Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Raising Investment Money For Self Storage Series – #1 – Who

by Mark Helm | Nov 20, 2021 | Raising Money for Self Storage Series

In the next few episodes, I will go into a little more detail than I have in the past about how we have raised investment dollars to buy self storage. I do not consider myself an expert, and I am just sharing what I/we have done. Always have a good attorney who is...

What Is Your Real Cost Of Capital When Buying Or Building Your Next Self Storage Facility?

by Mark Helm | Nov 12, 2021 | Financial Analysis of Self Storage

My cost of capital is one of the metrics I use today when buying self storage. I have said this before and don’t think any idea I have ever discussed has caused more head-scratching. First of all, many don’t understand the concept and at the same time,...

What I Look For Today in a Self Storage Trade Area

by Mark Helm | Nov 5, 2021 | Buy Self Storage

Today, it is more critical than ever to make sure a trade area is healthy and ripe for self storage as you are considering buying, building, converti9ng, or expanding in a particular trade area. It has always been important, but never more than today. So, when I say...

Is Sq. Ft. Per Capita Still the Best Measurement for Self Storage Supply/Demand Analysis?

by Mark Helm | Oct 29, 2021 | Buy Self Storage

Over the past few years, I have been questioning if the standard measure we all use, how many square feet of self storage per person exists in a given trade area, is the best measure to determine the supply/demand of that trade area. What I am noticing is that in many...

It’s Time to Create Next Year’s Budget & What Most Storage Owners Miss

by Mark Helm | Oct 22, 2021 | Buy Self Storage

It’s that time of year. It’s time to begin creating your 2022 self storage operating budget. I want to take a slightly different approach than most people. There are a lot of good articles out there on how to create a budget. I would rather focus on a...