Project Into Service 

Getting Started in Self Storage Series (7) – How To Put Your Self Storage Project Into Service 

by Mark Helm | Jan 20, 2020 | Getting Started in Self Storage

You are getting ready to close on your first or your next self storage facility. This is where I get the most nervous. If you think I was nervous during the due diligence period, you should see me now. I am sure you are much cooler than I am. How to take over and...

Getting Started in Self Storage Series (6) – Best Due Diligence Practices Today For Self Storage 

Getting Started in Self Storage Series (6) – Best Due Diligence Practices Today For Self Storage 

by Mark Helm | Jan 11, 2020 | Getting Started in Self Storage

So we now have a self storage project under contract! Way to go! In last week’s episode, we covered the first few spaces a self storage buyer goes through today to get to the finish line and either close on the project or let it go. In this episode, we are going to...

Getting Started in Self Storage Series (5) – Best Due Diligence Practices Today For Self Storage

Getting Started in Self Storage Series (5) – Best Due Diligence Practices Today For Self Storage

by Mark Helm | Dec 15, 2019 | Getting Started in Self Storage

You now have a self-storage facility under contract. Congratulations. Now what? This is where it can be exciting, scary, thrilling, and the most fearful thing you have ever done all at the same time. That’s normal, especially if it is your first self-storage facility....

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (4) – How To Get A Self Storage Deal Standing Still

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (4) – How To Get A Self Storage Deal Standing Still

by Mark Helm | Dec 6, 2019 | Getting Started in Self Storage

This episode covers best practices for Self Storage Buyer’s getting a Self Storage facility standing still in today’s competitive environment.

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (3) – What You Need To Analyze

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (3) – What You Need To Analyze

by Mark Helm | Nov 30, 2019 | Getting Started in Self Storage

Once you find a self storage deal that looks good to you, my coaching is to jump into deal mode quickly. What is essential as you enter deal mode is to know the steps, or more accurately said, the spaces of a deal. As I have developed over the years as a Buyer of self...

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (2) – More Deal Flow Than You Can Handle

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (2) – More Deal Flow Than You Can Handle

by Mark Helm | Nov 21, 2019 | Getting Started in Self Storage

There is a real art and science involved in getting in the self storage business or growing your existing self storage business.  The "art" I am talking about is getting in front of some real deals to analyze. The "science" is developing a strategy to get in front of...

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (1) – The Most Important Question

Getting Started In Self Storage Series (1) – The Most Important Question

by Mark Helm | Nov 15, 2019 | Getting Started in Self Storage

When I ask people why they are getting in the self storage business, I usually hear answers like: "It is a good sector." "I hear it is doing well today."  I often hear, "I thought about it a long time ago and wished I had then. Now I am ready". OK…. but not good...

How We May Re-Shape Our Self Storage Company As A Result Of The Self Storage Convention

How We May Re-Shape Our Self Storage Company As A Result Of The Self Storage Convention

by Mark Helm | Nov 8, 2019 | Strategy & Planning

In last week's episode, I share a few things I learned from attending the Self Storage Association’s (SSA’s) national convention in Las Vegas. This week I want to share some of the things our company is exploring doing differently and implementing as a result of what...

Current State Of the Self Storage Industry Second Half 2019

Current State Of the Self Storage Industry Second Half 2019

by Mark Helm | Nov 1, 2019 | Market Trends & Outlook

I recently returned from the Self Storage Convention in Las Vegas and have had some time to digest what I learned there and organize it in my mind. The first real take away I received was that the US economy is softening some. The trade wars are starting to have a...

Exchange Your Way Through Your Self-Storage Career

Exchange Your Way Through Your Self-Storage Career

by Mark Helm | Sep 29, 2019 | Financing & Raising Capital

I have had a few people ask me how a 1031 tax-deferred strategy can support them as they create their self-storage business. I just assumed everyone knew about 1031 exchanges, but I realize that unless you have a real estate background, how could you? One of the...

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