Many self-storage owners overlook the opportunity to save thousands of dollars each year by lowering their property-tax bill. Here’s guidance on being your property’s advocate and making the appeal to lower your tax amount.
The Red Tape Around Self-Storage Signage: Zoning, Ordinances, Codes and More
The best way to avoid hassles and the loss of precious time and money when you want to display or install a sign at your self-storage facility is to understand your jurisdiction’s codes, permits and variances. Here are some important questions to…
The Red Tape Around Self-Storage Signage: Zoning, Ordinances, Codes and More
The best way to avoid hassles and the loss of precious time and money when you want to display or install a sign at your self-storage facility is to understand your jurisdiction’s codes, permits and variances. Here are some important questions to…
Self-Storage Fraud Case Continues in California After Juror Misconduct
The trial for Richard D. Lamphere, a real estate developer accused of cheating two men out of more than $1.5 million as part of a self-storage development scheme in Oroville, Calif., is set to resume today after Judge E. Bradley Nelson temporarily susp…
Life Storage Pursues Controversial Self-Storage Conversion in Lake Zurich, IL
Life Storage Inc., the real estate investment trust (REIT) formerly known as Sovran Self Storage Inc., intends to convert an 88,000-square-foot building in Lake Zurich, Ill., to self-storage. U-Haul International Inc. recently pursued a similar project…
ISS Publishes 2016 Self-Storage Facility-Design Showcase
Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has published a new online image gallery, “Venturesome and Vibrant: Self-Storage Design Showcase 2016.” The free presentation provides viewers with a visual tour of self-storage exteriors including architecture elements,…
Are You Misleading Tenants With Exaggerated Self-Storage Unit Sizes?
When it comes to marketing self-storage unit size, the industry primarily uses square feet, but most units aren’t actually true to their quoted size. When approximating unit dimensions, how much variance should be acceptable to customers vs. invi…
Real Estate Roundup: Self-Storage Transactions August 2016
Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Many are covered in detail on the ISS website and available for viewing on the “Real Estate” topics page. Fol…
Self-Storage Management Firms Announce 2Q 2016 Financial Results
Self-storage management companies Storage Asset Management Inc. (SAM) and Sentry Self Storage Management have released mid-year and second-quarter operating results, respectively. Both showed improvements in same-store revenue over last year.
Self-Storage Directory EZstorit.com Announces First Recipient of ‘Get Ahead Scholarship’
Self-storage directory EZstorit.com has awarded its first $500 “Get Ahead Scholarship” to Eric A. Rosenfeld, an engineering student at San Jose State University (SJSU) in San Jose, Calif. The company selected Rosenfeld from a pool of more t…