Business-Liability InsuranceWhy you should consider higher limits of liability
Business-Liability InsuranceWhy you should consider higher limits of liability By David Wilhite Business-liability insurance provides essential protection for every self-storage-facility owner. Business liability protects you against bodily-injury lawsuits, such as a ...More
July 1, 1998 David Wilhite
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Business-Interruption InsuranceProtecting your income during temporary business shutdowns
Business-Interruption InsuranceProtecting your income during temporary business shutdowns By David Wilhite Every self-storage facility owner needs to protect his income against business interruptions. If you should sustain a direct physical loss from a fire or other covered ...More
July 1, 1998 David Wilhite
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Marketing--It's More Than Just Advertising
Marketing--It's More Than Just Advertising By Pamela Alton "I want a manager that knows how to market my facility." How many times have we heard that statement? With ever-increasing competition in the self-storage industry, on-site managers are expected to do ...More
July 1, 1998 Pamela Alton
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Putting the Pieces in Place
Putting the Pieces in Place Developing a self-storage facility is a lot like putting a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle together. First there's the feasibility study, which determines if and where the project should be built. The steps involved in the feasibility alone are probably ...More
July 1, 1998 Teri L. Lanza
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Forecasting Real-Estate Taxes
Forecasting Real-Estate Taxes By Michael Donohue Each year storage owners conduct a budgeting process that includes forecasting the next year's real-estate taxes. This article will examine the factors that influence real-estate taxes, offering the reader a checklist ...More
July 1, 1998 Michael Donohue
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Self-Storage Security for the Next Century
Self-Storage Security for the Next Century By David Reddick Planning the security system for your self-storage facility has become a rather complex task. The long and short of it is that there are a lot of choices, and you, as an owner, operator or manager, will have unique ...More
June 1, 1998 David Reddick
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