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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Virtual Records Management
Virtual Records Management By Cary McGovern Records-management services can be outsourced in a self-storage facility to a great extent. I consider a virtual records-management facility as one where all the parts are outsourced with a residual profit. This article discusses ...More
March 1, 2000 Cary McGovern
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Handling That Irate Tenant
Handling That Irate Tenant By Pamela Alton The holidays have passed, and we are in a new year. As always after the holidays, people tend to be in a less friendly mood. Why? One of the reasons is because those charge-card bills are now coming due, owners usually choose to ...More
March 1, 2000 Pamela Alton
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Suds and Stuff
Suds and Stuff I bought my first piece of real estate last year, but unfortunately, it lacks something, a certain set of luxury items I swore I would never be without, a certain fundamental convenience no home should lack--a washer and dryer. And since there always seems to ...More
March 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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Services on the SideAncillary products reap profits for owners, convenience for customers
Services on the SideAncillary products reap profits for owners, convenience for customers By Teri L. Lanza There's no more gratifying feeling than when hard work pays off. You know you've reached that brass ring when you can kick back at the end of a long day to sip an ...More
March 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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Updating Your Rental Agreement
Updating Your Rental Agreement By Scott Zucker Reprinted with permission from the Mini Storage Law Commentary, published by the law firm Weissmann & Zucker, PC. By far, the self-storage rental agreement is one of the most important tools in operating a self-storage ...More
March 1, 2000 Scott Zucker
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Addressing Competition
Addressing Competition By Harley Rolfe For many of you, marketing is not much of an influence. Competition is an annoyance, not a threat. As long as you are staying full, why bother? I agree. Marketing is not kid stuff. But if you need to address competition, marketing is ...More
March 1, 2000 Harley Rolfe
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White Rabbit
White Rabbit The caterpillar was an enigma to Alice--abrupt, rude, perplexing. She found him hostile and revolting, though I remember being entertained by his antics. Recalling this childhood narrative--with all of the more mature connotations I was not to understand for ...More
February 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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