by Mark Helm | Jan 6, 2023 | Buy Self Storage
Last week I told you I love self storage conversions. I also love self storage expansions. Like conversions, we have made a lot of money for my family, partners, and investors. I have also seen many people I coach and train do well with expansions. But I have seen and...
by Mark Helm | Dec 30, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I love self storage conversions. I have made more money on self storage conversions than any other form of self storage projects I have done. That doesn’t mean conversions are all I do in the world of self storage, but I really enjoy conversion projects or...
by Mark Helm | Dec 16, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I have written and talked a lot about buying self storage. I figured it was time I wrote about selling self storage along with my number one rule for selling a project. As many of you know, I talk a lot about your “why.” The reason you are getting into self storage,...
by Mark Helm | Dec 9, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
About twice a year, I get on my soapbox and pontificate about using sq. ft/per capita as the sole and primary basis for determining self storage supply/demand in a market or trade area. It’s that time of year again. And like all human beings, I love it when others...
by Mark Helm | Dec 2, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
Is there really a slowdown in the self storage space due to rising interest rates? There appears to be, but for me, at least, the total picture isn’t quite in yet. Like our world today, the self storage industry is a mixed bag of contradictions. As small investors,...
by Mark Helm | Nov 4, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I have noticed an interesting thing as I have coached and consulted people over the years getting into the self storage business. Usually, someone early in their self storage journey is attracted to the business because of the anticipation of the freedom running their...
