Investing and Real Estate

The process of buying or selling a self-storage facility has become more rigorous as markets have become increasingly competitive and changes in the economy impact property value. Owners and investors looking to acquire need to understand the investing process including due diligence, capitalization rates, appraisals and valuation methods.

How to Glean Actionable Insights From Self-Storage Industry and Market Data

Mar 19, 2021

Though there’s plenty of self-storage market and industry data available, the trick is knowing how to find, interpret and use it. Whether you’re a facility operator, investor or developer, if you want to succeed, you must learn how to leverage...

Self-Storage Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales: March 2021

Mar 17, 2021

Update 3/17/2021 – Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of additional activity happening in March 2021...

InSite Property Group Secures $140M Loan for National Self-Storage Development

Mar 16, 2021

Development and real estate firm InSite Property Group, which operates the SecureSpace Self Storage brand, has received $140 million in construction financing to expand its development pipeline. The company has 40 projects planned nationwide that...

Pandemic Pragmatism: Self-Storage Opportunities Emerge at 1-Year Mark of COVID-19

Mar 12, 2021

As we observe a full year under the impact of COVID-19, effects from the pandemic have created business opportunities for the self-storage industry. Read how shifts in remote working and relocation, among other changes, are emerging as market...

Entice Lenders and Get the Money! What to Put in Your Self-Storage Loan Package

Mar 12, 2021

If you want to gain favor with lenders and get funding your self-storage project, you need to provide a comprehensive loan summary. Learn what to include to entice lenders and convince them to invest in you.

Forging Self-Storage in Germany: RatzFatzPlatz! Blazes the Way

Mar 09, 2021

The German self-storage market is still quite young but full of opportunity for industry pioneers. A founder and owner of RatzFatzPlatz! shares insights around opening and operating its facility in Augsburg.

Investment Firm Twain Financial Partners Enters Self-Storage Industry With Ground-Lease Deals

Mar 05, 2021

Investment-management firm Twain Financial Partners LLC has entered the self-storage industry behind three ground-lease capital transactions in partnership with developer Mequity Cos. and privately held financier Stonebriar Commercial Finance LLC...

Money for Nothing? Explore the Profitability of a Small, Unmanned Self-Storage Property With Storage Squad

Mar 03, 2021

There’s a reason self-storage is so popular with small investors. Imagine injecting $100,000 into a business and pulling out a 39 percent cash-on-cash return at the end of the first year. Would you do that deal? What if you only had to spend a few...

California Exodus, COVID-19 Factors Boost Northern Nevada Self-Storage Market

Mar 03, 2021

The Northern Nevada self-storage market has recently benefited from increased demand due to factors stemming from COVID-19 and an influx of former California residents and business owners seeking relocation. “We do get a lot of out-of-state people...

Multi-Housing News Ranks Top 5 Markets for Self-Storage Investment Activity in 2020

Mar 03, 2021

Multi-Housing News (MHN), a media brand specializing in residential real estate news and analysis, has published a list of the top five U.S. self-storage markets based on investment volume in 2020. The list was compiled using data from Yardi...

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