by Mark Helm | Jan 24, 2020 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Mindset
I have just finished a series called Getting Started In Self Storage. Over the years, I have worked with a lot of people supporting them in getting in this fantastic business of self storage. Everyone I have worked with, I have gone into details about what was in that...
by Mark Helm | Nov 1, 2019 | Buy Self Storage
I recently returned from the Self Storage Convention in Las Vegas and have had some time to digest what I learned there and organize it in my mind. The first real take away I received was that the US economy is softening some. The trade wars are starting to have a...
by Mark Helm | Sep 27, 2019 | Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning
No doubt about it, there is a lot of self-storage out there today. One thing about it, however, is that the majority of the new self-storage construction has been focused in the larger, tier one markets. We have all heard about Dallas/Ft. Worth bringing on 16% to 20%...
by Mark Helm | Sep 13, 2019 | Buy Self Storage
This week’s episode will be short and sweet because I am attending the Self Storage Association ion Las Vegas. Here is an interview of me that Kris Bennett did for his Self-Storage Show a few weeks ago. I hope you find it interesting and beneficial. We discussed where...
by Mark Helm | Jul 7, 2019 | Buy Self Storage
I discussed in last weeks’ episode How To Analysis An Expansion self-storage opportunity. This week, let’s look at a conversion. When we say conversion, what I mean is we take an existing vacant building and convert it to self-storage. In my opinion, in today’s...
by Mark Helm | Jun 15, 2019 | Buy Self Storage, Financial Analysis of Self Storage, Self Storage Management
I discussed in last weeks’ episode How To Analyze An Expansion self-storage opportunity. This week, lets look at a conversion. When we say conversion, what I mean is we take an existing vacant building and convert it to self-storage. In my opinion, in today’s market,...
