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…
Leveraging Cloud Technology in Self-Storage: Software, E-Mail, Digital Storage and More
Self-storage operators now have access to real-time data via cloud technology. Explore how to effectively leverage this technology via management software, e-mail, digital storage, project-management programs and CRM.
U-Haul Self-Storage CEO Named W. P. Carey School of Business 2017 Executive of the Year
U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, announced CEO Edward J. “Joe” Shoen will be awarded the 2017 Executive of the Year Award by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State Unive…