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In Memoriam: Robert Bret, FSSA

Robert Bret, executive director of the Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA), died June 7 while vacationing in Jamaica. He was 40. ...read more

5 Tips for Succession Planning

All family businesses should have a solid succession plan in place, one that helps the senior generation leave with ease while welcoming the ...read more

A Little Summertime Storage Reading

Do you remember celebrating summertime as a kid, spending days lazing around doing the things you loved? For me it was lounging by the pool with my ...read more

The Great Bollard Debate

See what Self-Storage Talk members have to say about advising a manager who needs to replace the bollards at his facility due to damage caused by ...read more

Planning Your Self-Storage Exit Strategy

This webinar will teach you some approaches to planning your business exit strategy, including when to divest yourself from the asset, determining ...read more

Latest Headlines

Wine Storage Bellevue Expands WA Self-Storage Facility for Small Cellar Collections

Wine Storage Bellevue, a specialty self-storage facility in Bellevue, Wash., has added 45 wine units to the property to accommodate more small and mid-sized collections. The 8,000-square-foot facility can store more than 19,000 cases of wine, and now offers 488 secure, ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Management
Amazing Spaces Raises $33K for Shriners Hospitals for Children, Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Houston-area self-storage operator Amazing Spaces Storage Centers raised $33,586 for the Shriners Hospitals for Children during a party on May 16 to celebrate its 15 years in the self-storage industry. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
Self-Storage Companies Offer Assistance to Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Self-storage operators continue to roll out relief efforts to aid Oklahoma storm victims. Plantation Self Storage in Savannah, Ga., has set a goal of collecting 1,000 cases of water to be distributed to storm victims and emergency responders. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Real Estate in the Southeast: Experts Discuss Operating Performance and the Affect of Capital Gains Taxes

With fewer self-storage facilities available for purchase in the major first-tier markets in the Southeast, some buyers are considering the more favorable prices in second-tier markets. Real estate experts discuss capitalization rates, rental rates, the affect of capital ...More
3 weeks ago By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Real Estate
Voting for Inside Self-Storage 2013 Best of Business Reader-Choice Poll Now Open

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has opened the voting for its 2013 Best of Business reader-choice poll, in which self-storage professionals identify their favorite product and service suppliers in more than 30 categories. Voting takes place at www.insideselfstorage.com/vote ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
U-Haul Acquires Self-Storage Facility in Lewisville, TX

The U-Haul Co. of Fort Worth has purchased Royal Storage Super Center, a self-storage facility in Lewisville, Texas. The property is comprised of 11 one-story storage buildings and 538 units with more than 78,000 square feet of net rentable space. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Real Estate
Stor-All Storage Renovates Call Center, Hires President of Training Solutions

Stor-All Storage, a self-storage operator with 44 facilities throughout Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, has completed a month-long renovation to its call center and hired a president of training solutions. The 500-square-foot center employs five ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
Self-Storage Crime Knows No Boundaries, Not Even the Potty

Guest blogger Gina Six Kudo remodeled her self-storage facility’s customer restroom only to have someone connected to a tenant steal some incidental items. While the cost of the crime was small, the aggravation wasn’t. Gina discusses the incident, how her facility handled ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in Blog, Management
Self-Storage REIT CubeSmart Announces Second-Quarter 2013 Stock Dividend

The board of trustees for self-storage real estate investment trust CubeSmart has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per common share for the period ending June 30. The dividend is payable on July 15 to common shareholders of record on July 1. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Finance
Self-Storage Builder Butler Manufacturing Reaches Global Milestone With MR-24 Roof Installations

Butler Manufacturing, a manufacturer and builder of metal buildings for self-storage and other industries, has installed 2.1 billion square feet of its MR-24 roof system worldwide. The milestone is equal to covering 259,259 baseball fields or the cities of Lincoln, Neb., ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News