Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

Self Storage Management Series – The Top 5 Metrics You Need To Be Tracking

by Mark Helm | Sep 24, 2016 | Self Storage Management

I often say, “If you keep your eyes on five things in self storage you’ll do great.” What’s strange is that very few people ever ask me what those five things are. Very strange. Part of building a thriving self storage business is tracking these top 5...

A New Perspective For Analyzing Self Storage Properties for Acquisition

by Mark Helm | Sep 17, 2016 | Buy Self Storage

It was a very different Self Storage Association convention in Las Vegas this year for me. Today I want to talk about my big takeaways from the convention. This is a global, 30,000-foot view that we can take down into our submarkets as we look for our next deals. For...

Do You Know the Most Important Skill Set You Need to Build Self Storage?

by Mark Helm | Sep 10, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning

If you have read any of the past few posts, you have had some advanced training in negotiating. Very advanced. Those posts were primarily focused on negotiation with a Seller in this over-priced market. There’s another person you have to learn to negotiate...

10 Reasons You Should Join the Self Storage Association

by Mark Helm | Sep 3, 2016 | Financial Analysis of Self Storage

Those of us in the self storage business are very lucky when comes to industry associations. Other industries are not as lucky. We have the SSA (Self Storage Association) Annual Convention in Las Vegas coming up next week. For the first time in a long time I am going...

How To Successfully Manage a Self Storage Facility. Even When You Make Mistakes

by Mark Helm | Aug 27, 2016 | Self Storage Management

OK, I made another mistake. I wrote and filmed a different post for this week. Then I came down to our new facility in Florida today and left the camera with this week’s video in it at home. In that episode I wrote about anther mistake I made around the upcoming Self...