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Vertical Consultants Offers Tips on Signing a Cell-Tower Lease

Before signing a lease to add a cell tower to a self-storage property, Vertical Consultants advises operators to take these factors into consideration. The company represents landowners in negotiations regarding cell-tower lease transactions ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Videos
Morningstar Mini Storage Facility in Virginia Houses ‘Dungeon’ Fitness-Training Center

A Morning Star Mini Storage facility in Norfolk, Va., is the unlikely home to a burgeoning track-and-field training center called the “Dungeon,” which sits on the self-storage facility’s third floor in a 4,000-square-foot, unfinished space. The center is the fitness hub of ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Management
Records-Storage Software Provider O’Neil Raises Money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

O’Neil Software, a provider of software solutions for records-storage centers worldwide, has selected St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as the fundraising recipient for this year’s oneilPartner Conference, Sept. 18-20, in Huntington Beach, Calif. Formerly called the ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
On The Move Features Its Own Rap Hamster: You Can Get With This!

Truck-leasing company On The Move Inc. shows self-storage operators what happens when they lease their rental trucks from a competitor with this parody on the Kia Motors "Hamster Rap" commercials from 2010. You can get with THIS ... or you can get with THAT. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in Videos
U.K. Auto-Service Station to Add 40 Self-Storage Units in York, England

Inner Space Stations, a business network of gas and automobile-service stations in the United Kingdom, has invested £40,000 ($60,500) to add 40 self-storage units to Hull Road BP Service Station, the company’s flagship location in York, England. ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
New Whitepaper Highlights Benefits of Self-Storage Tenant-Protection Plans

In the self-storage industry, a tenant-protection plan is not the same as tenant insurance. Facility operators can learn the difference between the two as well as benefits to a protection plan in a new whitepaper titled, "Tenant-Protection Plan: A Storage Operator's Secret ...More
March 27, 2013
Posted in News, Management
Tenant-Protection Plan: A Storage Operator's Secret to Increase Rent Roll, Profit and Portfolio Value

A tenant-protection plan is not the same as tenant insurance. It takes advantage of the lessor/lessee contractual relationship and modifies the "Release of Liability" provisions found in most self-storage rental agreements. The operator, for an additional monthly fee, ...More
March 22, 2013
Posted in Whitepapers
On The Move: Making Truck Rental Work for Your Self-Storage Business

On The Move Inc. has pioneered the field of full-service truck rental for more than 20 years. If you operate a self-storage facility, truck rental allows you to provide a higher level of customer service, display a “moving billboard” for your business, and even generate ...More
March 21, 2013
Posted in Videos, Management, Marketing
You're Going to Relocate My Cell Tower!? What Self-Storage Operators Need to Know About This (Often) Empty Threat

When a cell-tower company threatens to relocate its equipment from a self-storage property during contract negotiations, the facility owner may think he has no recourse but to comply with its demands. The owner who knows his options will be better equipped to deal with ...More
March 17, 2013
Posted in Articles, Management
The Lock Up Adds Indoor Boat/RV Parking to Self-Storage Facility in St. Petersburg, FL

The Lock Up Self Storage has opened an indoor parking facility for car, boat and RV storage at its facility in St. Petersburg, Fla. More than 40 parking spaces can accommodate vehicles up to 50 feet long in a climate-controlled environment. ...More
March 15, 2013
Posted in News, Development

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