by Mark Helm | May 16, 2025 | Buy Self Storage
Two weeks ago, we began a series outlining the five phases our construction company uses when developing self-storage projects in today’s unpredictable environment. This is the same process we use ourselves—and you can use it too, especially if you’re doing a solo...
by Mark Helm | May 9, 2025 | Buy Self Storage
Last week, we started a series outlining what our construction company uses as a general outline for developing self-storage projects in today’s uncertain world. This series aims to bring in a development project, or an expansion or conversion, in a manner that...
by Mark Helm | May 2, 2025 | Buy Self Storage
Given the continued high cost of existing self-storage facilities for sale and the challenges of getting into the business, let’s discuss the development steps for smaller investors. Or at least my take on the development process for the smaller player in the...
by Mark Helm | Apr 18, 2025 | Buy Self Storage
The Inside Self Storage Expo 2025 is coming up next week in Las Vegas, and I’ll be there. I make it a point to attend at least one self-storage convention a year to stay sharp—tracking trends, seeing new products, and deepening relationships in the industry. Events...
by Mark Helm | Apr 11, 2025 | Buy Self Storage
Let’s talk about charity work and your self-storage business. Everything I’m going to say here is just my opinion. But as business owners—especially those of us making a living in a particular trade area, city, or region—I believe we owe something back. We should...
by Mark Helm | Apr 4, 2025 | Buy Self Storage
As I work with people getting into the self-storage business and use some benchmark terms we use in our business and commercial real estate, I realize that not everyone really understands what the terms really mean. For example, CAP rates. I have done a couple of...
