How Many Self-Storage Units Can I Put on This Vacant Lot?
Monday, August 29
Have you ever looked at a vacant lot and wondered how many self-storage units you could put on that lot? You may be able to imagine your self-storage facility on that lot, but that doesn’t mean that you can run the numbers in your head. Here are some formulas to help you run numbers when you ar...
How do you get self-storage owners to call you when they want to sell?
Friday, August 26
Building a relationship with self-storage owners takes time. You need them to understand that you are in the business too and that you are always on the lookout to expand your portfolio. When time and circumstances finally change enough that they want to sell their self-storage facility, then y...
How do you negotiate with owners so they want to sell to you?
Wednesday, August 24
Often when you work with self-storage owners, they feel like it is them against you. They feel like you are the big bad investor who is trying to take advantage of them. Your job is to show them that you are actually there to try and help them. There are a few different types of self-storage se...
How Do You Build a Relationship with a Real Estate Agent?
Monday, August 22
When you are working in any industry you need to have good contacts. This is especially true in the self-storage industry. These contacts are going to be a great source of leads. You can work on your own and find all the self-storage owners on your own, but that is going to take so much more of...
How do you convince family & friends to send you self-storage deals?
Friday, August 19
When you are new to any business, your family and friends may be skeptical as to whether or not you can succeed. If you have been in the self-storage industry for a long time, you probably remember how hard it was in the beginning to get friends and family to trust you. Now that you are more ex...
Building Relationships is the Best Way to Find Properties!
Wednesday, August 17
There are so many ways to find properties, but one of the best ways to find properties is through relationships. There are the relationships that you have with friends and family and coworkers, there are the relationships you have with business professionals within the industry, and then there a...