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Why the Smaller Investor Can Win in Today’s Self-Storage Market

Why the Smaller Investor Can Win in Today’s Self-Storage Market

by Mark Helm | Jul 31, 2026 | Buying Self Storage

Nothing in the universe ever remains constant. Everything is always in constant motion. From the subatomic level all the way to the entire universe itself, everything is in constant motion. This includes...

The First-Call Offer: A Different Approach to Finding Off-Market Self-Storage Deals

by Mark Helm | Jul 24, 2026 | Buying Self Storage

It has gotten to the point that I almost don’t pay attention to listed self-storage properties anymore. Not quite, but I notice when specific companies’ listings show up in my inbox, I delete them...

AI in Action: How I’m Using It Right Now to Move Through Self-Storage Due Diligence

AI in Action: How I’m Using It Right Now to Move Through Self-Storage Due Diligence

by Mark Helm | Jul 10, 2026 | Buying Self Storage

We all know how AI is changing the self-storage landscape. Others smarter than me have talked about using chatbots for storage answering services, AI in revenue management and tenant data analysis...

How One Person in the Inner Circle Prospects for Self Storage Opportunities

How One Person in the Inner Circle Prospects for Self Storage Opportunities

by Mark Helm | Nov 14, 2025 | Buying Self Storage

Intro & Disclaimer Welcome to The Creating Wealth Through Self-Storage Show with Mark Helm. Nothing shared here guarantees your success in the self-storage business. This content is for informational...

Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Self-Storage Facility

Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Self-Storage Facility

by Mark Helm | Sep 5, 2025 | Buying Self Storage

Five Beginner Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Self-Storage Facility Let’s talk about five mistakes people are making when getting into the self-storage business today, especially people new to the...

From Vision to Reality: A Deal That Illustrates the Power of a Clear Goal

From Vision to Reality: A Deal That Illustrates the Power of a Clear Goal

by Mark Helm | Feb 14, 2025 | Buying Self Storage

The last three episodes have covered my deep dive into the previous 35 to 40 years into exploring how creating goals and achieving them can work. Let’s talk about one of my most crazy experiences in this...

One of the Biggest Mistakes I Made Buying Self Storage

One of the Biggest Mistakes I Made Buying Self Storage

by Mark Helm | Oct 18, 2024 | Buying Self Storage

I have made many mistakes in my self-storage career, but one of the biggest I made early was when I purchased an existing facility with a record storage business. I am writing this because I have seen...

Why I Am Optimistic Today About Buying Self-Storage

Why I Am Optimistic Today About Buying Self-Storage

by Mark Helm | Jun 21, 2024 | Buying Self Storage

It seems like there is a lot of wringing of hands and mashing of teeth when we talk about buying self-storage today. As I have said recently, it really takes something to buy self-storage or create a...

Mastering the Art of Negotiation in Self-Storage

Mastering the Art of Negotiation in Self-Storage

by Mark Helm | Feb 2, 2024 | Buying Self Storage

Given I am writing this in early Jan. 2024 and focusing on a back-to-the-basics series for getting into the self-storage industry because we have a lot of new people in the community and because I have...

How I Analyze Self Storage Opportunities Today

by Mark Helm | Jan 19, 2024 | Buying Self Storage

Here is a video I did on how to analyze expansions in Episode 210. Expansions are still a major way I, and the people I work with, are using to get into the self-storage business. But a lot has changed...

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