All Forum Posts by: Tatenda Mpofu

Thank you @Henry Clark, you post a meaningful amount of excellent content. I will definitely go through it. Market analysis is where I spend the most time. 

Good to be reminded about deferred maintenance. 

Rent rolls I spend a lot of time reviewing as well

@Ronald Rohde, thank you - this will be a purchase of an existing property that was previously barren land. What is Table A?

I am contemplating a portfolio buy with 3 facilities. One of the 3 has a 1 in 100 year flood risk (survey was shared by the seller)

Hi all,

Seeking an attorney to assist with a purchase of a facility (combined car wash/self storage facility) in west Dayton - Drexel, Dayton to be specific. Need to work with someone with a strong knowledge of the zoning laws in the area.

Best

Thank you,

I'm new to this type of investing (more familiar with buying businesses) so I'm cobbling together information from brokers, chatGPT and everything in between to figure out what I need to (at reasonable cost while controlling risk profile) complete an acquisition.

Facility is in rural Kansas, and is composed of a portfolio of 4 buildings on 3 parcels. 195 unit count - ~10 years old on average, some are newer (2 years) others older (15+ years)

A quick search suggested that the following surveys could be completed in the diligence phase of self storage facility acquisition

1. Boundary Survey: 
2. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey: 
3. Topographic Survey: 
4. Site Planning Survey: 
5. Floodplain Survey: 
6. As-Built Survey: 

I'm curious which of these are necessary versus nice to have

I am working through a PSA for the purchase of a self storage property and I would like to know what surveys you would say are

a) critical

b) nice to have

c) unnecessary

when acquiring a self storage facility especially given standard exceptions in title policies.

Opportunity Overview:

I am seeking forward-thinking equity investors to join a syndicated equity investment in a promising self-storage facility in the Midwest. This investment opportunity offers the potential for downside protected returns while maintaining opportunity for meaningful value creation over the next 5-10 years. My underwriting suggests a base case with high teens equity IRR and an upside case with a low twenties IRR.

Key Investment Highlights:

• Competitive Pricing: Current units are priced 10% below the market average, providing an immediate opportunity to increase rates and boost returns.
• Market Leadership: We are the largest provider of self storage within a 5-mile radius—three times larger than any competitor—and the exclusive provider of climate-controlled AC units, offering significant price discovery potential.
• Strong Occupancy Rates: Occupancy has consistently been in the high 80s, and recent expansions in late 2023, including 17 additional units, reflect the growing demand.
• Expansion Potential: There is a strategic opportunity to introduce car/RV parking services and potentially double the capacity in the future, pending market absorption tests.
• Attractive Entry Cap Rate: In place entry cap rate of 9% leaves room for cap rate compression given comps of similar size have traded for 6-8% cap rates in the last 12 months 

Investor’s Role and Benefits:

As the principal investor, I will be contributing my own equity and personally guaranteeing the investment, underscoring my commitment and confidence in the project’s success. We are looking to round out the approximately $400K equity needed with contributions from a select group of investors. Each investor is invited to contribute to this equity pool and in turn, will receive proportional shares of the returns.

Ideal Candidate:

I am interested in partners who are willing to put meaningful effort into underwriting the opportunity and vetting me the principal. Ideal candidates should be prepared to contribute their equity checks in the next 60-75 days to join this opportunity.

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Background on the principal:

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Much appreciated

Hi all,

Good to meet everyone. Seeking some support from a thoughtful set of self storage attorneys for a first time purchase I am looking to acquire in the next several days. 

Looking to acquire 10,000 doors over the next 10 years (just starting out so that will be back end loaded). Seeking SBA lenders for the self storage space who have the patience to guide me along the process. 

I am a Wharton-educated, former management consultant (McKinsey New York) and Private Equity Associate (Cranemere International) who is looking to purchase his first real estate investment on the east coast. My clearly identifiable strengths are in financial analysis and modeling, strategic thinking and in general a risk-seeking mindset. I am in a phase of my life in which I would like to work on my financial future (early 30s) and am willing to put in the work to make that happen. I am hungry and driven, but folksy as well. I am looking to make real estate work for me. 

I have listened to hundreds of the Bigger Pockets podcasts and read several books and have started to run at deals. I recently took a run at a quadruplex in a desirable area in Philadelphia but ultimately could not make the financials work - my underwriting did not get me to a return that I was attracted to. I am looking to work with an investor with a track record who intimately knows and understands one of the following metro areas within a quick flight/train from New York (i.e., Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Boston)

I am willing to perform deep financial and non-financial analysis that goes far beyond the depth typically provided by real estate agents, based on publicly available data, and interviews as needed to form more knowledgeable and fact based investment theses into individual properties. From the interaction, I am looking for an individual who can impart their wisdom in acquisition of properties over the next several years. I am willing to work late in the evening and over the weekend to make this work. I would like to close on a deal within the next 6 months and run at least a deal every six months thereafter. I generate sufficient cashflow from my gainful employment and investments to make deals work - I am in search of optimization of return on equity.