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. This industry is evolving, and evolving at a fast clip.
Let me share with you what I see for the small self-storage investor in 2026.
I’ll talk about where I see the industry going this year and how it may impact us and what we put our attention on.
Music in the episode is from Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” from a golfer’s POV.
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