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What the 2026 StorageCafe Survey Is Telling Us

by Mark Helm | Sep 25, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

One of the advantages of being a smaller self-storage operator is that — unlike the REITs and larger players who focus on their investors and stockholders — we can focus on the real source of our success: our customers. I found the StorageCafe (an online marketplace...

The Storage Business I Knew Is Gone—Here’s What’s Coming Next

by Mark Helm | Sep 11, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

So as I look into the future as part of what I regularly do as a business owner, I am realizing the self-storage business of before will most likely not be the industry of the future. If you relate to the industry in terms of a human life cycle, when I first entered...

Why I am Not A Fan Of Storage Funds

by Mark Helm | Sep 4, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

Ok…for the first time in my storage career, I am in an adversarial relationship with some sellers on a project we have under contract. This is not an episode about that deal, but fair warning, it may be coloring my mood as I write about storage funds. I came across an...

Put a Bullseye on Your Customer: Why Landing Pages Still Win in Self-Storage

by Mark Helm | Aug 21, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

I don’t see owners utilizing landing pages that much anymore in online self-storage marketing, and I am not sure why. I suspect it is because it has been beaten into our heads that reduced clicks for consumers are the holy grail for online marketing success. Now I am...

What the Jobs Report, CPI, and Bond Market May Be Telling Us About Interest Rates

by Mark Helm | Aug 14, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

It has been a while since I used an SBA loan to develop some storage, but I am in a deal where we are using it now for a boat and RV development. We are racing to get it closed by Sept. 14 because the deal was underwritten at today’s interest rates, and if rates go up...

The One Habit I Wish I Had Started Early in My Career

by Mark Helm | Aug 7, 2026 | Buy Self Storage

I have made a lot of mistakes over my business career and done a few things right. Fortunately, it only takes a few good decisions and some grace from the universe to be successful. But if there is one lesson I wish I had learned early in my career, it is this: Always...

What the 2026 StorageCafe Survey Is Telling Us

The Storage Business I Knew Is Gone—Here’s What’s Coming Next

Why I am Not A Fan Of Storage Funds

Put a Bullseye on Your Customer: Why Landing Pages Still Win in Self-Storage

What the Jobs Report, CPI, and Bond Market May Be Telling Us About Interest Rates

The One Habit I Wish I Had Started Early in My Career

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