Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

How We May Re-Shape Our Self Storage Company As A Result Of The Self Storage Convention

by Mark Helm | Nov 8, 2019 | Self Storage Business Planning, Self Storage Management

In last week’s episode, I share a few things I learned from attending the Self Storage Association’s (SSA’s) national convention in Las Vegas. This week I want to share some of the things our company is exploring doing differently and implementing as a result of...

Current State Of the Self Storage Industry Second Half 2019

by Mark Helm | Nov 1, 2019 | Buy Self Storage

I recently returned from the Self Storage Convention in Las Vegas and have had some time to digest what I learned there and organize it in my mind. The first real take away I received was that the US economy is softening some. The trade wars are starting to have a...

Exchange Your Way Through Your Self-Storage Career

by Mark Helm | Sep 29, 2019 | Self Storage Financing

I have had a few people ask me how a 1031 tax-deferred strategy can support them as they create their self-storage business. I just assumed everyone knew about 1031 exchanges, but I realize that unless you have a real estate background, how could you? One of the...

Why To Focus On Secondary Markets For Self-Storage Today

by Mark Helm | Sep 27, 2019 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning

No doubt about it, there is a lot of self-storage out there today. One thing about it, however, is that the majority of the new self-storage construction has been focused in the larger, tier one markets. We have all heard about Dallas/Ft. Worth bringing on 16% to 20%...

Interviewed By Kris Bennett For His Self-Storage Show

by Mark Helm | Sep 13, 2019 | Buy Self Storage

This week’s episode will be short and sweet because I am attending the Self Storage Association ion Las Vegas. Here is an interview of me that Kris Bennett did for his Self-Storage Show a few weeks ago. I hope you find it interesting and beneficial. We discussed where...