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4 Aug, 2025

Top 8 Rookie Development Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Breaking ground on new construction can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Read on for 8 common mistakes from first-time developers and...

7 May, 2025

What Self-Storage Operators Can Do Before & After Natural Disaster Strikes

Natural disasters may be unpredictable, but we all know they’re coming at some point. Take hurricane season. It comes every year from June through...

8 Apr, 2025

How to Make Spring Renovations Not Feel Like a Chore

Maintenance and renovations can be overwhelming to think about for self-storage owner-operators. So, it may not surprise you that only 10% of...

4 Mar, 2025

Tax Strategies for Commercial Self-Storage Owners

Tax season is approaching, and as a self-storage facility owner, you may be overlooking powerful tax-saving strategies that could significantly...

17 Dec, 2024

5 Ways to Avoid High-Cost Smart Facility Mistakes

“Uh oh.” These two words are dreaded by any business, especially when it involves building projects. That’s because accidents, mistakes and mishaps...

19 Nov, 2024

7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Storage Doors

When it comes to the maintenance of your facility, most self-storage operators cite repairing, maintaining and replacing storage doors as their top...

7 Oct, 2024

Avoiding These Common and Costly Smart Building Nightmares

If you’re planning to build a smart self-storage facility with the latest technology, there’s one critical question you need to ask yourself—do you...

7 Oct, 2024

Key Steps to Ensure Safety and Security at Your Facility

Years ago, self-storage facilities were often tucked away in industrial areas, surrounded by warehouses and factories. These locations were typically...

30 Jul, 2024

How Using Old Facility Management Software Costs You Big

Operating a self-storage facility is a busy job. Property managers juggle rentals, marketing, customer interactions, and property maintenance daily....

24 Jul, 2024

Cost Segregation: What Is It, and How Can It Help Save Money on Renovations?

You know that old saying, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts”? Well, that is very true, but when it comes to the self-storage industry, it’s also...

8 Jul, 2024

Are You SmartReady™? You Should Be. Here’s Why.

As the headline suggests, this article is about BETCO’s exclusive SmartReady™ package, the foundation for a truly smart building. As I thought of...

31 May, 2024

7 Questions When Evolving From a Traditional to a Remotely Managed Facility

There is certainly no lack of opinions on the topic of traditional facilities vs. remotely managed sites. Technology, combined with the 2020...

6 Mar, 2024

How Smart Building Provides the Blueprint for a Profitable, “Future-Proof” Self-Storage Facility

It wasn’t all that long ago that smart features were considered a luxury or novelty offering that seemed more style than substance. But in today’s...

2 Feb, 2024

Peak Season is Coming: Expand Your Facility with Relocatable Units

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18 Jan, 2024

The Time for Smart Technology is Now.

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12 Dec, 2023

The Future of the Industry is Clear – Is Your Self-Storage Game Smart?

The words “smart building” come up quite a bit nowadays. It’s an increasingly popular phrase, and although people generally know what it means,...

11 Dec, 2023

Kelly Gallacher: Taking the Self-Storage Game to New Heights in the High Altitude of Utah

7 Dec, 2023

Don Clauson: They Told Him It Wouldn't work. he proved them wrong.

Don Clauson is an innovator. He didn't get to be President and CEO of Strat Property Management, which operates 78 self-storage facilities in the...

13 Nov, 2023

Auction! Acquisition Opportunity in nYC

This Article 9 sale provides a unique opportunity to acquire the entities, which own 2 state-of-the-art self-storage facilities in highly desirable...