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1 Nov, 2017

Pondering Property Performance

How To Use Occupancy And Vacancy Rates As Gauges Most self-storage operators understand the three principal metrics used to determine how well a...

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1 Nov, 2017

Self-Storage Possibilities, Nassau County, New York

Also known as “The Island of Possibilities”, Nassau County in New York is one of the self-storage markets that continues to be strong. Within Nassau...

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1 Nov, 2017

Networking iIn The Self-Storage Community

By Nick Malagisi, SIOR, Managing Director/National Director Self-Storage of SVN Hardy Good, one of the pioneers in our industry, is one of the first...

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1 Nov, 2017

Fences Are Moving Back

The Correction Process Has Begun Two years ago, at an annual symposium conference in Houston, I was asked my opinion on where the self-storage...

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1 Nov, 2017

Erica Shatzer, editor of Mini-Storage Messenger, Self-Storage Now!, and Self-Storage Canada

Ten years ago, knowing next to nothing about the self-storage industry, I joined MiniCo Publishing as a circulation coordinator. With a bachelor’s...

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1 Nov, 2017

The Package Predicament

Is Acceptance Problematic? It’s a question as old as self-storage facilities themselves: Should you take responsibility for packages delivered to...

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1 Nov, 2017

What's A Waiver Of Subrogation?

A “Waiver of Subrogation” is a common provision found in most self-storage rental agreements. It involves the subrogation rights of an insurance...

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1 Nov, 2017

From Analyst To Ally

The Formation Of A Unique REIT From the numerous Native American tribes, each with its own unique origin and language, to the once plentiful wild...

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1 Oct, 2017

When And How To Increase Rents

Determining Unit Pricing On A New Facility A lot of research and calculations must go into developing and opening a successful new self-storage...

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1 Oct, 2017

Auditing: Employee Theft

It is important for storage owners and supervisors to understand not only what is being stolen, but what motivates people to embezzle. This will...

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1 Oct, 2017

The Importance Of Securing Every Unit Door

In today’s world of instant access to goods and services, we’ve all grown accustomed to a certain level of customization and personalized service....

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1 Oct, 2017

Keeping Pace With Spare Space

Challenges Confront The Peer-To-Peer Self-Storage Disrupters There has been some noise recently in Australia about self-storage industry disruption...

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1 Oct, 2017

All In The Family

Three Burnam Generations Build StorageMart Into Top 10 Operation Sometime in the early 1970s, Gordon Burnam took his three children on a spring...

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1 Oct, 2017

Elevators Vs. Lifts

Multistory self-storage units continue growing in popularity as facility owners build higher structures to stack additional rentable space on...

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1 Oct, 2017

Cory Sylvester, principal of Union Realtime, LLC

Since the last recession, the self-storage industry has experienced exceptional growth. Years of limited development, swelling populations, and...

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1 Oct, 2017

Employee Handbooks

Profitable Tools For Small Businesses What commonly neglected business tool can help your workplace run more smoothly, orient new employees quickly,...

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1 Oct, 2017

Natural Disasters Continue To Impact Self-Storage Operators

Once again, I find myself writing about natural disasters that have impacted our country. After years of dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane...

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1 Oct, 2017

Surviving Market Shifts

2017 Arizona Self-Storage Update Let’s never forget that all real estate is cyclical. What has made these cycles in Arizona among the most dramatic...

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1 Sep, 2017

A Cart Load Of Caring

How OMC WaterCarts Are Improving Life In Uganda This past June I was fortunate enough to spend three great weeks in Africa. We spent the first 10...

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1 Sep, 2017

Need Data?

Join Us In Arizona! Information is the key to success. Given the importance of that fact in our industry, I would like to tell you about a very...

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1 Sep, 2017

Length Of Stay

Customer Satisfaction Is Paramount Several years ago, The Self-Storage Almanac, published by MiniCo, provided data on the various user groups’...

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1 Sep, 2017

Winds Of Change

How Success Is Impacting The Market At mid-year 2017, the self-storage transaction market remained brisk, with many brokers and buyers predicting...

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1 Sep, 2017

Troy Downing, CEO, AC Self Storage Solutions, Big Sky, Mont.

Through humble beginnings, there is a propensity for greatness. That’s the path Troy Downing, CEO of AC Self Storage Solutions, with national...

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1 Sep, 2017

Pumping The Brakes

Lenders Cautious On Financing New Storage Development During the past two years, self-storage has enjoyed the attention of investors and developers...

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1 Sep, 2017

The Irony Of Cap Rates

Objective Value Is A Matter Of PerspectiveBy Adam Karnes A capitalization rate, or cap rate, is a useful tool in a real estate investor’s valuation...

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1 Sep, 2017

Conscious Consumers

Millennials Know They Are Buying More Than A Product Technology has created a huge interactive world. With social media, hundreds of apps, and...

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1 Sep, 2017

Don’t Be Hasty!

The Best Pre-Sale Preparations Opting to sell your self-storage facility is not a decision to take lightly. There are many factors and options to...

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1 Sep, 2017

Self-Storage Investor Survey

Second Quarter 2017 The survey data was collected as part of an online questionnaire that was sent to key self-storage market participants during a...

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1 Sep, 2017

Stand Above The Rest

Hallmarks Of A Good Brand When first and second generation self-storage companies established their brands, they borrowed heavily from Public...

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1 Aug, 2017

What's The Law On The "Salary Question"?

What’s The Law On “Banning The Box”? Salary “What’s your current salary?” may seems like an innocuous question that you might ask while interviewing...

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