Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

The Two Things Your Self Storage Business Needs to Stay Relevant Moving Into 2021

by Mark Helm | Nov 20, 2020 | Buy Self Storage

As I stated last week, I recently attended a virtual business summit. I have been translating what I have been learning onto the self storage industry. I think all too often, we hear our industry voices bouncing back and forth, and it is good to get out and see what...

Three Steps to Growing Your Self Storage Business

by Mark Helm | Nov 13, 2020 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Management

I was recently attending a virtual (obviously written in 2020) Business Summit meeting, and one of the sessions was entitled How To grow Your Business. I can insert “self storage” into that, and everything remains exactly the same. My observations about people have...

A Cautionary Tale About Self Storage Development

by Mark Helm | Nov 6, 2020 | Build Self Storage, Financial Analysis of Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning

It can sometimes seem hard to get in the self storage business or to get your next self storage project today with prices being what they are now. People new to the space will often review countless for-sale projects, scratch their heads, and wonder, “How does anyone...

Don’t Be Afraid of All the New Money Flowing Into the Self Storage Space

by Mark Helm | Oct 30, 2020 | Buy Self Storage

Just go to the Inside Self Storage new website, or go to the Radius Plus home page, and look at the headlines. Here are some headlines the day I write this: Argus Affiliate Brokers Announce Sale Of Multiple Georgia Self Storage Facilities. Southeast Florida Storage...

The World Of Self Storage Feasibility Reports Today

by Mark Helm | Oct 23, 2020 | Buy Self Storage

Here is a recent article I wrote for Inside Self Storage. If there was a self storage soapbox, and I was standing on it, what you would have heard me say over the past few years was “get a feasibility report!” This statement rings louder than ever with so much new...