Ok…for the first time in my storage career, I am in an adversarial relationship with some sellers on a project we have under contract. This is not an episode about that deal, but fair warning, it may be...

So, if you are getting into the self-storage business, or if you have found a deal you are excited about, congratulations. But what if you don’t have enough to fund the down payment? You may be asking,...

If you took a loan or purchased your self-storage facility around 2018 and it is time to refinance, you better understand where you will stand with a bank. I suggest doing this before calling a lender. I...

The cost of capital is high today to do a Self-Storage or Boat & RV development today. Let’s look at a creative way to reduce this cost of capital and perhaps solve another problem for us smaller...

Over the years, working with a lot of people who need to “raise investment money” from “investors.” I have seen many not succeed. I struggled some when I first got started, as well. It’s not always a bad...

Have you been trying to get a loan today for self-storage? It doesn't much matter who you are trying to borrow from. Bank, national SBA lender, CMBS, Life Company; it has most likely been challenging....

Why in the world would someone ever consider a hard-money loan for refinancing a self-storage facility? Well, for a few, it may not be as far-fetched as it sounds. https://youtu.be/PiRRpwFMiA0 Many Could...

Interest rates are going up! No… they're flattening out and going down. No, wait…they are going up. There will be no more increases… Hold on… It looks like one more. No, make that at least two more .25%...

Over the last three weeks, we have been discussing an overview of fundraising for small self storage investors getting into the business or growing their business from my perspective. This will be the...

Over the last two weeks, we have been discussing an overview of fundraising for small self storage investors getting into the business or growing their business. I have organized this large and...