In this episode of The Self Storage Show, you're listening to an AI-generated podcast summary created from Storage Meetup #61, a live weekly discussion with self-storage owners, operators, and industry professionals.

Storage Meetup is a free, open conversation focused on real-world challenges in running self-storage facilities — from operations and marketing to pricing, technology, and AI.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• The 2025–2026 self-storage investment outlook and pricing discipline

• What types of deals are selling versus sitting in today's market

• Why projection-based deals with heavy debt are struggling

• The importance of running a quarterly customer flow audit

• Testing your own rental funnel, phone numbers, forms, and payments

• How broken links, hidden phone numbers, and bad routing lose rentals

• Common Google Business Profile issues owners overlook

• A live hot-seat review of a facility stuck at ~30% occupancy

This episode is a short AI-generated summary of the full Storage Meetup discussion.

🎥 To watch the full meetup replay or join future meetups live, visit: 👉 https://www.storagemeetup.com

📅 Storage Meetup happens live every Friday, and all owners, managers, and vendors are welcome.