by Mark Helm | Jun 3, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
I recently gave a talk at the 2022 Inside Self-Storage Convention and was asked to write a follow-up article on Financial Literacy. The talk was titled “Reading Your Financial Story, Interpreting Your Self-Storage P & L’s And Other Financial Statements.” I am...
by Mark Helm | May 13, 2022 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Mindset
As a self storage owner or soon-to-be owner, you will need the right team assembled. I discussed this in detail in Episode 331. We talked about the team members, the roles or spaces that we need to get covered, and the possible ways (hint: 3 different ways to assemble...
by Mark Helm | May 6, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
After returning from the recent ISS 2022 Expo in Las Vegas, I am more convinced that effective self storage company leaders who are moving the needle in their companies and the industry are great storytellers. I know with every fiber in my being that it does not...
by Mark Helm | Apr 22, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
When my Grandson Jackson was in the first grade, at his first “Leadership” day at his school, he informed me that he would start college in 2025. I don’t even think he knew what college was. Many people I work with say they are getting into the Self Storage Business....
by Mark Helm | Apr 15, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
Nothing other than perhaps online marketing has risen as fast for self storage owners as property tax. And that number is much larger than the marketing cost. I am convinced that when Property Valuation Administrators have their conventions as we do, they talk about...
by Mark Helm | Apr 8, 2022 | Buy Self Storage
As I am looking at a self storage project, I have noticed (1) apartment rent growth in the market and (2) housing demand. I am clear there is a link between the two and self storage demand. I am just not able to have a formula that quantifies how much the impact is on...