by Mark Helm | Oct 28, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
There is a lot of grinding of teeth and wringing of hands around rising interest rates and buying self storage today. I don’t want to minimize the impact higher interest rates can have on projects and underwriting them. Today, more discipline in underwriting is...
by Mark Helm | Oct 21, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I get asked many different self storage questions, but this one seems to come up a lot. Here was the exact question: “Hi Mark, …The biggest hurdle I am trying to overcome is determining how much money it will cost to start a facility from scratch. I know this cost...
by Mark Helm | Sep 23, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
Let me tell you about Fred’s (not his real name) story and how he got into self storage. Over the next few episodes, I will interview some previous students and/or tell the story of a few students I have worked with, so some of you may see yourself in them. Fred was a...
by Mark Helm | Sep 9, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I get asked this question a lot today about self storage. “Is it still a good investment for small investors?” Or a question like, “Didn’t I miss when I should have gotten in 20 years ago?” Well, let’s look. Two Main Parts to The Question There are two main aspects to...
by Mark Helm | Aug 26, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
Yes, self storage has performed well during past recessionary times. But past performance is not indicative of future performance. At least, that is what my LLC documents say. How many of you were in the self storage business during the ’08 recession? I was....
by Mark Helm | Aug 19, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I was asked to write an article on self storage as an investment vehicle to fund one’s retirement. I almost turned down the assignment because I have such a strong opinion about the retirement and wealth advisors industry. I need to say I am not an investment advisor....
