MSM Exclusives

8 Nov, 2021

Family Ties ...The Parhams’ Lasting Legacy

Faith is more than a five-letter word. It’s a commitment, like the one made between husband and...

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28 Oct, 2021

Cap Rate Compression Continues - Newmark Investors Survey Q3 2021

The self-storage asset class is now generally considered CORE or CORE+ commercial real estate,...

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Rachel Parham

8 Oct, 2021

Look Who’s Talking: Rachel Parham, President of Noah’s Ark Development

Heading into the fourth quarter, it’s safe to say that 2021 has been a fairly profitable year for...

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5 Oct, 2021

MiniCo Insurance Agency Helps Facility Owners Insure Their Investments And Manage Risk

Since its founding in 1974, MiniCo Insurance Agency has focused on providing specialty insurance...

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5 Oct, 2021

District Manager’s Dynamic Revenue Management Gives Operators New Tools To Compete With REITs

During the economic downturn in 2008-09, the self-storage industry appeared to be in a “race to...

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5 Oct, 2021

Global Reach With Storage Expertise CBRE, Self Storage Advisory Group

As the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, CBRE Group, Inc., a...

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5 Oct, 2021

With .STORAGE, Self-Storage Now Has A Home Of Its Own Online

The problem with the tried-and-true dot-com domain is that most of the good names are taken. In...

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5 Oct, 2021

The SAFE Co Introduces Revolutionary Containers With 4-Point Delivery System

The SAFE Co, a Canadian company, has introduced a line of revolutionary portable storage units...

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5 Oct, 2021

A Family Business With Top-Notch Service Cannon Storage Systems, Inc.

Lawton, Okla.-based Canon Storage Systems, Inc., is a second-generation family-owned business with...

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5 Oct, 2021

SkyView Advisors Focuses Services Exclusively To Self-Storage Clients

SkyView Advisors (formerly BayView Advisors) may appear to be the new kid on the block in the...

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29 Sep, 2021

Cyber Connections: Effective Networking In A Virtual World

With the shift to our new virtual world, you have probably found it more difficult to build and...

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covid impacts self storage

29 Sep, 2021

Rental Rate Pressures During COVID-19

Unfortunately, as we sit here today, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. As a result, issues...

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9 Sep, 2021

Spotting Impaired Workers: Employers Tackle Costly Drug Misuse

The employee’s request had a certain degree of logic. He had just received a prescription for...

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8 Sep, 2021

All-Ability Access: The Dos And Don’ts Of Website Accessibility

By Let’s take a poll. When you need to know something about a business, where do you look? Call...

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1 Sep, 2021

An Eye For Danger: Mitigating Risk In Self-Storage

When you hear the term “risk mitigation,” what comes to mind? “Mitigating risk is really about...

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Self Storage Data

24 Aug, 2021

Information Influx: Making Dollars And Sense Of Data

The dictionary defines data as “facts and statistics collected together for reference or...

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24 Aug, 2021

Firearms In The Workplace: Creating The Right Company Policy

The question of whether an employer can restrict their employees from bringing guns into the...

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20 Aug, 2021

Converter Conundrum: Thieves Set Up Shop In Self-Storage Units

Precious metals, catalytic converters, and self-storage might seem like an unlikely combination,...

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consumer privacy

6 Aug, 2021

Consumer Privacy Concerns In Self-Storage

One of the bigger issues facing both companies and their customers (and even potential customers)...

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13 Jul, 2021

Prorize The Science Of Pricing: Using Data To Adjust Prices And Maximize Revenue At Self-Storage Facilities

When they initially invested in self-storage facilities in 2014, Stein Investment Group found it...

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13 Jul, 2021

Mako Steel Engineering Services Designed For Economical And Efficient Self-Storage Construction

Following the stoppage of virtually all construction during the initial months of the COVID-19...

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9 Jul, 2021

Store Space Self Storage Third-party Management Platform Gives Operators Robust Technology Tools To Level Playing Field

By David Lucas As a self-storage owner or member of an independent group that owns and operates...

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9 Jul, 2021

Janus MASS Relocatable Units Add Instant Income To Unproductive Land

By David Lucas After acquiring a Class-C self-storage facility in San Antonio, the new operator...

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9 Jul, 2021

MiniCo-Powered SEO Helps Owner/Operators Boost Online Visibility For Profit

By David Lucas Many self-storage operators have developed their own websites and perhaps...

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9 Jul, 2021

Store Space Self Storage Third-party Management Platform Offers New Approach For Operators Competing With Larger Facilities

By David Lucas The competition from name-brand storage facilities is a major obstacle to any...

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9 Jul, 2021

Janus International R3: Restore. Rebuild. Replace.

Adding Curb Appeal, Value, And Competitive Advantages To Aging Facilities Owner/Operators on R3 ...

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9 Jul, 2021

Union Realtime Unveils New Radius Data Tools

By David Lucas Union Realtime, a leading provider of data, insights, and analytics to the...

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23 Jun, 2021

A SMARTER Approach to Self-Storage

Customer Spotlight: Fortress Self Storage – Brighton, CO Self-Storage Consulting Group based out...

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rv and boat storage security

15 Jun, 2021

RV & Boat Security And Technology

Today’s self-storage customers view facilities as extensions of their homes. This is especially...

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15 Jun, 2021

RV & Boat Construction Costs

Boat and RV storage has morphed and modernized through the recent years. What was simply open...

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