Scott Lewis
Managing the Lifecycle of a Storage Facility
An interesting part of investing in self-storage is managing an asset through the various stages of its lifecycle. Great success may be achieved in purchasing value-add facilities—properties where the operations are significantly lacking. This can be a daunting task for a new buyer but are a lot of fun after ...
Think Realty Podcast #204 – The Storage Strategy
Easy to operate, maintain, and evict. Recession-resistant. Pandemic-proof. Sound too good to be true? This episode dives into self-storage and why this is a great asset class from both an operator perspective and from a passive investor perspective. You might want to open the door to this opportunity. For more ...
Self Storage Real Estate: Risk vs. Reward
Wayne Gretsky, the famous ice hockey player once said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” Investors, have a lot on our minds; where will interest rates go, will our tenants pay, will the economy hold up, etc. While there are many ...
Using Data to Drive Self-Storage Acquisitions
As a real estate investor, incorrectly identifying a deal can potentially cause catastrophic losses, while proper identification of a deal can set you up for long-term success and wealth creation. In a competitive marketplace, real estate investors must combine a boot-on-the-ground qualitative analysis with data-driven quantitative research. It is the ...
