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Self Storage- Deal 7, Town at 100% capacity? Still build.

Tuesday, September 15

Start Small and make your big mistakes Early. Deal breakers- market, finance, zoning, footings, road type, water/sewer availability, Storm sewers, Storm retention ponds, over Analyzing, too Greedy. Everything else you can mess up and not get too hammered. Setup: 1. We stay within an hour drivin...


Self Storage- Deal 6, Choo Choo

Tuesday, September 08

Start Small and make your big mistakes Early. Deal breakers- market, finance, zoning, footings, road type, water/sewer availability, Storm sewers, Storm retention ponds, over Analyzing, too Greedy. Everything else you can mess up and not get too hammered. I almost wanted to give up on this deal. ...


Self Storage- To catch a Thief

Saturday, September 05

Our security guy just moved us to UniView tec hardware and NVR systems. They are working fine, but not saying you need to change. Here are some features you might check with your supplier on. I love features of this system. However, it is very illogical using it, feels like a programmer versus a...


Self Storage- Cargo Container Camping or Hostel

Thursday, September 03

Responding to a post, someone moving into a new area and gave them the following concept. Looks like a lot of National Forest out there. Check on going low tech with Cargo container rental units. No permanent water, electricity, sewer. Water- replaceable 5 gallon tanks as part of the rental. E...


Industrial Flex 1- day in the life building a location

Wednesday, September 02

Primarily do Self Storage. As I have looked around several cities, I have come across Industrial Flex, Contractor Garages and Contractor Incubator buildings. We have 4 acres set aside on a 4 lane road with 15,000 Vehicle Traffic Count per day. This is an 8 acre site. We built Phase 1 as self ...


Self Storage- Deal 5, Just Stir the Dirt

Tuesday, September 01

Start Small and make your big mistakes Early. Deal breakers- market, finance, zoning, footings, road type, water/sewer availability, Storm sewers, Storm retention ponds, over Analyzing, too Greedy. Everything else you can mess up and not get too hammered. Some of these stories will be ambiguous b...