A self-storage auction buyer found an inactive grenade on Monday while sorting through the unit contents he purchased at Safe Harbor Self Storage in Valparaiso, Fla. The device was stored in a canister, according to Thomas Nalovic, who purchased the un…
High on the Massive Wave: Self-Storage Professionals Flock to ISS Expo to Get Their View From the Top
The 2017 Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Las Vegas drew nearly 4,000 industry professionals from worldwide to learn, network and share information about an industry that’s enjoying a massive wave of success. Learn more about the biggest industr…
Self-Storage REIT Extra Space Offers Heartwarming Story
This short commercial from real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage might have you reaching for a tissue. The entry shows just one of the many ways families incorporate self-storage into their lives.
Tips for Successful Online Auctions: Photos That Sell Self-Storage Units
Enticing buyers to online self-storage auctions can be tricky because bidders only get a virtual view of the goods. To be successful, you need a good camera and great photos of unit contents.
Self-Storage Operator Storage Quarters Sponsors Shredding Event in Huntington, NY
Storage Quarters, which operates two self-storage facilities in New York, sponsored a community shredding event on April 12 at the Huntington, N.Y., Township Chamber of Commerce. From 4 to 6 p.m. on “Shred Day 2017” chamber members were inv…
U-Haul Converts Vacant Building in Fargo, ND, to Self-Storage
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, is converting a former Sportsman’s Warehouse in Fargo, N.D., to self-storage facility under the name U-Haul Moving & Storage of Wes…
Anytime Storage Opens New Self-Storage Facility in Clarksville, IN
Anytime Storage has opened a new self-storage facility in Clarksville, Ind. The nearly 4-acre property at 1012 Applegate Lane contains 348 climate-controlled and drive-up storage units. Facility features include 24-hour access, keypad entry and a renta…
Self-Storage Developer WoodYard Gets Project Approved Near Woodland, CA
The Yolo County, Calif., Planning Commission unanimously approved a special-use permit on April 13 to allow developer Jim Donovan of WoodYard LLC to build a self-storage facility on the site of the former Metro Auto Wrecking Yard. The 8.8-acre site on …
Illinois Lawmakers Consider Broad Sales Tax on Self-Storage Rentals, Other Services
Illinois state senators have proposed a new tax bill that would apply a 6.25 percent sales tax to several services including self-storage. Known as the Budget Economic Stabilization Fund Act, Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) also includes increases to income tax a…
Strategic Storage Trust IV Acquires Jensen Beach, FL, Self-Storage Facility
Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc. (SST IV), a public, non-traded, real estate investment trust (REIT) sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired a self-storage facility in the Port St. Lucie, Fla., suburb of Jensen Beach. The former Jensen…