With a national self-storage industry valued at $32.7 billion in 2016 and more than 54,000 self-storage facilities operating, steel-curtain roll-up doors are being relied on now more than ever. In this blog post, we provide an overview of steel-curtain roll-up doors, offer recommendations on how to select the right one...

Relocatables: A Solution for Supply Chain Challenges The demand for building materials, such as wood and steel, has grown substantially over the past year. New construction, DIY projects, rebuilding, and refurbishing projects have all affected the supply chain. If you’ve tried to purchase lumber or steel in the past few...

This past year has been tough on the commercial real estate sector. Between the growth in e-commerce, the shift away from in-person office space, and a large number of store closures and bankruptcies, revenue generated by commercial real estate fell an estimated 12.1% in 2020, according to IBISWorld. However, the...

New Virtual Self Storage Facility Sees Rapid Lease-up with Smart Locks Customer Spotlight: StoreEase - Fultondale, AL Ross Stryker, Co-Owner/Investor of StoreEase Fultondale, initially got started in real estate investing to replace his transactional income (the exchanging of hours for dollars) with passive income through cash flowing properties, regardless of what class...

Self-storage has come a long way from its initial concept of industrial locations consisting of metal buildings sprawled out in rows with little to no security and a place for customers to dump the junk they no longer need or want. This old school approach clearly doesn’t cut it anymore....

The Questions We’re Most Commonly Asked How does Calcumate work? Simply sign up and then build your own calculator by running through 6 easy steps. As you make changes (colors, unit sizes, furniture, etc.) you'll be able to see what your Calcumate will look like in real time. Once you’re...

Real estate developers are constantly looking forward to their next successful business opportunity and for many, self storage is a promising new venture. As other markets have fluctuated over the years, self storage demand has remained high and lucrative for owners, with no decline in sight. A Logical Future in Self...

Having owned and operated facilities in the self-storage industry for over ten years, there are pretty much two questions that customers always ask: How much is my storage going to cost? and What size storage unit do I need? Sound familiar? The first question is easy enough to answer. But...

Revitalizing an Aging Facility with Portable Storage Eager to expand its presence in an established market, Wentworth Property Company acquired a mom-and-pop self-storage facility in San Antonio, Texas, that was surprisingly well occupied despite being a class C facility. The team knew with a little renovation, expansion and unit remix,...