by Mark Helm | Dec 2, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning
Most people’s relationship to language and the spoken word is very week. We haven’t really been trained on the true power the spoken word has to shape our experiences and our lives. This becomes very evident this time of year as we begin creating our annual self...
by Mark Helm | Sep 10, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning
If you have read any of the past few posts, you have had some advanced training in negotiating. Very advanced. Those posts were primarily focused on negotiation with a Seller in this over-priced market. There’s another person you have to learn to negotiate...
by Mark Helm | Jul 16, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning
What makes a great business strategy? How does one create a winning self storage business strategy? This will be a different type of post from my usual format. I am frequently asked how to write a business strategy. I created a worksheet for my online courses that...
by Mark Helm | Jul 9, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning
Where are you today? Where are you in relation to your yearly goals? Your self storage goals? Are you mindful of them in the present? Are they a driving force in your daily life? As I write this we are half way through the calendar year 2016. Where are you on the path...
by Mark Helm | Apr 23, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning
I love this time of year. I love it for two reasons: (1) The Inside Self Storage Convention in Las Vegas and (2) the Kentucky Derby the first weekend in May. If you have never been to either you should go. Especially the convention. The underlying theme in all I share...
by Mark Helm | Apr 9, 2016 | Self Storage Business Planning
April 15th is coming up. I don’t tend to fret over it like I used to. Two reasons I own self storage facilities and, We have had cost segregation reports completed on each one of them. Real Estate is perhaps the best way to minimize your tax liability. Because I (or...
