by Mark Helm | Jan 29, 2021 | Self Storage Management
Here is a term you will hear more and more of in the self storage business in the next year or so, “Practical Automation.” For us smaller owners and investors, it can be the difference between long-term success or not. New Shiny Objects The tendency for humans appears...
by Mark Helm | Jan 15, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
Getting into the self storage business can be challenging in today’s world. Any markets are overbuilt. Prices are high—A lot of people with cheap money buying. But those are external factors. I have no control over them. Yes, I could chase industrial warehousing or...
by Mark Helm | Jan 1, 2021 | Self Storage Business Planning
Well, no doubt about it… 2020’s self storage goals I created in Dec. 2019 didn’t come to pass. In the old days, we would create one-year, five-year, & ten-year goals. Hard to do today. It can be challenging to set even quarterly goals now, given how fast things...
by Mark Helm | Dec 18, 2020 | Buy Self Storage
I make many bold statements about self storage, like now is a great time for smaller investors to buy self storage. I will be the first to tell you I make a lot of mistakes (just ask my wife). But I stand by this and want you to know our company is going to be...
by Mark Helm | Dec 11, 2020 | Buy Self Storage
We hear a lot about company brands. Have you heard much about self storage company brands? Most likely not. You know the big ones, Public Storage, Extra Space, etc. But what is the real difference between them? Why would you choose one over the other if both are next...
