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.

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Finding Your Prince: Deciding Whether to Buy or Build Your Next Self-Storage Facility

Sep 05, 2019

Whether you buy or build your next self-storage facility, you may have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince. Here are some pros and cons to consider as you decide which to court.

Real Estate Firm Inland Private Capital Hires VP of Self-Storage Asset Management

Sep 05, 2019

Real estate investment firm Inland Private Capital Corp. has hired Robert Braun as vice president of self-storage asset management. In this newly created position, Braun will oversee the company’s self-storage portfolio, which includes 110...

Australia REIT Abacus Property Raises $250M to Pursue Office, Self-Storage Opportunities

Sep 04, 2019

Update 9/4/19 – Abacus has agreed to purchase four Storage King self-storage facilities and a development site for $57 million. The acquisitions are in Perth, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. The land parcel in Sydney, Australia, will...

ISS Store Featured Product: 2019 Top-Operators Lists of the Self-Storage Industry’s Largest Players

Aug 27, 2019

Just released, the Inside Self-Storage 2019 Top-Operators Lists rank the industry’s top 100 facility owners and top 50 third-party management companies by net rentable square feet. They include facility and brand owners, independents and property...

Sylios Corp. Enters Self-Storage Market With Macon, GA, Development

Aug 27, 2019

Sylios Corp., a holding company specializing in oil and natural-gas properties, has entered the self-storage sector with the development of a new facility in Macon, Ga. The company plans to acquire or develop three to four more properties before...

New Yardi Report Forecasts ‘Rocky Road’ for Self-Storage Rates Based on Development Impact

Aug 22, 2019

The self-storage industry could be facing a “rocky road for the foreseeable future,” thanks to continually high levels of facility development nationwide, according to a recent report by Yardi Systems Inc., which provides management software for...

Investment Firm VanWest Partners Launches Self-Storage Fund With 2 Acquisitions

Aug 22, 2019

VanWest Partners, an investment firm specializing in residential and commercial real estate acquisition, management and sales, has formed VanWest Storage Fund I LLC with the acquisition of two self-storage facilities in Mary Esther and Pensacola...

Self-Storage Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales: August 2019

Aug 21, 2019

Update 8/21/19 – 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 August 2019...

U.K. Self-Storage Operator Safestore Forms JV to Enter the Dutch Market

Aug 20, 2019

U.K.-based self-storage operator Safestore Holdings PLC, with facilities in France and the United Kingdom, has launched a joint venture with global private-equity firm The Carlyle Group to acquire the M3 Self Storage portfolio in The Netherlands...

Self-Storage Firm Investment Real Estate Updates Accounting Staff

Aug 20, 2019

Update 8/19/19 – Investment Real Estate recently promoted Tyler Jermyn to the position of staff accountant for its parent company, Investment Real Estate Group of Cos. (IREGC). She joined the company in October as an accounting assistant for IREM...