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The Storage Center Two-Property Portfolio in Louisiana Sold

In a $1.8 million transaction, Gulf Coast operator The Storage Center sold a two-property self-storage portfolio in Baton Rouge, La., on Dec. 23. The company still has 11 self-storage facilities throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. ...More
January 25, 2012
Posted in News, Finance, Real Estate
Cautious Optimism Reigns in the Self-Storage Real Estate Market

The last few months of 2011 were markedly different than the first six months of the year, especially for the real estate business and self-storage properties. Cautious optimism is certainly present in today’s market, albeit mostly from facility owners who have seen their ...More
January 10, 2012 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
New Investors Buy Self-Storage Facility in Wisconsin With SBA Loan

New investors purchased Carter Storage in Genoa City, Wis., through a loan from the Small Business Administration. ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in News, Finance, Real Estate
Self-Storage Real Estate in Retrospect: A Recap of Operations, Investor Activity and Capital Markets in 2011

If you’ve read the latest news coming out of the self-storage industry, it’s apparent that the fundamentals of the self-storage business are sound. Based on conversations with self-storage owners, here are the three main topics on their minds as we close out 2011. ...More
December 11, 2011
Posted in Articles, Finance, Management, Real Estate
Self-Storage Real Estate in the Western States: Capitalization Rates, Financing and New Development

The self-storage real estate market has shown more activity as investors began to once again seek quality properties. To get answers to questions relevant to today’s facility owners, buyers and sellers, a roundtable of real estate experts discuss the state of self-storage ...More
November 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Development, Finance, Real Estate
Brokers for the Argus Self Storage Sales Network Close 3 Sales in October

Affiliates of the Argus Self Storage Network, which has 36 broker affiliates in nearly 40 markets, brokered three self-storage sales in October. ...More
November 3, 2011
Posted in News, Real Estate
Past-Due Rent in Self-Storage and Its Effect on Facility Sales: Who Keeps It? Buyer or Seller?

Consummating a self-storage real estate deal is tough. Besides agreeing on the most salient transaction terms such as price, earnest money and financing, there are less prominent details to sort out, such as the issue of past-due rent. Here are a few approaches to resolving ...More
November 2, 2011
Posted in Articles, Real Estate
The Role Arbitrage Plays in Today's Self-Storage Real Estate Opportunities

While an increase in revenue is creating more cash flow for self-storage owners today, the real opportunity lies in the arbitrage between cap rates and interest rates on which a real estate investor can capitalize. Arbitrage is usually thought of as a high finance concept, ...More
October 29, 2011 By Ben Vestal
Posted in Articles, Finance, Real Estate
Self-Storage Broker Raises Funds for Susan G. Komen, Paints House Pink

Joan Lucas, a real estate broker serving the self-storage industry, has painted her house pink for the month of October to raise awareness of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Yoplait Yogurt covered the cost of the transformation and donated $5,000 to the ...More
October 11, 2011
Posted in News, Real Estate
Storage Plus in Harrisonville, Mo., Sold for $875,000 to ARH Investments

Storage Plus in Harrisonville, Mo., sold in August for $875,000 to ARH Investments. The purchase was financed with funding from the Missouri Linked Deposit Program with below-market loan terms. ...More
September 6, 2011
Posted in News, Real Estate

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