Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Every self-storage operator should understand his competition, including strengths, weaknesses, offerings and more. Here are some ways to mine this valuable information and use it to improve your ...

For people in need of extra space for their belongings, storage companies offer the opportunity to stow a wide array of items in a rental unit. The units vary significantly — from indoor units as ...

Self-storage properties are proving to be less suscepitble to the COVID-19 crash than other commercial real estate property types, at least in the early stages of the slowdown. “We appear to be net ...

We are taking another look at the top emerging self storage markets in the U.S., taking into account their performance in 2024. Although national advertised asking rates had fallen 2.3 percent ...

This month’s self storage report introduces a revised Top 30 Markets list, with Detroit, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Sarasota-Cape Coral now part of the ranking, while smaller markets, such as ...

2023 brought an end to the pandemic-era boom for the self-storage sector, but that doesn't mean a bust is on the way. Coming off two years of unprecedented occupancy, rental and development growth, ...

One of the largest self-storage operators in the country, Extra Space Storage provides climate-controlled units at locations ...

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