Conversions and Renovations

Site Maintenance and Safety

Hiring Outside Vendors to Support Your Self-Storage Business: How to Ensure a Successful Relationship Hiring Outside Vendors to Support Your Self-Storage Business: How to Ensure a Successful Relationship

You’ll occasionally need to hire outside companies to do work at your self-storage facility, maybe to make a repair or to provide ongoing services. To avoid risk and ensure a good business relationship, get multiple bids and thoroughly vet each vendor, then understand what the contract includes. The following advice will help you proceed with confidence.

byAndrew Kelly Jr.

Jul 29, 2024

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7 Min Read

Want to Make a Fast $50K? Or More? An Investor Shares His Approach to Increasing Self-Storage Value Want to Make a Fast $50K? Or More? An Investor Shares His Approach to Increasing Self-Storage Value

May 23, 2024

Suppliers and Products

Self-Storage Supplier Janus International Acquires Terminal Maintenance and Construction Self-Storage Supplier Janus International Acquires Terminal Maintenance and Construction

May 21, 2024

1 Min Read

Conversions and Renovations

Making the Switch: Adapting Your Drive-Up Self-Storage Buildings to Include Climate Control Making the Switch: Adapting Your Drive-Up Self-Storage Buildings to Include Climate Control

May 1, 2024

1 Min Read

Conversions and Renovations

Adaptive Reuse in Self-Storage: The Case for Conversions and Requirements for Success Adaptive Reuse in Self-Storage: The Case for Conversions and Requirements for Success

byPeter Stuhlreyer

Apr 12, 2024

5 Min Read

Conversions and Renovations

A Candid Conversation About Self-Storage Conversion: Exploring a Recent Project in Marion, OH A Candid Conversation About Self-Storage Conversion: Exploring a Recent Project in Marion, OH

Apr 4, 2024

Site Maintenance and Safety

Paint = Profit! Positioning Your Self-Storage Investment for Success With This Simple Curb-Appeal Project

Paint = Profit! Positioning Your Self-Storage Investment for Success With This Simple Curb-Appeal Project

The Road Less Traveled: Creative Ways to Build More Self-Storage

The Road Less Traveled: Creative Ways to Build More Self-Storage

byAlex Braun II

Site Maintenance and Safety

Modernizing Your Self-Storage Management Office: Why to Do It, Areas to Address and Tips for Execution

Modernizing Your Self-Storage Management Office: Why to Do It, Areas to Address and Tips for Execution

Blue Sky Self Storage in Grandview, Missouri

Conversions and Renovations

Diamond in the Rough or Rough Road Ahead? Factors to Consider in Self-Storage Conversion Projects

Diamond in the Rough or Rough Road Ahead? Factors to Consider in Self-Storage Conversion Projects

byBrandon Grebe

Upgrading Your Self Storage Facility

Conversions and Renovations

Upgrading Your Self Storage Facility: A Guide to Effective Renovation

Upgrading Your Self Storage Facility: A Guide to Effective Renovation

Juice That’s Worth the Squeeze: The Connection Between Self-Storage Upgrades and Facility Value

Juice That’s Worth the Squeeze: The Connection Between Self-Storage Upgrades and Facility Value

Focus on Self-Storage Safety and Functionality With Proper Lighting Maintenance

Site Maintenance and Safety

Focus on Self-Storage Safety and Functionality With Proper Lighting Maintenance

Focus on Self-Storage Safety and Functionality With Proper Lighting Maintenance

byDan Hengstler

Budgeting for Big-Ticket Capex Projects at Your Self-Storage Facility

Revenue Management

Capex Are Coming! Budgeting for Big-Ticket Repairs, Replacements or Upgrades at Your Self-Storage Facility

Capex Are Coming! Budgeting for Big-Ticket Repairs, Replacements or Upgrades at Your Self-Storage Facility

Self-Storage Site Refresh

Site Maintenance and Safety

Site Refresh: Simple Ways to Breathe New Life Into an Aging Self-Storage Property

Site Refresh: Simple Ways to Breathe New Life Into an Aging Self-Storage Property

Granger Development Receives Award for Self-Storage Conversion Project in Niagara Falls, NY

Awards and Recognition

Granger Development Receives Award for Self-Storage Conversion Project in Niagara Falls, NY

Granger Development Receives Award for Self-Storage Conversion Project in Niagara Falls, NY

Windsor, CT, Approves Rezoning for Self-Storage Conversion Projects in Restricted Commercial Areas

Windsor, CT, Approves Rezoning for Self-Storage Conversion Projects in Restricted Commercial Areas

Windsor, CT, Approves Rezoning for Self-Storage Conversion Projects in Restricted Commercial Areas

Financial Fuel: Using an SBA Loan to Expand Your Self-Storage Business

Financial Fuel: Using an SBA Loan to Expand Your Self-Storage Business

Life Storage Conversion Project in Frederick, Maryland

Conversions and Renovations

Self-Storage Conversion Case Study: Life Storage in Frederick, MD

Self-Storage Conversion Case Study: Life Storage in Frederick, MD

Eco-Friendly Storage

LED Lighting in Self-Storage: What It Can Do for Your Business and Preparing to Upgrade

LED Lighting in Self-Storage: What It Can Do for Your Business and Preparing to Upgrade

Greensburg, PA, Considers Allowing Self-Storage in Downtown Business District to Revitalize Old Buildings

Greensburg, PA, Considers Allowing Self-Storage in Downtown Business District to Revitalize Old Buildings

Greensburg, PA, Considers Allowing Self-Storage in Downtown Business District to Revitalize Old Buildings

From the 2023 ISS World Expo: James Reid on Self-Storage Conversion Success

From the 2023 ISS World Expo: James Reid on Self-Storage Conversion Success

Conversions and Renovations

A Complex Case Study: How a Mixed-Use Approach Ensured Success in a Detroit Self-Storage Conversion

A Complex Case Study: How a Mixed-Use Approach Ensured Success in a Detroit Self-Storage Conversion

byPeter Stuhlreyer

Conversions and Renovations

Converting Old Office Buildings Into Outstanding Self-Storage Facilities

Converting Old Office Buildings Into Outstanding Self-Storage Facilities

byRebekah Brown

Self-Storage Startup Stuf Raises $11M to Fund Expansion, Operation

Investing and Real Estate

Self-Storage Startup Stuf Raises $11M to Fund Expansion, Operation

Self-Storage Startup Stuf Raises $11M to Fund Expansion, Operation

A First-Time Self-Storage Owner Shares His Hopes and Plans for Facility Renovation

A First-Time Self-Storage Owner Shares His Hopes and Plans for Facility Renovation

Simple Ways to Refresh Your Self-Storge Management Office

Site Maintenance and Safety

Improving Your First Impressions: Simple Ways to Refresh Your Self-Storge Management Office

Improving Your First Impressions: Simple Ways to Refresh Your Self-Storge Management Office

Jermaine and Faith Hill Self-Storage Facility Improvements

Making Value-Add Facility Upgrades: See What These New Self-Storage Owners Did and Learned

Making Value-Add Facility Upgrades: See What These New Self-Storage Owners Did and Learned

Conversions and Renovations

A Drab and Depressing Vet Office Presents a Good Lesson on Self-Storage Upkeep and Renovations

A Drab and Depressing Vet Office Presents a Good Lesson on Self-Storage Upkeep and Renovations

Menards Zoning Request for Milwaukee Self-Storage Addition Denied

Conversions and Renovations

Menards Zoning Request for Milwaukee Self-Storage Addition Denied

Menards Zoning Request for Milwaukee Self-Storage Addition Denied

Former Ice-Cream Factory Becomes a New Self-Storage Facility

Conversions and Renovations

Sweet Success: A Pittsburgh Former Ice-Cream Factory Becomes a Shiny New Self-Storage Facility

Sweet Success: A Pittsburgh Former Ice-Cream Factory Becomes a Shiny New Self-Storage Facility

byBrian Rawlings

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Inside a $20M Kmart Conversion: Self-Storage Investing Experts Walk You Through Key Factors, Obstacles and More

Inside a $20M Kmart Conversion: Self-Storage Investing Experts Walk You Through Key Factors, Obstacles and More

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Free Webinar on Upgrading Self-Storage Facilities Through Technology

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Conversions and Renovations

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