Self-Storage Delinquency and COVID-19: A Path to Support Tenants and Protect Revenue

Nov 19, 2020

Collecting past-due rent has always been a challenging part of a self-storage manager’s job. The current pandemic has made it an even more dreaded task. The best remedy is to help your customers avoid falling behind in the first place. This...

ISS News Desk: Self-Storage Industry Sees Surge in Hungry Acquisition/Investing Activity

Nov 18, 2020

A lot of things have happened this year that you might expect to have a negative impact on the finance and real estate markets: a global health crisis, an economic depression, civil unrest, political discord, terrorist activity, natural disasters...

Self-Storage Associations Help Defeat California Prop. 15 Targeting Commercial Property Tax

Nov 18, 2020

Update 11/18/20 – The results of the 2020 California election are largely confirmed, and Prop. 15 has been conquered. Rob Lapsley, co-chair of the “No on Prop 15” coalition, praised the state and national associations for their endeavor to stop...

ISS Store Featured Product: Mastery DVDs on Self-Storage Digital Marketing

Nov 17, 2020

If the pandemic has taught self-storage operators anything, it’s that a strong online presence is critical to maintaining visibility and enhancing the customer experience. Our Self-Storage Mastery DVD 5-Pack on digital marketing will help you...

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Self-Storage Financing Through the SBA 504 Loan Program

Nov 16, 2020

This whitepaper from Liberty SBF highlights the many benefits of the Small Business Administration 504 loan program and provides a lending scenario for a hypothetical self-storage facility. Readers will see how this financing works and what the...

Leadership Can Prevent Self-Storage Operators From Getting Trapped in the ‘Twilight Zone’

Nov 13, 2020

It’s been a strange eight months. Despite workplace uncertainties, insightful leadership and industry education can prevent costly fissures from occurring and help self-storage operators maintain a steady course into the unknowns ahead.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT to Merge With Strategic Storage Trust IV in $370M Deal

Nov 13, 2020

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. (SSSR), a self-managed real estate investment trust, has agreed to merge with Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc. (SST IV), a public non-traded REIT it sponsors through its indirect subsidiary SmartStop REIT Advisors...

Self-Storage Management Firms ASM, Sentry Report 3Q 2020 Financial Results

Nov 12, 2020

Update 11/12/20 – Absolute Storage Management (ASM), a self-storage owner and property-management firm, has announced its operating results for the three months ended Sept. 30. The company increased same-store revenue by 1.2 percent compared to...

New Dates Announced for 2021 Inside Self-Storage World Expo

Nov 11, 2020

The Inside Self-Storage (ISS) World Expo, originally scheduled to take place April 6-9, 2021, at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, has been rescheduled to July 13-16 due to the ongoing pandemic and concerns over the health and safety of show...

Tenant Property Protection Launches TPP Plus for Boat/RV Self-Storage Customers

Nov 11, 2020

Tenant Property Protection (TPP), a Phoenix-based company that offers protection for goods stored in self-storage units, has just launched a new plan designed for boat and RV storage. TPP Plus is an ADW/DR (accidental damage waiver/deductible...