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Georgia Governor Signs New Lien Law

Earlier this month Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 61, an amended self-storage lien-law bill that updates the state’s ...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

Do You Keep a ‘Do Not Rent To' List?

See what Self-Storage Talk members have to say about keeping a "do not rent to" list of problem past tenants, the criteria used to make the list and ...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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Records Management Is Always Cost-Justified

Records Management Is Always Cost-Justified By Cary McGovern ithout exception, records management is always less expensive than passive records storage. This column discusses the method that can prove it to your customer. There are three typical ways that companies store ...More
May 1, 2000 Cary McGovern
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New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block By Harley Rolfe They call economics the dismal science. Boring as the subject may be, it guides sellers in effectively diagnosing and treating soft income and low occupancy. One of the incipient conditions of the self-storage industry is commodity ...More
April 1, 2000 Harley Rolfe
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Thoughts From the Road

Thoughts From the Road By Jim Chiswell This month's column provides me with a very unique opportunity: a chance to talk about a major self-storage meeting coming to Buffalo, N.Y., next month. No, I'm not pulling your leg. Inside Self-Storage is bringing its spring expo to ...More
April 1, 2000 Jim Chiswell
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Another Walk Down Wall StreetSelf-storage financing players talk about the market, lending terms, interest ratesand more

Another Walk Down Wall StreetSelf-storage financing players talk about the market, lending terms, interest rates and more By Tara Collins Higher interest rates have slowed the progress of smaller self-storage financing transactions. However, most lenders say there's still ...More
April 1, 2000 Tara Collins
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Financial FeasibilityStarting point or best guess?

Financial FeasibilityStarting point or best guess? By Jim Oakley When a developer locates a potential site, he has a gut feeling about its profitability based upon his experience. The first step is to then establish zoning entitlements and get a site plan approved. Next, he ...More
April 1, 2000 Jim Oakley
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The Need for Customers' Goods Legal Liability

The Need for Customers' Goods Legal Liability By David Wilhite If there is one absolute truism in the self-storage industry it is that you, as a facility owner, do not take possession of your customers' property; you act as a landlord and not a warehousemen. That is why you ...More
April 1, 2000 David Wilhite
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Universal Insurance Facilities Ltd.Introducing an Affordable Medical Plan for You and Your Employees

Universal Insurance Facilities Ltd.Introducing an Affordable Medical Plan for You and Your Employees Have you always wanted to offer medical benefits to your employees but been put off by the high cost? Now it's easier and less expensive than ever to offer the benefits your ...More
March 1, 2000
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After a Loss: Filing An Insurance Claim

No one likes to contemplate the consequences of fire, wind or other perils, but it's a fact of life that disasters can and do happen. Therefore, as a responsible self-storage facility owner, you need to have an action plan to ensure the safety of your operation. For ...More
March 1, 2000 David Wilhite
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Roof MaintenanceKeeping it covered

Roof MaintenanceKeeping it covered By Rick Dodge Roof maintenance is one of the most overlooked issues of a building project, yet it's the simplest maintenance to perform. Like most other major purchases, such as a car or your home, in order to increase the life of the ...More
March 1, 2000 Rick Dodge
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Delinquencies, Collections and Liens

Delinquencies, Collections and Liens By D. Carlos Kaslow Ultimately, self-storage is about collecting rent. The overwhelming majorities of customers pay their rent when it is due and cause very few problems for facility owners and site managers. A relatively small number (3 ...More
March 1, 2000 D. Carlos Kaslow
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