Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast!

 

Today we’re talking theft… yes the annoying, shocking, unfortunate truth that happens to all of us at our storage facilities at one point or another. Whether it’s someone breaking into your facility or it's even one of your own tenants breaking into other tenant units, or any number of other possibilities, it’s not a matter of IF, it's a matter of WHEN a thief is going to visit your storage facility. That said, we need to be prepared.

 

We’re going to share some of our own unfortunate experiences with theft at our facilities and also share what we’ve done to address those issues. We also dive into some simple and advanced theft prevention measures that you can implement at your storage facility to help reduce the likelihood of your facility being a target.

 

This is all great information but there’s something we have to remind ourselves as well - no matter what measures we take, we’re not going to ever eliminate the possibility of theft at our storage facilities. Does this mean you throw in the towel and not put reasonable measures in place to prevent theft? Absolutely not. This simply means that you can and should take every measure possible, but not to totally beat yourself up if something like this happens at your storage facility. No one enjoys these issues, but again, it's a reality we have to face.

 

Listen in, take notes, and go out and evaluate your storage facility. See if there are things you could do to help improve the security of your facility and further help to ensure your tenants belongings are safe with you.

 

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