by Mark Helm | May 14, 2021 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning
We are in the fourth episode in a series centered around the due diligence process for self storage in today’s world. So far, we have discussed: Timelines and what to get from the Seller. Physical inspections and third-party vendors. Financial records and operational...
by Mark Helm | May 7, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
We are in the third episode in a series centered around the due diligence process for self storage in today’s world. So far, we have discussed: Timelines and what to get from the seller. Physical inspections and third-party vendors. Read Last week’s blog here....
by Mark Helm | Apr 30, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
Here is the second episode in a series centered around the due diligence process for self storage in today’s world. Last week we opened the series discussing the building blocks for a successful due diligence period as we discussed the timeline and what to get from...
by Mark Helm | Apr 23, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
I realize I have not done a detailed series on the due diligence process for self storage acquisitions in these episodes yet. We have discussed many aspects of it, but never a series devoted to this topic. Time to remedy that with a five-episode series. In our Self...
by Mark Helm | Apr 16, 2021 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Management
We talk a lot about creating new income cash flow streams in the self storage business. Mailboxes, selling propane, ATMs, record storage, and the list goes on. Here is a novel idea. Why not start automating certain aspects of your storage facility by offering it as a...
by Mark Helm | Apr 2, 2021 | Buy Self Storage
Here is a subject not talked about too often in the world of self storage, land leases. Most people waive them off with the flick of a hand and say, “I’m not interested.” That is fine with me. However, one of our most successful projects has a land lease,...