• October 28, 2025

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manager playing hockey

28 Oct, 2025

Power Play: Growth Through Manager Training & Association Membership

The self-storage industry has always been resilient, adapting to economic swings, shifting customer expectations, and evolving technology. But as the...

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Instaboxx AI

25 Oct, 2025

Building a Better Box: Instaboxx AI Benefits Operators & Tenants

Sometimes thinking outside the box means reinventing it. That’s exactly what Instaboxx founders Larry Balaban and Carmen Mirabella have done....

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self storage crime

25 Oct, 2025

Storage Blotter: An Ongoing Log Of Crime, Incidents & Accidents

SHYSTERS SHACKLED | San Francisco, CA (10/24/25) A large-scale organizedretail theft and fraud operationthat trafficked in stolen...

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specialty storage

21 Oct, 2025

What Makes Specialty Storage A Success

Like many people in the industry, most successful owners of specialty storage facilities got into their niche without plans to do so. Life has...

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Travis Morrow Self Storage

20 Oct, 2025

Modern Maverick: How Travis Morrow Is Paving His Own Self-Storage Path

Travis Morrow is a self-storage developer, owner-operator, co-op founder and CEO, publishing magnate, highly sought-after industry speaker, godfather...

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self storage traffic

20 Oct, 2025

Directing Traffic: Real Ways To Drive Self-Storage Sales

As the storage game keeps evolving, and more competitors move into your trade area, the old saying “build it and they will come” just doesn’t cut it...

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specialty storage

20 Oct, 2025

Needful Things: What Makes Specialty Storage A Success

Like many people in the industry, most successful owners of specialty storage facilities got into their niche without plans to do so. Life has...

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Guy Middlebrooks Cubesmart

20 Oct, 2025

Smart Move: Guy Middlebrooks’ Journey From Winn-Dixie To CubeSmart

Picking up a part-time job in high school used to be a rite of passage for teenagers. It was how you earned money for dates, a new record, and maybe...

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data

20 Oct, 2025

Smooth Operators: Getting Value From Your Self-Storage Data

Collecting accurate customer data is essential for the smooth operation and long-term success of any self-storage business.

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Noah's Ark Self Storage

20 Oct, 2025

Groundbreaking Development: Noah’s Ark, Rhome, Texas

The city of Rhome, Texas, has small-town charm to spare, but it is actively working to accommodate new development. Part of that growth is Noah’s Ark...

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AI and Law

17 Oct, 2025

Morality And Legality: Is AI Rewriting The Rules? Our Experts Weigh In!

In just a few short years, AI in self-storage has gone from novelty to necessity, raising questions and a few eyebrows along the way. As adoption...

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SSA Board Votes

8 Oct, 2025

Know The Nominees: SSA Board Of Director Candidates

The deadline to cast your vote and help elect three new members to the Self Storage Association (SSA) Board of Directors is less than one week away....

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self storage association voting

1 Oct, 2025

Slate Vs. Selections: Navigating the SSA Ballot

The race is on. Voting is underway for the Self Storage Association (SSA) National Board of Directors, with 13 candidates vying for one of three...

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online reviews

26 Sep, 2025

Cheers And Jeers: What 100K Self-Storage Reviews Tell Us

Why bother reading Google reviews? Because renters talk. They talk when your gate jams at 10 p.m, but they also give out the operational handbook to...

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big Beautiful Bill

26 Sep, 2025

Permanent Deductions: Big Beautiful Bill Tax Breaks

The new Budget Reciliation law, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA),” contains its fair share business-related tax breaks. In fact, the...

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26 Sep, 2025

Checkmate: Overcoming Commercial Storage Development Challenges

Commercial storage development has evolved dramatically over the last two decades. Once considered a simple, low-complexity asset class focused...

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homeless self storage

26 Sep, 2025

Compassionate Compliance: Handling The Homeless At Your Facility

The self-storage industry serves millions of people across the country, providing convenient solutions for storing personal and business...

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abandoned items

24 Sep, 2025

Left Behind: Self-Storage's Abandonment Issues

When tenants move out, not everything goes with them. Mattresses, busted couches, bags of clothes—it often looks like the aftermath of a bad...

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Robert Madsen

22 Sep, 2025

President And Peacemaker: Robert Madsen, CSSA

It’s late March when Robert Madsen, president of the Canadian Self-Storage Association and U-Lock Mini Storage, sits down for this interview. He’s...

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self storage charity

11 Sep, 2025

Industry Generosity: Self-Storage Becomes A Champion of Charity

Most businesses like to make their philanthropic efforts known to generate awareness for the cause and also bring positive attention to their...

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SAFE4R APP

6 Sep, 2025

Innovation Spotlight: SAFE4R Health & Safety App

Product: Health And Security App

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Matt Wess

27 Aug, 2025

The Last Word: Matt Wess, MyPlace Self Storage

Adaptability And Data-Driven Decisions

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innovation

20 Aug, 2025

Operational Innovations Driving Self-Storage Facility Profitability

The self-storage industry has enjoyed years of steady growth, thanks to shifting consumer needs, urbanization, and the rise of e-commerce requiring...

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champagne

20 Aug, 2025

A Golden Anniversary And A Great Cause

The self-storage industry was still in its infancy in 1975 when the Self Storage Association (SSA) was formed. Now 50 years later, it’s hard to...

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partnerships

30 Jul, 2025

Better Together: Why Leading Suppliers Are Joining Forces

The massive amounts of capital that poured into the self-storage industry in the last 10 years has led to mega-deals like the $12 billion merger of...

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risk vs reward

30 Jul, 2025

Risk/Reward: Strategic Developers Push Forward Despite Economy

W hen the economy wavers, even seasoned developers can find themselves at a crossroads: hold off and wait for stability, or double down on...

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