Yes, I am a self storage person interpreting the economic data points and sharing how I see it fitting into our area of interest, self storage. Now depending on which news silo, you get most of your “news” from, you hear vastly different interpretations of economic...

In the world of self storage, fundraising for self storage, or any other worthwhile endeavors in life, one needs to know what to do, but the most important aspect to success is one’s mindset. One’s thinking. Most people are not present to it, but you’re thinking is...

Last week I introduced the idea that no matter what the industry, or niche in any industry, the more I hang around people who are at the top of their game, the less they discuss tactics and strategies, and the more they discuss the breakthroughs they had in their...

No matter what the industry, or niche in any industry, the more I hang around people who are at the top of their game, the less they discuss tactics and strategies, and the more they discuss the breakthrough they had in their thinking. When it comes to fundraising for...

Do you know you can talk to the person you hire for a self storage feasibility report and ask them to focus on a few additional things before you engage them? At least I do. So far it has worked. Let me share with you some of the things I may ask for. New to self...

As I discussed last week, I love doing self storage expansions. But sometimes, as I analyze an expansion, and I run a preliminary analysis figuring how much additional self storage I can get on the excess land and the numbers still don’t work very well. It’s not a...

Last week I told you I love self storage conversions. I also love self storage expansions. Like conversions, we have made a lot of money for our families, partners, and investors. I have also seen lots of people I coach and train do well with expansions. But I have...

I love self storage conversions. They are a lot of fun and very rewarding, but … I have made and seen others make mistakes when doing conversions. Let me share with you three mistakes I have seen numerous times and have made myself. New to self storage? Start here:...

2022 Holiday Message From Mark Helm New to self storage? Start here: Mark's free 3-part video series Courses: The QuickStart Academy Software: Storage World Analyzer Books: The Creative Method of Wealth Generation · Creating Wealth Through Self Storage Free tools: 5...

I have written and talked a lot about buying self storage. I figured it was time I wrote about selling self storage and my number one rule for selling a project. Let me tell you and give a couple of examples of what I think is the number one rule for selling a self...