by Mark Helm | Oct 15, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
I recently was on a panel discussion at the SIN Summit (Self Storage Investor Nation). One of the panel members was talking about Beginning With the End In Mind when it came to getting in (or growing) your self storage business. I did an entire series on how I use the...
by Mark Helm | Oct 8, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
As a small investor, are you sometimes wondering how in the world you can compete with all the bigger players buying up storage facilities in the market today? Just look at this random screen shop from the ISS website. I in no way organized it. This is just what...
by Mark Helm | Oct 1, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
It can be frustrating trying to get in or grow your self storage business. I know. I am experiencing it myself. We have been selling a lot of self storage. I have investors in most of my deals, and we have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize investor returns. That...
by Mark Helm | Sep 24, 2021 | Build Self Storage, Buy Self Storage
Sometimes it is hard today to find deals that could work as you look at buying and getting in the self storage business. Let me give you an example of how parking can sometimes support you. I analyze five to ten deals per week most weeks, and I ran across one a few...
by Mark Helm | Sep 17, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
It is challenging today to purchase existing self storage—no doubt about it. But can we small investors do so. And do it in a way that cash flows and gives us the returns we need? Yes, you absolutely can. It is done every day. However, it requires more work than it...
by Mark Helm | Sep 10, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
Remember, according to Bloomberg, 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. A whopping 80% crash and burn. And yes, the primary reason companies fail is they run out of cash. Warren Buffett says, “The language of business is...
