So as I look into the future as part of what I regularly do as a business owner, I am realizing the self-storage business of before will most likely not be the industry of the future. If you relate to...

It has been a while since I used an SBA loan to develop some storage, but I am in a deal where we are using it now for a boat and RV development. We are racing to get it closed by Sept. 14 because the...

I hear partners, people I coach, and investors ask the question, “How can a smaller independent owner compete today with REITs or a big institutional player today? They have a lot more money and people,...

In 1995, I had an Acquisition Director for Storage Trust, a REIT at the time, tell me “Basically, self-storage is a boring and slow industry. Not many changes.” That is certainly not the case in 2026....

An Uncomfortable Reality I hesitated to make this video. I don’t want to sound alarmist or like I am trying to scare people. I’ve seen multiple market cycles over the years. But what I believe is...

I was glad to see Ron Matejko’s article online about the Slate article on self-storage pricing tactics. I read the same article. Ron is an associate editor for Inside Self Storage. I have been on and off...

Some dots have connected in my mind recently that are reshaping how I evaluate self-storage trade areas moving forward. Surprisingly, this insight came from digging into the lives and current work of the...

Let me share what I’ve gathered about the state of the self-storage industry halfway through 2025. This is based on the latest Yardi Matrix data, Radius insights, REIT shareholder reports, and—just as...

I hate to say I told you so… but… I told you so. This headline popped up in my news feed dashboard: Now, I’m sure the storage industry will fight this, and they might even succeed—for now. But make no...