Unless you can do everything yourself, you will have to hire contractors to perform certain services at your storage facility. But are you paying too much for them? In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore some strategies to get you the lowest cost from vendors.

Creating a sense of urgency for your self-storage facility seller can often be difficult. But when you’ve been waiting for a while for them to sign a contract, you realize that you have to take some proactive action. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to review some of the most effective ways to build a fire under sellers.

Self-storage properties recently made the #1 position on the lists that nobody wants to be on: 1) fastest declining same-store occupancy and 2) fastest declining same-store rents. But with every storm cloud there is a silver lining for those who stay on top of the trends and make their plans accordingly.

For many storage buyers, seller financing is an important component to that transaction. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore some of the methods you can use to enhance your ability to obtain seller carry.

There is an art to renegotiation based on the science of what’s worked in the past. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore the best methods to get what you want when renegotiating a contract.

There are three types of sellers and only two of them typically result in a successful negotiation. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore the different types of sellers in today’s market and rank your odds of achieving a winning deal with them.

If you are trying to expand your self-storage portfolio, but have run into a wall called available capital, you may have looked into the Reg. D 506 structure under the JOBS Act. But a proposed change to this opportunity may yield even greater potential. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to review the pending change and what the impact might be.

The self-storage industry for larger owners is much more in peril than what they claim, yet many investors fail to heed the warning signs. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to review why most large U.S. operators are in big trouble and how to learn from their mistakes.

In many self-storage loans today, there’s one major question for the borrower: “do you want a fixed rate or floating?”. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore the good and bad of each option and how you can make your own decision based on your perception of the future.

America is filled with uncertainty, yet many storage owners have the mistaken idea that these challenges are quietly behind them. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to review many of the headwinds the self - storage industry is facing and how to best position yourself to survive these shocks.