By David Lucas As a self-storage owner or member of an independent group that owns and operates storage, you know it’s getting harder to compete. In...
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By David Lucas Many self-storage operators have developed their own websites and perhaps established Facebook and Twitter accounts, however,...
By David Lucas The competition from name-brand storage facilities is a major obstacle to any storage business, but especially for smaller operators....
Adding Curb Appeal, Value, And Competitive Advantages To Aging Facilities Owner/Operators on R3 “We added $1,437/unit straight to the bottom line...
By David Lucas Union Realtime, a leading provider of data, insights, and analytics to the self-storage industry, has unveiled a new version of its...
Customer Spotlight: Fortress Self Storage – Brighton, CO Self-Storage Consulting Group based out of Mesa, Arizona saw the opportunity for...
Today’s self-storage customers view facilities as extensions of their homes. This is especially true when it comes to the security of expensive and...
Boat and RV storage has morphed and modernized through the recent years. What was simply open space parking has become polished, bright colored...
As RV and boat sales continue to rise, so does the demand for RV and boat storage. It’s no secret that summer and fall are the hot times to purchase...
While the self-storage industry has continued to boom, so has the world of boat and RV storage. Even though sales of RVs are down roughly 10 percent...
Neighbor Storage Inc. started with the simple premise that people with extra space in their homes, garages, sheds, or driveways, as well as owners...
It’s a nightmare scenario that haunts every business owner: A troubled individual’s simmering anger boils over into an act of workplace violence....
Thirteen years ago, during the tail-end of the Great Recession, the self-storage industry was doing its best to weather the economic storm that...
The amazing power and flexibility that information technology brings to the marketplace and to people’s lives come with some caveats. One of them is...
There’s no doubt the opportunity for RV and boat storage facilities is tremendous today. The expanding demand for outdoor recreation, combined with...
In days gone by, if you owned an RV or boat you would typically park it in your driveway or your backyard. Today, however, thanks to strict HOA...
In a booming economy, expendable income fuels ancillary purchases. RV sales in the past decade have resulted in a growing need to store these...
Over the last year, through a massive public health crisis and a distressed economy, the self-storage industry has once again shown its resolute...
Before a business can work, any project has to be thoroughly studied to see if it will eventually pencil out. Experts in the RV and boat storage...
RV and boat storage centers are an attractive property ownership type within the self-storage sector. According to the Recreational Vehicle...
There’s no denying that technology is here to stay. It has become a permanent part of our daily lives, and every day there are new advancements that...
Natural disasters, COVID-19, and rising construction costs are proving to be the perfect storm, frustrating owners of new self-storage facilities...
Large or small, brand new or older properties, we are all in need of a constant stream of inquiries to grow or maintain occupancy and keep rates as...
Video tours of real estate and resort properties have long been used in those industries to help market their products, and many are finding it can...
There was a collective sigh of relief as we reached the end of 2020. Between the pandemic and a rancorous election, many were focused on hopeful...
To survive the pandemic, companies were forced to adapt very quickly to radically new circumstances. Even large organizations, where it’s typically...
On May 20, 2020, Storage Asset Management (SAM), the largest privately owned third-party self-storage management company in the United States,...
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Thankful My “last word” should most definitely be thankful. I have so very much for which to be thankful. I started in the storage industry not long...
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