We are in the sixth and final episode in a series centered around the due diligence process for self storage in today’s world. We have covered a lot. So far, we have discussed: Timelines and what to get from the Seller. Physical inspections and third-party vendors....

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...

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...

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. Watch...

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...

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...

I make many bold statements about self storage, like now is a great time for smaller investors to buy self storage. I will be the first to tell you I make a lot of mistakes (just ask my wife). But I stand by this and want you to know our company is going to be...

In today's world, if you are getting in the self storage business, or growing your self storage business, you look at a lot of "Offering Memorandums" (OM). We have to develop a strategy for quickly figuring out which ones we should focus on and which ones we should...

I have said this in the past few weeks, and I am going to say it one more time. Now is the time to get off the sidelines and figure out how to get into self storage if this has been a goal for you. I am creating this episode right now primarily because of the training...

I thought I might take a few episodes and discuss what we and others are doing differently and adjusting in our acquisition and management practices, as we go deeper in self storage during COVID-19. This week we will discuss acquisition, next week management. I have...