Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne! I can’t even tell you guys how excited I am to get this episode out to you, it’s one we’ve been wanting to get done for you for a while. We’re sitting down today with the one and only Joe Doherty - Self Storage Association’s Senior VP and Chief Legal and Legislative Officer. Joe has tackled (and is in the process of tackling) some of the most difficult and beneficial legal and legislative battles that self storage owners and operators have faced, and continue to face today. The value he’s brought to the se ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Podcast! We have an awesome episode lined up for you today with the one and only AJ Osborne making an appearance. The truth is, managers can make or break a storage facility. Managers have literally THE most important job. They’re the eyes, the ears, and the team on the ground that makes the machine work and keeps it running. But how do you keep everyone on the same page and keep the machine on the right path? Any time you have a team, communications are involved. It’s important that you know and understand your team (even if its just you, your ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager podcast! Today we’re going to cover 3 simple things that you can look at to help optimize your facility in huge ways! This episode is short and sweet and to the point. Enjoy, take notes and get your facility operating at peak performance! Thanks everybody! The Self Storage Income Exclusive Fall Event in Coeur d’Alene Idaho (GET YOUR SEATS RESERVED ASAP!) - https://selfstorageincome.com/events/ Be sure to keep up with us on our website: Self Storage Income - https://selfstorageincome.com/ The Self Storage Income Manager Podcast is sponso ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Podcast, this is your host AJ Osborne!    This is a special edition episode of the podcast that I thought would be super fun and insightful for you guys to listen in on. This episode is of my team and I while we were on the ground in real time evaluating a number of potential self storage deals. Some of these we already have under contract and some we don’t… yet ;).    Join myself, Brittany Arnason, Brian Mullalley, Conner Skeen as we dissect our day of looking the deals, looking at and evaluating the overall self storage ma ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast!    That’s right, CONTRACTS. We all know and understand how important they are and why. Our contracts with our tenants at our storage facilities are everything. If we don’t have them right, it could spell disaster for us and our facility.    That’s why today we’re going to take a deep dive into contracts and cover with you the top 10 items that you need to ensure are in your contracts.    Disclaimer here - we’re not attorneys and are not providing you with legal advice of any kind. You need to consu ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast! That’s right, today we’re talking about the topic that a lot of us don’t even want to think about… storage facility fires. Just in the past few months in one of the markets we own and operate in, there have been at least 2 separate storage facility fires that destroyed huge portions of the facilities. These examples are worst-case scenario and ones that we all hope never plays out at our storage facilities. But we have to face reality and realize that fires can, and DO happen. Even when we do everything right. That’s why we hav ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast! Today, we’re talking boat and RV storage. The hot topic, the one we get a ton of questions about. It makes sense because this past year boat and RV sales have increased dramatically and people have to be able to store these vehicles somewhere. So many cities and communities around the country have a lot of regulations that often don’t allow someone to park their boat or RV at their home, and that’s if they even have space. As far as running a facility that offers boat and RV storage, there are quite a few considerations you nee ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast! Having a great team is critical to our success as storage owners and operators. Employees are literally what drive and run our entire business. That said, we need to have quality people that do great work. But how do you do this? One huge key to achieving this is employee training, and that’s what we’re diving into today. We’re going to share the 6 Keys of Employee Training that go from hiring to having a star employee. There are a ton of factors that go into training that are totally dynamic and that will be different for ever ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast!   Today we’re talking theft… yes the annoying, shocking, unfortunate truth that happens to all of us at our storage facilities at one point or another. Whether it’s someone breaking into your facility or it's even one of your own tenants breaking into other tenant units, or any number of other possibilities, it’s not a matter of IF, it's a matter of WHEN a thief is going to visit your storage facility. That said, we need to be prepared.   We’re going to share some of our own unfortunate experiences with theft at our f ..read more

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Manager Podcast!   Today we’re talking SPRING! For so many of us around the country (and the world), Spring means it’s time to dust everything off and make things beautiful again after what usually seems like a never ending winter months.   So what does Spring mean for your storage facility? How can you take advantage of this pivotal season to make your facility stand out as one of (if not THE best) storage facilities in your area?   We’re glad to hear you ask that, because that’s exactly what we’re going to dive into on today’s ..read more