Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

A New Approach to Self Storage Innovation in Today’s World – Part 2

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...

A New Approach to Self Storage Innovation in Today’s World – Part 1

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...

Behind The Scenes – My Work-Life Balance (or lack of it)

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...

Online Strategies for Leasing up a New Facility

by Mark Helm | Feb 5, 2021 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Management

You are bringing on new self storage space for lease. In my opinion, this is the riskiest proposition there is today for the small investor in the self storage business. However, it is usually part of our business strategy today, with prices being where they are....

Practical Automation for Self Storage Facilities

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...