How to Find and Train a Self Storage Manager
So imagine you own a self storage facility. In other words, imagine you’re living the American dream of starting your own business, because you are. But not every dream is...
Who Are Self Storage Professionals?
In our developing society, people have more need than ever for storage space. Simply put, people have a lot more stuff than their houses can hold. So storage units have...
Noah’s Ark Self Storage Named 2015 Overall Facility of the Year
When the late Mike Parham first approached Buda and Cabela’s about the idea of a self storage facility on the parcel of land off I-35 owned by the sports and...
Build VS. Buy
The level of a person’s knowledge and expertise combined with their financial resources is most often the deciding factor in whether they build or buy a self storage property. This...
The Process and the Players in Self Storage Construction
Metal Building Systems are the most visible part of a self storage project. The quality and usefulness of buildings is determined by the planning and materials selection that takes place...
How Much Does It Cost To Build Storage Units?
On the surface, the self storage business and what it will cost to build storage units looks so simple. Other businesses have product ordering, inventory count & storage, spoilage issues,...
Opening a New Facility and Hiring the Right Managers
The process of financing, developing, designing, and building a self storage facility is a daunting and expensive undertaking. In this era of rampant self storage development and competition, the adage,...
Demanding the Demand
There are millions of acres of undeveloped land throughout the country, but that does not mean that every piece is suitable for self storage! Most areas lack the population, the...
Mini Storage Messenger “Look Who’s Talking with Mike Parham”
Before he passed away, Mike Parham made one last contribution to his favorite industry magazine the Mini Storage Messenger. Erica Shatzer had the opportunity to interview Mike for the “Look...
Where Should We Build?
The self storage industry has grown immensely over the last 10 years. We have found ourselves at a crossroads of overbuilt markets and new developing markets. We live in a...
Award-Winning Self Storage
We’re proud to report that Mini-Storage Messenger has named our work, for the second year in a row, the Self Storage Facility of the Year. Learn more
