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Identifying and Working with Managed Facilities

Derek Hines posted on 4/26/2017 2:44:00 PM

I recently spoke with John Eisenbarth, the Vice President of Operations for West Coast Self-Storage in Mill Creek, Washington, to get his take on how West Coast goes about finding the right types of storage properties to manage.

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Smaller Self Storage Operators: Leveraging A Vertical Strategy As Your Marketing and Operations Differentiator

Ian Lopuch posted on 4/25/2017 2:19:00 PM

In the self storage industry, it is estimated that approximately 12% of facilities are owned by publicly-traded REITs. The other 88% of facilities are mostly owned by small and mid-sized operators.

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How to Optimize the Value of Social Media in Your Self Storage Marketing Plan

Michelle Bakva posted on 4/25/2017 1:22:00 PM

Social media is crucial to every marketing plan no matter the industry. With more than 2.1 billion people online, you must capitalize on where your audience spends the most time.

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The Five Types of Relationships That Made Me Successful in Self Storage

Don Clauson posted on 4/25/2017 10:04:00 AM

When I walked into the fall Self Storage Association (SSA) trade show in Las Vegas in 1996, I wasn’t an owner yet. I was a broker with an interest in self storage. The atmosphere was electric.

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Self Storage Not Wanted!

Scott Zucker posted on 4/17/2017 9:53:00 AM

First it was Mayor DeBlazio supporting no self storage development in the Industrial Business Zones in New York. Next came the moratorium in Florida prohibiting self storage development along Highway 41.

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Limitation of Value of Stored Property

Carlos Kaslow posted on 4/17/2017 9:33:00 AM

On December 17, 2014 an Illinois Circuit court judge ruled that a limitation of value provision in a container storage agreement violates public policy and was not enforceable. The judge’s ruling greatly expanded the mobile storage operator’s potential liability for damages.

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IRS Warns Businesses to Beware of W-2 Phishing Scam

Carlos Kaslow posted on 2/23/2017 1:34:00 PM

The Internal Revenue Service has renewed its warning about an email fraud that uses a corporate officer’s name to request employee Forms W-2 from company payroll or human resources departments.

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America’s Smallest Self Storage REIT

Carlos Kaslow posted on 2/9/2017 1:09:00 PM

When most people think of publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), they think of billion dollar companies with hundreds or even thousands of properties. Public Storage and Extra Space Storage are two companies that come to mind in the self storage industry.

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Limited Lines Licensing for Self Storage

Scott Zucker posted on 2/6/2017 9:00:00 AM

Over twenty states currently include a limited lines insurance program that specifically allows self storage operators to obtain an insurance license to sell tenant insurance (for loss or damage to stored goods) directly to their customers and to be entitled to receive a commission for the sale.

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Tenant Lease Termination

Scott Zucker posted on 1/17/2017 9:48:00 AM

Even though self storage facilities are constantly working to increase their occupancies, sometimes a self storage operator must make the decision to terminate the lease of a paying tenant. It may be that the tenant is using the rented space in violation of the rental agreement’s use provision or maybe the tenant is belligerent to the managers.

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