Is Installing Electricity in Your Storage Units A Wise Investment?

Electricity in Your Storage Units If you’re a storage unit owner/operator, you know that running a successful facility requires careful planning and smart investments. One investment that might be worth considering is the installation of electricity in your storage units. While it might seem like an unnecessary expense, providing electrical access to your tenants is ...
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Is Investing in Self Storage a Good Hedge Against Inflation?

Hedge Against Inflation Inflation was one of the biggest stories of 2022. American consumers have been enduring price increases the likes of which they hadn’t seen since the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has remained relatively elevated. October’s CPI at 7.7 percent showed a slight decrease from 8.2 percent in ...
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12 Reasons Why Self Storage is the Only Real Estate Investment You Should Ever Make

Real Estate: Self Storage If you’ve been looking for a way to expand your real estate portfolio, self storage can be a sound investment that enables you to grow wealth with little capital outlay. Self storage real estate market conditions are excellent right now, and research forecasts suggest they may stay that way for at ...
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What You Need to Know to Get Started in Self Storage Investment

As investments go, self storage sounds humdrum. It’s not as sophisticated as a high-end shopping mall or an upscale restaurant. Nevertheless, this boring industry can be a sound investment that enables you to grow wealth with little capital outlay. Self storage investing is not only for the wealthy. It’s attracting single-family, multifamily, and commercial real ...
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Self Storage Rebounds and Remains Strong Post Pandemic

When the pandemic hit, there were questions about the future of the self storage industry. Instead of the expected decline, self storage saw higher than average growth. Occupancy rates and rents are currently seeing record highs as well as investor interest. To find out more about why self storage remains strong in a post-pandemic world, ...
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Eight Key Economic Factors that Affect Self Storage Facility Value

If you’ve found a facility that looks like it would be the perfect acquisition to your portfolio, do you know what the key economic factors are that will affect potential value? Don’t invest your hard-earned money until you’re sure of the potential value of the property. Common indicators of self storage property values emerge from ...
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Defer Taxes on the Sales of Your Self Storage Investment with a 1031 Exchange

When you decide that it’s time to sell your self storage facility or any other commercial real estate investment, can you take your profit, avoid capital gains taxes and escape to a Tuscan villa? Actually, you can make this happen by using an IRS provision called a 1031 exchange. Theoretically, you could sell your facility ...
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Will a Cost Segregation Study Benefit My Self Storage Property?

Cost segregation is a strategy that self storage owners and operators use to separate assets for tax saving purposes. The concept of cost segregation is not complicated. However, the implementation of the process is complex and should be conducted by a team of experienced engineers. A more complete definition of cost segregation, according to Heidi ...
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Four Self Storage Trends to Watch in 2021

Despite the challenges of 2020, the self storage industry has shown an ever increasing demand. According to a recently published Global Industry Analysts report the global market for self storage and moving services is estimated to be currently worth $80.8 billion. Potential investor returns are expected to grow at a rate of 6.6% year over ...
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