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Greetings BP Self-Storage gurus,I'm a 5 year active multi-family investor and landlord but am closing on my first self-storage in about 30 days. I picked it up for a song when looking for commercial as my bandwidth m...
From buying duplexes to a self-storage empire! Today’s guest Kris Benson sits down with Brandon and David to talk about his remarkable journey across all kinds of different real estate asset classes.
Kris began wit...
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Hi, I am in the process of starting my first deal for a storage unit facility. I have been researching and analyzing deals for about 2 years now, and I am ready to move forward. I would like to get some insight on wha...
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Investment Info:
Other commercial investment investment.
XL Storage - Medina
My father and I are currently building our first self storage facility in Medina, OH. It is not your typical self-storage facilit...
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Just acquired a very underperforming self-storage facility in Los Angeles area. Rents are way below market. On average 40-50% below market. What's the best way to bring things up? All at once? In increments? And...
Hello All-I’ve been reading these forums for quite some time but just had the need to join recently: I’m looking to buy my first commercial investment property and would like some advice or guidance on the deal I’ve b...
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On September 4th I closed my first real estate deal while still an active duty Green Beret, purchasing a 10 unit apartment complex in VA. It cost me $2,000.00. That same investment has now been used to acquire a 300 u...
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Looking for guidance on rural Self Storage facility in 185,600 person county. This property is off the beaten path in a historical town of 2,367Current occupancy is at 92%. Nearest storage facility 12 miles away in an...
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Hello everyone, as the title states I am working a deal for a 200 unit self-storage facility here in Wisconsin. It is by all means already a profitable facility which includes and newly paved entrance/security system/...
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Investment Info:
Other buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $355,000
Cash invested: $37,000
Purchased self storage facility #5. All five of our storage facilities are within 15 miles of each ot...