Year 2001 Claims in Review
As we enter a new year, it can be helpful to review the types of claims reported by self-storage facility owners across the country during the past 12 months to help you assess your own risk of loss. As you will see, many of the kinds of claims filed were at least partially ...More
November 1, 2001 David Wilhite
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Installation
Installing a new roof on an existing self-storage facility used to be a nightmare. It meant the self-storage owner and roofing contractor faced a variety of liability issues. After all, removing an old roof from a self-storage facility to install a new one left tenants' ...More
November 1, 2001 Michael E. Trunko
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Technology
Inside Self-Storage Magazine 10/2001: Getting The Most out of
Self-Storage Expos
Getting The Most out of Self-Storage Expos By David Wilhite If your self-storage operation is successful beyond your wildest dreams and you're absolutely rolling in money, feel free to skip this article and head out to the golf course. If, however, you're still ...More
October 1, 2001 David Wilhite
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Inside Self-Storage Magazine 10/2001: Real-Estate
Mirror, Mirror on the WallWhat is the fairest real estate investment of them all? By Michael L. McCune This article represents the inauguration of a new series of monthly articles for Inside Self-Storage dedicated to the real estate market. In the future, this column will ...More
October 1, 2001 Michael L. McCune
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Considering Vehicle Storage
Considering Vehicle StorageIncorporating boat or RV storage into an existing self-storage facility By Tron Jordheim Are you considering the addition of boat and RV storage into your existing self-storage facility? Perhaps you have some unused land you are tired of mowing. ...More
October 1, 2001 Tron Jordheim
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Inside Self-Storage Magazine 10/2001: A Comprehensive Marketing Plan
A Comprehensive Marketing PlanWhat you should be doing each day, week, month, quarter and year By Fred Gleeck One of the three biggest mistakes I see made by self-storage operators is not having a comprehensive marketing plan. Over the past several issues, I've shared ...More
October 1, 2001 Fred Gleeck
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Ripening on the Vine
Ripening on the VineWine Storage may still be a niche market, but competition is growing By Amy Campbell In 1987, Owen Deutsch was sitting in his office when he overheard a self-storage customer ask about renting space to store his wine. "We weren't doing wine ...More
October 1, 2001 Amy Campbell
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Protect Your PC
Protect Your PC By Doug Carner This is part one of a special two-part TechTalk. It is a must-keep column for you to share with everyone you know who owns a personal computer running Windows software. It seems as though we read about a new "killer" computer virus ...More
October 1, 2001 Doug Carner
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Technology
Inside Self-Storage Magazine 10/2001: Special Lease Considerations for
Boat and RV Storage
Special Lease Considerations for Boat and RV Storage By Jeffrey Greenberger This article provides general legal insight into the self-storage field and should not be substituted for the advice of your own attorney. Some of you reading this article are already in the ...More
October 1, 2001 Jeffrey Greenberger
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The Downside to Convenience
The Downside to ConvenienceLock-picking tools leave self-storage open to crime By Chris Shope Every occupation--be it physician, carpenter, engineer or, yes, even self-storage operator--involves its own passion. My passion revolves around my specialty, security, which is ...More
October 1, 2001 Chris Shope
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