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Poppy Behrens

1 Nov, 2018

What Took Us Down … And May Save Us Today

By Devin S. Huber, Principal, The BSC Group As a mortgage broker specializing in self-storage, my...

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1 Nov, 2018

What's The Difference Between A "Clickwrap" And A "Browsewrap"?

In that so many self-storage companies are moving to online lease transactions, it is becoming...

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1 Nov, 2018

Dean Keller, Broker, Bancap Self Storage Group, Inc.

In its infancy, the self-storage industry’s need for leadership and education was paramount to its...

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1 Oct, 2018

The "Creepy Tenant Dude" Syndrome

What’s A Self-Storage Manager To Do? As odd as these stories have become, the solution to the type...

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1 Oct, 2018

Mixed-Use Storage

Mixing And Matching To Gain NOI By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Mixed-use storage, or the practice...

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1 Oct, 2018

Pink Slip Panic

10 Tips For De-Hiring Managers There are two things that are pretty certain in the job world: The...

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1 Oct, 2018

Checks For Success

Advice For Conducting Property Visits By Bobby L. Hickman Frequent, thorough property visits to...

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1 Oct, 2018

What It’s Worth?

Determining The Real Value Of A Property Operating a self-storage business also means owning a...

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1 Oct, 2018

Social Recruiting

How to Use Social Networks to Attract Top Talent Hiring top talent has never been easy. With the...

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1 Oct, 2018

Boost Your Presence

Six Leading Marketing Strategies For Self-Storage Facilities By Sarah Baker Your marketing...

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1 Oct, 2018

Stop – Do Not Pass Go Without a Feasibility Study | MSM

In the game of Monopoly, players move their piece around the board in an attempt to purchase as...

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1 Oct, 2018

Pete Panos, President, Third-Party Management and Strategic Partnerships, Public Storage

Within the self-storage industry, there are more than 20 companies of various capacities that...

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1 Sep, 2018

The Help Heroes Heal Campaign

Raising Funds For Wounded Warrior Charities Sherman Gillums, Jr. Throughout 2018, AZSA is...

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1 Sep, 2018

Tapered Growth

Has The Industry’s Development Cycle Passed Its Peak? The self-storage industry has been living in...

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1 Sep, 2018

Self-Storage Franchising

Does It Work? By Marc Goodin We know franchising works for many businesses like hotels,...

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1 Sep, 2018

Pawns Of Price

Stalemates In The Sales Process According to one source, there may be $400 million in...

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1 Sep, 2018

Clear The Table!

Putting Profits Back Into Your Pockets By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell The numbers don’t lie. There’s...

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1 Sep, 2018

Enveloping New Profits

Add-On Services That Provide Customer Conveniences As self-storage facilities become more...

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1 Sep, 2018

Employees First!

Creating Cultures And Environments That Attract And Retain Top Talent Like the circle of life, the...

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1 Sep, 2018

Restoring Your Doors

Step-By-Step Instructions For Two Do-It-Yourself Options By CJ Steen One of the toughest questions...

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1 Sep, 2018

Marcus Trufant, Self-Storage Owner/Investor and Retired NFL Cornerback for Seattle Seahawks

Similar to winning a football match, making a successful self-storage investment requires...

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1 Sep, 2018

Wield The Five Keys

Leaving A Positive Leadership Legacy In Your Life By Jeffrey W. Foley Many successful business...

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1 Aug, 2018

Something Fishy Is Going On Here

Handling Suspicion Of Criminal Activity At Your Facility Law enforcement commonly describes...

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1 Aug, 2018

Lost In Cyberspace

How To Handle Productivity Problems Of The Digital Age Similar to other industries, the...

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1 Aug, 2018

Uncorking The Possibilities

How To Make Wine Storage Work It’s been said that you can make bad wine from good grapes, but you...

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1 Aug, 2018

Credit Reporting

Can It Generate Extra Income? By Scott Zucker Self-storage owners and operators are smart to...

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1 Aug, 2018

The Valuation Question:

Cash Flow Or Cap Rates In the commercial real estate world, most investors apply value to a...

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1 Aug, 2018

Franklin Young, CEO, PTI Security Systems

From conception to completion, self-storage owners spend several million dollars and years...

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1 Aug, 2018

Reconsidering The College Rental

By Norm Shore, Director, Kayne Anderson Real Estate How many years have we heard that the college...

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1 Aug, 2018

The Development Challange

Demand, Competition & New Supply Self-storage contractors are holding the blueprints to an...

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