Prior to self-storage full-time, Zach worked in various management roles at a Fortune 50 Retailer and Fortune 500 Staffing and Recruiting Firm. Zach owns and operates self-storage across the midwest (Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma currently).

 

[00:01 - 03:31] Opening Segment

Get to know Zach Quick

Nine Years in Real Estate

 

[03:32 - 10:03] Switching to Self Storage from Apartments

Zach’s Advantage Before the Curve

Why storage’s biggest enemy is storage

When is an area oversupplied and undersupplied?

In what market is Zach looking?

A Three-Mile Radius Business

Zach talks about using new technology

 

[10:04 - 21:56] The Secret Recipe for Self-Storage Success 

Where are People Finding Deals?

Zach’s Secret: A Plain Old Excel Spreadsheet

This is How to Close a Deal

Twofold: Zach’s Big Real Estate Investing Lesson

How Zach closes deals, finds money, and makes it happen

The Time Zach Spends on His Investments

The Future of Self-Storage

 

[21:57 - 30:19] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsors

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What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?

Marrying his wife and his first self-storage facility

Zach’s worst investment

Residential

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?

“It sounds so simple, but I've read the book Profit First and applied it to each property for storage.”

Connect with my guest. See the links below.

 

Resources Mentioned:

Profit First

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Storage, his biggest enemy is storage. ” - Zach Quick

“It never happens if you don't try either.” - Zach Quick

“Finding good people and then kind of laying out grid operations for them can make a huge difference in your stress levels and in your life. ” - Zach Quick

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