TOPICS

Examine the pros and cons, important considerations to make, best practices to follow and pitfalls to avoid when determining if you should buy an existing self-storage facility or build a new one.

Learn why investing in an underperforming self-storage property can be the quickest way to turn a profit. Topics include how to gauge a property’s potential, strategies for making improvements, and more.

Learn how the dynamics of the current self-storage real estate cycle affect value. Topics include the impact of new construction, valuation considerations, and secondary and tertiary markets to consider.

Take advantage of the current seller’s market by learning how to analyze the current value of your self-storage assets, position a property to maximize its value, reach motivated buyers and more.

Learn how to protect your self-storage assets from new competitors while increasing your value proposition. Topics include strategic acquisitions, successfully developing properties, and more.

Learn how to develop a successful boat/RV-storage project by finding the right parcel in the right market for the right price. Topics include market demand, design trends, building types, costs and more.

Learn how self-storage buildings and design have evolved by examining case studies of facility developers. Topics include overcoming challenges and how design and quality can contribute to success.

Decide if self-storage is the right business for you by examining the feasibility and due-diligence process. Topics include pitfalls to avoid, when to walk away from an investment, report contents and more.

Examine the challenges and considerations for self-storage conversion projects, including how to balance the functional and aesthetic to maximize rentable space and return on investment.

Learn the essentials of self-storage site layout including key engineering and design principles. Topics include land features that affect design, zoning issues and how to estimate for maximum square footage.

Learn about the modern materials and techniques being used today by savvy self-storage designers and developers to create great-looking facilities with the best possible value.

Explore the must-have technology tools every self-storage operator should use, why they’re important and how they impact the daily operation of a facility. Match the right tools for your needs.

Learn about advanced technology tools and add-ons that can improve self-storage customer service and overall productivity, such as automation, mobile devices, phone technology and more.

Explore ways to maximize your self-storage technology outlay, including strategies for getting staff and customers on board and guidelines for general maintenance. You’ll also learn how to measure ROI.

Gain insight to the state of the mobile-technology market as it relates to apps, their current benefits and how they’ll likely impact the self-storage industry.

In this seminar, you’ll learn ways self-storage facility managers can contribute to the financial health of their property, including accurate record-keeping, handling receivables, cost-cutting and more.

This session will help you create or update your plan for dealing with delinquent self-storage tenants and recovering past-due rent, providing collections tips, late-fee and notice strategies and more.

Get insight for setting street and online rental rates as well as tips for knowing when to adjust rates and by how much. Also hear strategies for successfully executing increases with new and existing tenants.

This session focuses on the expenses that have a direct bearing on a self-storage facility’s net operating income. It provides tactics for keeping costs in check and negoatiating with service contractors.