Prudent and reliable operators who know what they are doing are usually the safest best.

Given the low operating and other costs, it's not too difficult to get a property that will do alright for you.Yet, what many buyers don't is that they can have both and buy properties that are actually better investments than in the US if they know where to look.

In Los Angeles where we operate, we get about half of our bookings from each platform.

Pretty much like everyone else has mentioned, property management is a hard job.

Hello Storage Facility Owners and Operators,I'm reviewing the financials for some properties and seeking your collective wisdom on the operational benchmarks for running these facilities efficiently.We understand that, on average, total expenses for a well-run facility should equate to about 35% of the Gross Income.

Hopefully, it survived and is still providing jobs to the community.  

It's kind of the same deal in Nashville, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, and Raleigh-Durham—jobs are growing, but houses are scarce, so rents are crazy high.

At the end of the day, with out of state market and management, you'll always be left wondering, "are they doing as good of a job as I would?"...

I've heard of people using classes for each property/tenant, but I've also heard of people using customers or jobs for each property/tenant.

As a former bike mechanic I know renting bikes for a profit is a full time job because of the repairs.