Mark Helm, Author at Creating Wealth Through Self Storage

SBA Loans For Self Storage? My New Perspective On Them.

by Mark Helm | May 21, 2016 | Self Storage Financing

I’m going to do it! I am going to get an SBA loan. I don’t care where you are in growing your self storage business; if you are getting bank loans as opposed to non-recourse CMB loans, it can be tough. Sometimes the more loans you have, the harder it is...

Self Storage Stabilized Occupancy Rates – Are They On The Rise Or Going Down?

by Mark Helm | May 14, 2016 | Financial Analysis of Self Storage

“Have self storage stabilized occupancy rates gone up?” At the Inside Self Storage Convention, I heard that question asked more than once. The quick answer is YES. For the first time in the history of this industry, all the REITS are above 90% stabilized occupancy. A...

The Great News About Getting Into the Self Storage Business Today

by Mark Helm | May 7, 2016 | Financial Analysis of Self Storage

“How long can this expansion of self storage last?” “Is there a self storage bubble forming now?” Those seemed to be the questions on everyone’s mind at the Inside Self Storage Convention in Las Vegas this year. Here is my take away. If you are basically...

Self Storage Is Everywhere – How Can I Possibly Make Money Building More Self Storage?

by Mark Helm | Apr 30, 2016 | Financial Analysis of Self Storage

“Everywhere I go, I see self storage being built. Is it becoming over built?” Have you heard that? Have you thought that? It often looks like that to me. How do you, or would you, answer that question? I usually hear something like “Is there too much self storage...

Want to exponentially grow your self storage business next week? Viva Las Vegas!

by Mark Helm | Apr 23, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning

I love this time of year. I love it for two reasons: (1) The Inside Self Storage Convention in Las Vegas and (2) the Kentucky Derby the first weekend in May. If you have never been to either you should go. Especially the convention. The underlying theme in all I share...