by Mark Helm | Nov 25, 2017 | Self Storage Business Planning
Are you asking the right questions about your self storage business? I have learned over and over, the quality of your life is a function of the questions you ask yourself. Are you asking the right questions? I learned this in the real estate business the hard way. I...
by Mark Helm | Sep 9, 2017 | Self Storage Business Planning, Self Storage Mindset
The quality of your life is a function of the questions you ask yourself. When I ask people why they are getting in the self storage business, I usually hear answers like: “It is a good sector”. “I hear it is doing well today”. I often hear...
by Mark Helm | Aug 4, 2017 | Self Storage Business Planning
We are discussing how to advertise our self storage facilities online in today’s world. It is a subject I didn’t want to learn but had to out of necessity. I want to share what I have learned and applied so far in the world of online marketing for self storage....
by Mark Helm | Jul 28, 2017 | Self Storage Business Planning
Like I discussed last week, we track everything in our self storage business. We know where every new customer comes from. Each self storage facility is slightly different, but what is interesting is we can follow the trends and they are almost exactly the same....
by Mark Helm | Jul 21, 2017 | Self Storage Business Planning
Last week we discussed systemizing your operational systems and procedures. That one business concept can do so much to add value to your self storage business. We also had a five-episode series on how to create a lens into your business by learning how to read and...
by Mark Helm | Apr 8, 2017 | Build Self Storage, Buy Self Storage, Self Storage Business Planning
Welcome to episode four in the series “How to Analyze Self Storage in Today’s Market.” We’ve established that it’s an overpriced “Seller’s Market” and prices for facilities seem over the top expensive. Even crazy. But here is the good news, you can get in the self...
