Self Storage Resources from Our Experienced Team

Choosing Your Self-Storage’s Target Market

08/23/2021 |

If you have a self-storage investment or are considering purchasing one, a market analysis is important to ensure you’re setting the right rates and that your business is even feasible. Conducting a market analysis lets you build a solid self-storage business plan, too, by helping you get to know your target audience. When you look […] Read More

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How to Prepare Your Self Storage Facility for Moving Season

08/16/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Management Self Storage Events

Most moves happen between Memorial Day and Labor Day, as homeowners want to move before school starts and as students transition to new college campuses. Combine that with a hot housing market, and your business may be seeing more tenants during the summer months. If you are in the self storage industry, this is the […] Read More

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How to Increase Your Self Storage Facility’s Curb Appeal

08/09/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Brokerage Business

Increasing your self storage facility’s curb appeal is about more than just aesthetics. It also attracts tenants and can improve your property value. Investment Real Estate, LLC works with investors and sellers in the self-storage market, and our team regularly sees how curb appeal can impact investors. Tenants are also making an investment when they […] Read More

Your Tenant Stopped Paying. Now What?

08/02/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Brokerage Business For Owners

Just as an apartment tenant leases a space, a tenant utilizing a self storage business also rents a space. Both can get evicted if they are delinquent in payment. If you own a self storage business, you’ll want to be familiar with the self storage eviction process, just in case you ever need to use […] Read More

Top 5 Reasons to Invest in Self Storage Right Now

07/23/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Business Management Self Storage Events

When investors consider real estate, they may want to think about self storage. With no tenants or early-morning calls about clogged sinks, the self storage market is a simpler way to get a return on investment, and right now the market is booming. Investment Real Estate, LLC has been working with smart investors and sellers […] Read More

How to Deal With Self Storage Competition

07/22/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Brokerage Business Management

With its investment value and growth potential, self-storage has become a highly competitive market. If you’re looking to stand out in a competitive and saturated self-storage market, turn to Investment Real Estate, LLC to be paired with the right opportunities. All it takes are a few good self-storage competition strategies to help you capture your […] Read More

Must-Have Features on Your Storage Unit Website

07/21/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Your storage unit business needs a good website. Customers of all ages turn to the internet when they need to make a purchase, and renting a storage unit is no different. A good website for your business attracts tenants, makes it easy for them to pay you and makes your units look attractive. In the […] Read More

How to Earn More from Your Self-Storage Property Besides Rent

07/19/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Rent represents an important source of income from your self-storage business, but you can earn extra money from storage units by looking beyond rent payments. Diversifying the way you make money from your storage unit can improve your business profit and can help you enjoy better returns on your investment. Investment Real Estate, LLC works […] Read More

Guide to Self-Storage Maintenance & Renovations

06/17/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Brokerage Business

As a self-storage facility owner, you need to maintain your property to keep your tenants happy. Profitable self-storage renovations can increase your property value and make it easier to sell your facility when the time comes. Know which renovations will give you the greatest return on investment (ROI) to make the most of your time […] Read More

Guide to Self Storage Real Estate Gains Taxes

05/11/2021 |

Kate Scheib

Brokerage Business

Over the past few years, self storage has become an increasingly appealing investment. The growing trend can be traced back to the U.S. financial crisis. By the time the crisis ended, funding for new construction had become nearly impossible to obtain. However, investors found that self storage properties performed well, even during the recession, and […] Read More