The self-storage industry is evolving fast, and one of the biggest challenges we struggle with is financial modeling today. If you are in the acquisition business of self-storage, you have subscriptions...

One of the best things about owning investment real estate is the tax advantages, especially self-storage. Let’s discuss some of the benefits today. Now, I am not a tax specialist, and if anything I say...

Let’s talk about the new tax implications for self-storage owners and take a look at the good, the bad, and the potentially ugly parts of the massive tax bill recently signed into law and championed by...

As I work with people getting into the self-storage business and use some benchmark terms we use in our business and commercial real estate, I realize that not everyone really understands what the terms...

Often, we are dealing directly with the owner of a self-storage facility we are looking at buying. It is hard to get financials, unit mix, or anything to go on in the first few meetings or conversations...

Perhaps one of the best advantages of self-storage is the very few ongoing capital expenditures that are required. It is one of the main reasons I was initially attracted to this asset class. As a...

Introduction In the world of self-storage investments, few concepts are as widely discussed and misunderstood as capitalization rates or CAP rates. I don't think I have really seen an accurate one in an...

Yes, self storage has performed well during past recessionary times. But past performance is not indicative of future performance. At least, that is what my LLC documents say. How many of you were in the...