Investing/Building

Learn the proper planning, discussions and decisions that must be made when one generation intends to pass on its self-storage operation to the next, including valuable lessons learned.

The energy code has impacted the way all buildings are constructed, including self-storage. Learn about conservation and building science to help with your next project.

Conducting proper due diligence on potential investment sponsors is critical. Learn how to build a team with the right values, resources and experience to ensure your self-storage deal is a success.

Design-build is a concept-to-completion construction method that can save time and money on your next self-storage project. Learn how to leverage this single-point-of-contact approach.

Gain valuable insight from new self-storage owners who decided to simultaneously buy and build facilities. Learn how they went from no industry experience to launching two locations in 18 months.

There’s much to consider when evaluating a self-storage site for renovation. Learn to determine the scope of work and decide which repairs or additions will yield the biggest gain.

Those entering the self-storage business today face unprecedented challenges. Learn the seven abilities you must master to break into the industry and establish a thriving enterprise.

Leverage current tax laws by learning how to use the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 2014 repair regulations, and a cost-segregation analysis to maximize self-storage cash flow, all while ensuring compliance.

Get insight to the ebbs and flows of the capital markets and their effect on self-storage, particularly as they pertain to CMBS securities, insurance-company financing, SBA financing and more.

This personal tale of one self-storage owner's journey into the industry is a case study of his experience, discussing roadblocks, opportunities and fears associated with the business.