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247. Maximizing Your Capital: Strategies for Partnering with Investors
In this episode of the Self Storage Income Podcast, we delve into the crucial aspects of raising capital and working with partners and investors.
Join us as we explore proven strategies for securing funding, building...
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246. Self Storage vs. Rental Property Investing (It’s Not Even Close)
Self storage investing vs. multifamily investing: Which wins in 2024? With the popularity of rental property investing rising over the past few years, competition has remained hot for beginner investments like...
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245. Self Storage’s “Lost Year” and Why Mom-and-Pops Are Disappearing w/Andrew Freeman and Jon Marshalla
The self storage industry is changing. From the Great Recession through 2021, those who bought self storage facilities saw massive rent growth, impressive appreciation, and, at times, a seemingly endless supply of...
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244. 25 Facilities in 2 Years After Quitting His Google Job for Self Storage w/Faraz Hemani
Today’s guest built a twenty-five facility self storage business in just two years! Even more impressive? He didn’t come from a real estate background, yet he was able to build a serious storage portfolio across...
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243. How to Start a Storage Business for Little or No Money
Wondering how to start a storage business with no money? Surprisingly, most self storage investors start out with no or low-money-down deals. Even the wealthiest of storage investors rarely pay for a property in cash...
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242. Why Demand is Exploding for “Small Bay Industrial” Warehouses w/ Shea Lewis
One type of commercial real estate is seeing skyrocketing demand right now: small bay industrial. Haven’t heard of it? You’re not alone. But for investors like Shea Lewis, one of our Inner Circle students at Self...
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241. How to Buy a Storage Facility in 2024 (Beginner’s Guide)
Today, we’re going over how to buy a storage facility, even if you’re a complete beginner with zero experience in self storage investing. From pinpointing your purchase price to closing and finally getting the...
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240. How to Find GREAT Self Storage Deals in ANY Market
In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most frequent questions we get: how to find self storage deals.Â
We’ll share the five-step guide AJ uses to find self storage deals in 2024 and show YOU how to copy it so...
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239. How to Be a Good Leader: Why You Must Be Prepared to Fail (Often!)
Everyone wants to know how to be a leader. They want the big business, the money, the ability to turn a scrappy team into top performers. But here’s the reality—99% of people don’t have what it takes to become a...
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238. How does the Housing Crisis affect Self Storage?
The supply of housing is directly tied to the demand for self storage. The more people are moving, the more people tend to need a storage unit. But what happens if the housing market is being crazy, like it is today?...
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237. How to Improve Operations - This is how we compete w/ storage REITs!
Big REITs can raise and lower prices whenever it suits them - but is this actually the best way to treat your customers? We don't think so.
Instead, we focus on operations - how can we improve, so the customer gets a...
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236. Long-Term Effects of COVID on Self Storage w/ Dane Elefante
Self Storage was hit during the COVID-19 shutdown. But during that time, storage saw a surge in demand, which put it ahead of many other asset classes. It reacted in a way that many thought not possible in a...
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