Has anyone ever used conex / shipping containers as mini storage? I was driving by a lake resort area and seen this being done. If a 20 x 8.5 unit delivered is $3000 and it rents for $90 per month that is 3%, at a ti...

Self storage auction processes are specific to each state.  Ours requires you to advertise the auction contents.  Which means you have to take an inventory.  Anyone want to inventory these units?  Luckily you can just...

Follow up to @MM on another post.Here are the major considerations in sizing "Drive up" storage locations.  Climate controlled is not part of this conversation, stay away from this, if you are a first time owner/devel...

We
do U-Haul at one of our 8 locations. Since we do self service Self
Storage, it does not work to do U-Haul at all of our locations. There
is a Self Service U-Haul option, but we don’t use.
The
one location is...

I am looking to get a self Storage Software for the facility I have under contract. It is 175 units. I am looking to have around 500 units in the next couple years.

I also have some smaller apartment complexes that...

We have about 1/4 of the units vacant and wondering people utilize either of these two.  We are doing Sparefoot but I hear a lot less about www.Storage.com, www.USstoragesearch.com, & www.StorageUnit.com.I guess t...

Just curious what everyone recommends for self storage software in 2021.  I'm looking at storage commander, ESS, and tenant inc. mariposa/hummingbird.  From what I've read lately, its seems that ESS isn't what it used...

Lately I've been wondering which kind of real estate tends to cashflow the most (i.e. single family houses, aparments, ect.). What in your experience does cash flow the most?I have another question regarding location....

Is there a minimum number of units you would require for a first purchase? Should I stay away from something with no gate, security or any real management in place? Or are these the types I should be targeting? I’m ex...