by Mark Helm | Mar 3, 2023 | Buy Self Storage
Last week, as a self storage person, not an economist, I shared my ideas on inflation. Inflation is the driver of what is happening to our economy at this moment in time. I also suggested, to whatever degree possible, that we put aside our political leanings because...
by Mark Helm | Feb 24, 2023 | Buy Self Storage
Yes, I am a self storage person interpreting the economic data points and sharing how I see it fitting into our area of interest, self storage. Now depending on which news silo you get most of your “news” from, you hear vastly different interpretations of economic...
by Mark Helm | Feb 17, 2023 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Mindsets for 2023
In the world of self storage, fundraising for self storage, or any other worthwhile endeavors, one needs to know what to do, but the most important aspect of success is one’s mindset. One’s thinking. Most people are not present to it, but you’re thinking is actually...
by Mark Helm | Feb 10, 2023 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Mindsets for 2023
Last week I introduced the idea that no matter what the industry, or niche in any industry, the more I hang around people who are at the top of their game, the less they discuss tactics and strategies, and the more they discuss the breakthrough they had in their...
by Mark Helm | Jan 27, 2023 | Buy Self Storage
Do you know you can talk to the person you hire for a self storage feasibility report and ask them to focus on a few additional things before you engage them? At least I do. So far, it has worked. Now every feasibility report (at least good ones) will have basic items...
by Mark Helm | Jan 13, 2023 | Buy Self Storage
As I discussed last week, I love doing self storage expansions. But sometimes, as I analyze an expansion and run a preliminary analysis figuring out how much additional self storage I can get on the excess land, the numbers still don’t work very well. It’s not a deal...
