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.
State of the Industry 2001Will self-storage's good fortune continue?
By Barry Morris
After a slow beginning, the 1990s became a decade of unprecedented prosperity
for the self-storage industry. New properties emerged in many markets, bringing
wit...
Show Us the Money
I hate money.
But I love money.
Know what I mean?
I often
wonder what the social and political structure of this nation would look like if
we reverted back to a simple, primitive system of barter. What if we could trade
our tal...
What's in StoreGetting a glimpse of the self-storage financing future
By Neal Gussis
The
title of this article says a lot more than it's initial implication, because the
financing "store" has changed quite a bit since this publication's
last annu...