The Last Word
The Last Word
Storage Rent Growth Is Strong
by Jeffrey W. Adler, Yardi Systems, Inc. Storage rent growth is decelerating but still trending up. Rent growth for self-storage properties decelerated during...
Is Your Website Accessible To The Blind?
After the ruling in favor of a customer in the Gil v. Winn-Dixie case (Florida District Court), the flood gates have opened against...
“The future ain’t what it used to be.” –Yogi Berra
Joel Deis, vice president and regional manager, Marcus & Millichap – Seattle Office, and national director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Self Storage Group...
The Last Word: Self-Storage Trends To Watch For In 2018
Over the last 15 years, the self-storage industry evolved from a mom-and-pop investment class to a mainstream institutional asset class. Heading into 2018, I...
Outselling Your Competition
Do you feel like there’s a self storage property on every corner? Or, you have had several large publicly traded storage operators just come...
Networking iIn The Self-Storage Community
By Nick Malagisi, SIOR, Managing Director/National Director Self-Storage of SVN Hardy Good, one of the pioneers in our industry, is one of the first people
I...
The Importance Of Securing Every Unit Door
In today’s world of instant access to goods and services, we’ve all grown accustomed to a certain level of customization and personalized service. Finish...
Need Data?
Join Us In Arizona! Information is the key to success. Given the importance of that fact
in our industry, I would like to tell you about...
Minding The One Percent
As industries evolve, the competition
gets fiercer and the stakes become higher. The things that used to be minor
differences in execution and results become magnified,...
Prospering While Managing Risk
As real estate and economic cycles go, things are usually fine, until they are not. The old adage “better to be a year early...
Why Offering Tenant Insurance Is Good Customer Service
James Appleton, Director of Sales, Publishing & Special Risk, MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC There’s a reason people choose to
store their belongings in a self-storage...
Site Selection Insights
As the self-storage development cycle moves over the crest and onto the downward slope, the low-hanging fruit has been picked. Good sites remain, but...
Storage Emergencies
Helping Customers In Distress Upon recently returning to the U.S. from a vacation, I immediately
received a text message on my cell phone that had...
Protecting Your Investment With Security
You can’t adequately protect your investment unless you have the proper security system in place. An integrated security system goes beyond protecting your valuables...
Navigating Change
In many respects, 2016 was another banner year for the self-storage industry. Transaction velocity remained robust as property values continued to reach new heights....
YLG And The Self-Storage Industry
A little over four years ago, the Young
Leaders Group (YLG) was nothing more than an idea tossed around among a few
friends over a casual...
Remaining Relevant
It’s Time To Take Advantage Of Technology An “entrenched industry that is failing
to recognize and adapt to changing consumer demands,” Jillian Manus...
Credit Card Surcharges
Storage operators have long experienced the anguish of the transaction fees charged by credit card companies that come with accepting credit payments. As these...
Training Is The Key To Tenant Insurance Success
Tenant insurance is one of the oldest insurance products in the self-storage industry. Once viewed as a novelty, the product has evolved over the...
How You Can Go Wrong With A Grace Period
I spend a good part of my professional career parsing words trying to protect the self-storage industry to try to help protect Operators from...
Are We Getting The Credit We Deserve?
I have made my living in the self-storage industry for more than three decades. I have watched our industry grow and evolve. An industry...
No Excuses; No Exceptions!
The Importance Of Revenue Management In A Highly Occupied Environment For as long as I can remember, self-storage operators have placed a heavy emphasis on...
Let’s Do This Deal:
A Buyer’s Perspective Like many of you, I am an owner-operator to the core; but for the
last four years, my main job has been a...
Vindication … Finally?
Self-storage is on fire! Since 2013, it has crushed the competition in the commercial real estate investment market place. The self-storage REITs are outperforming...
Empowering Your Team: The Best Business Resolution
These are certainly wonderful times for the self-storage business. In my 30 years in the industry, I have never seen better in terms of...
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Storelocal Hercules – Build to Stand Out
As the demand for self-storage grows, so does the number of buildings popping up that often look like a...
Is It Time for a Self-Storage Renovation?
How To Assess and Plan for Renovations at Your Self-Storage Facility
As any facility owner knows, it’s essential not to...
AZSA 23rd Annual Conference & Trade Show and Golf Tournament
Register for Hotel Here Member Rate - Regular admission is $230 until 2/11/23
February 15-16, 2023
23rd Annual Arizona Self-Storage Conference &...
4 Lessons the Self-Storage Industry Can Learn From Big Brands
Remember when you thought the best instant photos were Polaroids and Sears was the only place to buy appliances?...
The Truth about Self-Storage Lead Aggregators
Over the last decade, the self-storage industry has witnessed the rise and fall of several specialized lead aggregation websites....
