All Forum Posts by: Matt Bertsch

@Owen Schwaegerle, sorry for the very late reply. My experience with ESS has been pretty good. It's pretty basic, but does what we need it to. We haven't started using DavinciLocks yet though. Best of luck

@Michael Casana it was actually a credit union I used via my employer. But there are a lot of good local credit unions open to the public. Good luck

@Janel Page Thank you for your input! I have decided to go with ESS and I will check into the DaVinci locks. Thanks again

@Scott Meyers Thank you for your input. I will definitely join the PA Self Storage Association and see what they have. I have seen the current owner's leases (there are several different kinds) so I know what they've agreed to. Unfortunately they are using the same leases they use for apartments. Fortunately for me the business is horribly mismanaged so there's plenty of value-add opportunities.  Thanks for your continued input!

@Zach Quick Thank you very much!

@Zach Quick and @Scott Meyers thank you for your input! I am fairly confident I have settled on Easy Storage Solutions. I am going to ask this in another post too but, do either of you have a recommendation on where to obtain a good boiler plate lease? Self Storage Association etc? Thank you for your time

Hey Everyone,

I am under contract for a small self storage facility (36 Units). I've seen a lot of different self storage softwares out there such as, Sitelink, ESS, storedge, syrasoft etc. Currently I use Buildium for a 3 unit MF property. Does anyone have experience using Buildium as their self storage software? If so, I'd love to hear them. Opinions regarding any other self storage software are also welcome! Thank you for your input

@Bob Holland

Welcome to the BP family! I am located in Pennsylvania, also in the Lehigh Valley, and I focus on value-add Multifamily and Fix and Flips...In case you need them, here are few things to check out as you work your way around the site:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/users

Set up some keyword alerts to notify you when members are discussing something that interests you. I use this a lot for location based discussions: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

I find the calculators are very helpful when analyzing deals! Plus you can download them as PDFs and provide them to a lender when looking for money: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators

Check out the BP Podcasts. There's tons of great info in these: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast

Start building your network by finding and attending meet-ups in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/events

Definitely check out @Justin Brown 's meet-up. It's good stuff! https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/804073-lehigh-valley-investors-meet-up-february

Let me know if I can help you with anything else. Good luck.

-MB

@Shahar Joseph

For help on estimating rehab costs, check out @J Scott 's book..."The Book On Estimating Rehab Costs". I have read it front to back and often reference it when needed. It's fantastic!!

https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/estimating-rehab-costs-ultimate

-MB

@Tyler Tronson 

Welcome to the BP family! I am located in Pennsylvania, specifically the Lehigh Valley, and I focus on value-add Multifamily and Fix and Flips...I'd stay in your W2 job for now and continue to save money. Esp if you have a 401K that your employer is contributing to. Eventually you'll be able to take a loan against that to help fund your deal(s). Further, like @Adrian Fajardo mentioned, you will not be able to get a loan without a W2 job and less than 2 years of proven investing income. I'd continue to work, save as much money as you can and work your way into a value-add house hack. 

In case you need them, here are few things to check out as you work your way around the site:

Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/users

Set up some keyword alerts to notify you when members are discussing something that interests you. I use this a lot for location based discussions: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing

I find the calculators are very helpful when analyzing deals! Plus you can download them as PDFs and provide them to a lender when looking for money: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators

Check out the BP Podcasts. There's tons of great info in these: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast

Start building your network by finding and attending meet-ups in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/events

Let me know if I can help with anything else.

-MB