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REITs Release 1Q 2013 Financial Results

The four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self ...read more

New Development: Tips for Buying Land

With increasing land costs and escalating city and county building requirements, self-storage developers are getting more creative at finding sites ...read more

What Do Customers Think About You?

If you’ve never offered a survey to your self-storage tenants, now’s the time to try it. Surveying your customers can be an excellent way to gauge ...read more

How Do You Fill Up a New Self-Storage Facility?

An investor strongly considering self-storage wants to know the best ways to fill up a new self-storage facility. Join fellow Self-Storage Talk ...read more

Maximizing Your Sales Program DVD and Workbook

In this powerful training session, you'll discover better ways to educate customers about storage, set yourself apart from competition, generate more ...read more

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Pro-Guard Self Storage Donates Unit Space as Prizes for Poulsbo, WA, Viking Fest

Pro-Guard Self Storage has donated the free use of two units at its Poulsbo, Wash., facility as prizes during the 45th annual Viking Fest, a three-day festival celebrating the Scandinavian heritage of Poulsbo and Kitsap County. The festival will be held on May 17-19 and ...More
1 week ago
Posted in News, Management
Morningstar Mini Storage Facility in Virginia Houses ‘Dungeon’ Fitness-Training Center

A Morning Star Mini Storage facility in Norfolk, Va., is the unlikely home to a burgeoning track-and-field training center called the “Dungeon,” which sits on the self-storage facility’s third floor in a 4,000-square-foot, unfinished space. The center is the fitness hub of ...More
1 week ago
Posted in News, Management
Florida Self-Storage Manager Participates in 5Ks to Raise Money for Charity

Ed Burrows, a self-storage manager for Stor-All Systems Inc., which operates self-storage facilities under the Stor-All Storage brand, is participating in several 5K races this year to benefit the company’s charitable arm, Loc-all Good. ...More
1 week ago
Posted in News
Self-Storage Living The Shenanigans of a Strange Food-Based Business Entrepreneur

Coming to us from the Stor-All Network is this fantastic parody of an entrepreneur who surreptitiously runs his business out of a self-storage facility and causes trouble. This owner of theediblefamily.co.uk manipulates food to make it look like family and friends. He also ...More
1 week ago
Posted in Videos, Marketing
A Macro Look at Today’s Self-Storage Market and the Factors Affecting Occupancy, Revenue and Facility Value

Real estate expert Ben Vestal takes a macro look at today's self-storage market including occupancy, revenue, property value and lending, making a few predictions for the rest of the year. He references at factors such as the U.S. economy, population mobility, consumer ...More
2 weeks ago By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
Shopping for Self-Storage Products and Services in a Google Age

It's difficult to imagine a time when locating a product or service involved flipping through the Yellow Pages, calling information or perusing local storefronts. Thanks to search engines, it's now so simple to find the things you want or need that one has to wonder why a ...More
2 weeks ago By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Product Demonstrations
Self-Storage REITs Release 1Q 2013 Financial Results

The four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self Storage Inc.—have released financial statements for the quarter that ended March 31, 2013. In general, all four entities showed ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Finance
Florida Self Storage Association to Host Webinar on Reputation Management

The Florida Self Storage Association will host a webinar that will help self-storage operators manage their online reputation, May 21, 1-2:30 p.m. EST. Presented by Matt Grant, an online strategist with The Storage Group, the event will teach facility owners and managers ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Management, Marketing
Re-Designing a Self-Storage Facility: Renovations Add Curb Appeal and a Competitive Edge

While changes in management and marketing can help a struggling self-storage facility, sometimes the only way to attract new customers and stay competitive is through a proper re-design. From roof to the doors, learn how renovations can improve curb appeal and profit. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Construction
Self-Storage Facility in Rockford, IL, Becomes Second Red Dot Storage Location

A-1 Sandy Hollow U-Storage in Rockford, Ill., was recently sold to Red Dot Storage I LLC for $648,000. The 25,560-square-foot facility at 5750 Sandy Hollow Road will be rebranded as Red Dot Storage. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Real Estate