by Mark Helm | May 10, 2019 | Build Self Storage, Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning
It has become very popular in the self-storage industry today, to do conversions as an entry point into the business, or as a way to expand your self-storage business. I like them very much and wrote an article about it for Inside Self-Storage a few months ago....
by Mark Helm | Apr 19, 2019 | Build Self Storage, Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning
I want to take a few Episodes and share some of the take away I have from attending the Inside Self Storage Convention a few weeks ago in Las Vegas. We are now in an industry that is growing and evolving at a fast rate, and it is important to keep our finger on the...
by Mark Helm | Mar 23, 2019 | Build Self Storage, Self Storage Management
In today’s reality of an overbuilt market in many parts of the country, it is important that we have a good strategy as an entry point or an expansion point into the self-storage business. I have discussed conversions in detail over the past few months. If you are...
by Mark Helm | Feb 21, 2019 | Build Self Storage, Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Management
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 self-storage Feasibility Report!” Let’s discuss the feasibility reports. The first thing we should know about them is that we are very...
by Mark Helm | Dec 29, 2018 | Build Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning, Self Storage Mindset
So here we are at the end of 2018 and getting ready for 2019. There are a lot of changes going on in the self-storage industry and 2018 was a pivotal year. For many of us it was a tough year for buying, but a good year if you were a seller. However, what’s important...
by Mark Helm | Dec 15, 2018 | Build Self Storage, Self Storage Mindset
I have worked with a lot of people helping them get in and/or grow their self-storage business. Here is what I have learned: knowing what to do and having a good strategy is important, but it really only accounts for about 20% of your success. Your mindset, your...
