by Mark Helm | Mar 12, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
Over the years, I have shared how I use other people’s money to grow a self storage portfolio. For the most part, it has worked well and been a true win-win. Investors get above-market returns with the safest real estate asset as security generating it, and my team...
by Mark Helm | Mar 5, 2021 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Mindset
It is not what you may think. It is not prices. Although, prices are high. It’s not being overbuilt. Although, many sub-markets are over built. It’s not a lot of stupid money chasing self storage. Although ,there appears to be stupid money chasing self storage. It’s...
by Mark Helm | Feb 26, 2021 | Self Storage Management
Last week I introduced some ideas about my opinion concerning the real source of innovation in the self storage industry. I don’t think it is all the new, shiny, tech solutions to running the business. I think it is the mindset, the thinking we use to approach how we...
by Mark Helm | Feb 19, 2021 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Management, Self Storage Mindset
We hear a lot about innovation in the self storage industry. At least for me, I immediately jump in my mind to new, shiny, tech solutions to running the business and interacting with customers, vendors, or creating deal-flow to analyze. But, as I began to really think...
by Mark Helm | Feb 12, 2021 | Self Storage Mindset
For whatever reason, people I talk with or coach in getting in the self storage business, sooner or later begin to ask questions about what I really do in a day. My coaches (yes, I have coaches as well) over the past few years have told me I should do some “behind the...