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10 Aug, 2023

Managing Mixed Use Commercial Property

Over my 46-year property management career I have managed everything from apartments to large...

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27 Jul, 2023

Considerations for Successful Self Storage Conversions

When considering a self storage conversion, it’s important to understand the most essential...

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27 Apr, 2023

How to Build a Class A Storage Facility

Self-storage has evolved over the last 40-plus years. In bygone days, developers had a relatively...

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27 Dec, 2022

The Last Word: Wrenches In Construction

If you are a business owner exhausted of renting commercial real estate and considering purchasing...

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15 Nov, 2022

Conscientious Conversions: Revitalizing The Past With Adaptive Reuse

Growth in a community is great; it means more jobs, a growing population, new and fun restaurants,...

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31 May, 2022

Pricing Pains: Construction Costs Cause Concern

Widespread market volatility from the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing supply chain disruptions, the...

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24 May, 2022

Kings Of Steel: Mako-Rabco Merger Brings Expertise Nationwide

A few decades ago, a handful of ambitious 20-somethings working in the light-steel construction...

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24 May, 2022

Construction Financing Still Strong

Unsettled world events may have an affect later in year The self-storage industry has been...

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4 Apr, 2022

A Narrowing Pipeline: The Outlook On New Development For 2022 And Beyond

Moderation is the key word for self-storage development in 2022. After peaking in 2018 and 2019,...

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29 Mar, 2022

Let’s Talk Rooftops: Is It Time To Replace Or Restore Your Roof?

There is an argument to be made that a functioning roof is the single most important aspect of any...

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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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4 May, 2021

Recipe For Disaster: Extreme Weather, COVID-19, And Rising Construction Costs

Natural disasters, COVID-19, and rising construction costs are proving to be the perfect storm,...

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19 Mar, 2021

Post-Pandemic Deals: Performing Due Diligence in Trying Times

For the self-storage industry, 2020 was an outstanding year with an unprecedented amount of new...

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8 Mar, 2021

Modern Money Maker: A Self-Storage Renovations Case Study

Self-storage as we know it today has been around for more than half a century. While we’ve seen...

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4 Feb, 2021

Designs Of The Day: Will The Changing Economy Impact Self-Storage Architecture?

Recent architectural trends in self-storage appear likely to continue in 2021, some industry...

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charles plunkett capco

26 Jan, 2021

Staying Power: 35 Years Of Capco With Charles Plunkett

“From humble beginnings come great things” is a saying that isn’t attributed to anyone in...

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19 Jan, 2021

Self-Storage Renovations: What Other Industries Have Taught Us

You might be thinking, “How are self-storage renovations the same as other business renovations?...

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14 Dec, 2020

Canopy Covered RV Installation Best Practices for Storage Facility’s Businesses

Baja Carports Baja Constructions’ in-house design engineers and project managers place emphasis on...

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19 Nov, 2020

Is It A Great Site? Factors To Consider Before Developing Self-Storage

From vacant big box buildings and urban infill locations to parcels in secondary markets or...

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17 Jul, 2020

The Sky’s The Limit - Architectural Trends In Self-Storage

The days when storage facilities consisted of rows of single-story metal buildings sprawled out...

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1 Feb, 2019

Catering To Millennials

The Most Diverse Generation With One Common Trend As one of the largest generations, millennials...

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1 Nov, 2018

Drafting Developments

Trends In Self-Storage Design By Judy Colbert “When the last recession hit,” says Ken Carrell,...

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1 Nov, 2018

Farther Afield

Exploring Tertiary Markets Growth—it’s the universal trend of post-World War II America. When our...

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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 Sep, 2018

A Sunny Investment: Solar Power at Extra Space | MSM

One of the best things about my position as senior vice president of facilities at Extra Space...

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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

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 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

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

The Development Challange

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

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