Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Is Self-Storage Over Building Catastrophic?

by Mark Helm | Jul 15, 2019 | Self Storage Management

Is Self-Storage Over Building Catastrophic? Well, I guess it depends. It depends on where you are in the country, where you are in your submarket, but mostly where you are in your lease-up or ownership cycle of the facility. Look, it is bound to happen to every...

How To Analysis A Conversion in Self-Storage

by Mark Helm | Jul 7, 2019 | Buy Self Storage

I discussed in last weeks’ episode How To Analysis An Expansion self-storage opportunity. This week, let’s look at a conversion. When we say conversion, what I mean is we take an existing vacant building and convert it to self-storage. In my opinion, in today’s...

How To Analyze A Conversion

by Mark Helm | Jun 15, 2019 | Buy Self Storage, Financial Analysis of Self Storage, Self Storage Management

I discussed in last weeks’ episode How To Analyze An Expansion self-storage opportunity. This week, lets look at a conversion. When we say conversion, what I mean is we take an existing vacant building and convert it to self-storage. In my opinion, in today’s market,...

How I Analyze Self Storage Opportunities Today

by Mark Helm | Jun 9, 2019 | Buy Self Storage

I’ve talked a lot about the benefits of self-storage over other types of commercial investment real estate. Usually, the benefits circle around the fact that self-storage is a steel wall and a concrete floor generating rents comparable to apartments or office...

What Business Are Your In?

by Mark Helm | Jun 1, 2019 | Self Storage Business Planning

Are you in the self storage business? Are you getting in the self storage business? For a long time, I related to myself as someone in the self storage business. For a couple of years in the 1990’s I was someone getting in the self storage business. But really? Lets look at what business you are REALLY in.