Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Too Much Data, What Does It Mean?

by Mark Helm | Jul 3, 2020 | Buy Self Storage

I have said before about self storage, “Make data-driven decisions.” I try to do that. But it’s getting hard. Real hard, in my opinion. In my humble opinion, there are two big issues with data today in the self storage industry. The first is how it is collected, and...

Self Storage Online Marketing

by Mark Helm | Jun 26, 2020 | Self Storage Management

Let’s talk about online marketing for a self-storage facility. Let me start by saying I am not an “expert” in online marketing for self-storage facilities. But I have never worked with an “expert” that has generated any results period,...

I Want To Hear From You.

by Mark Helm | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

This week it is hard for me to talk about self-storage and ignore what is going on in the country at the moment. So, let’s talk about it. I am not sure when you see this, but at the moment we are slowly coming out of quarantine from COVID-19 (still no vaccine), and...

Two Things the Coivd-19 Crisis Has Taught Me

by Mark Helm | Jun 12, 2020 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Management

As a real estate professional and a self storage owner/operator, I am now clear on two things that have emerged from the COVID-19: The office sector will never be the same. Self storage can be leased with minimal customer interaction. Office I am clear that as the...

Car, Boat, and RV Parking: A Way To Hedge In Some Overbuilt Self Storage Markets

by Mark Helm | Jun 5, 2020 | Self Storage Business Planning

In this age of increased self storage per capita in many submarkets across the nation, boat and RV parking may be a way to enter or expand. I have been hesitant to embrace this method and have fallen back on it when necessary. We had a two-building conversion project...