Your Industry Experts
For nearly a decade, Self Storage Advisors’ consulting services have successfully supported clients in many varied aspects of the industry. We can even help with marketing plans and financing support—our consulting services have successfully supported millions of dollars in self storage construction and investment.
Call Jay today or contact us by e-mail to find out how Self Storage Advisors can best serve your needs, your goals, and your bottom line.
Feasibility Reports
A Self Storage Advisors feasibility report provides the critical information you need to determine whether a self storage acquisition makes good business sense for you, your investors, and your lenders. In an industry where the cost of failure can add up to millions, it’s the best insurance you can get before taking the plunge. show more
The feasibility reports answers the critical questions about location, market, competition, and the potential for future expansion or adding auxiliary products and services. Self Storage Advisors can help you determine the right product for your site. We’re well-versed in the ins and outs of conventional self storage, boat and RV storage, and car washes. And don’t overlook condominium storage—it’s not only one of the newest and fastest growing segments in the industry, it also happens to be one of our specialties.
Due Diligence for Site Purchases
Before buying a self storage facility, you need to know that what you’re paying for is what you’ll actually get. That’s where due diligence comes in. Self Storage Advisors can provide the legwork, advisory services, and industry expertise to minimize your risk exposure. show more
Our due diligence report will verify whether the seller’s claims are accurate and tell you if the asking price is realistic or over-inflated. The report’s market research evaluates the potential returns and potential risks, providing the data you need to make an informed decision.
Facility Audits/Operations Analysis
There’s more to self-storage than buying or selling property. Returns are driven by day-to-day operations and good management. How do you know what’s really happening on-site if you’re in another state or even another country? show more
Self Storage Advisors will visit, inspect, and audit your site (or sites) to make sure that occupancy, cash flow, expenses, and delinquent collections are what they should be. You need to know whether managers are keeping up with repairs and maintenance, how the facility looks and runs, whether best practices are being followed.
As self storage specialists, we know what to look for, what data to compile and compare, what questions to ask—and whether the answers add up.
Buyer Representation
Buying a storage facility is probably not something you do every day. But the seller’s listing agent does it for a living. It pays to even out the playing field by making sure your interests are well represented and protected. show more
As industry experts, we’re the obvious choice. From market intelligence, to resources for financing, to industry expertise, Self Storage Advisors provides the support that puts you in the best possible negotiating position to secure the right terms at the right price.
With our extensive resources and connections, Self Storage Advisors can help arrange financing for construction loans, permanent debt, bridge loans, and non-conforming loans.
Marketing Support
Getting the word out, reaching the right customers, successfully building and maintaining a high occupancy rate—it all depends on marketing. Self Storage Advisors can put together a cost-effective marketing plan specific to your location, your goals, and your budget. show more
Should you open one facility or several? Target small businesses or college students? Offer boat and RV storage or refrigeration? We’ll help you determine who your target market is and the most profitable product or mix of products to offer.
Self Storage Advisors has the industry experience and market knowledge to develop a marketing plan that makes as much sense on the ground as it does on paper. We’ll define the strategy, the tactics, and the programs to get the measurable results you and your investors are looking for.
Site Manager Training
It takes more than a great facility in the right location at the right price point to win at self storage. It takes the right manager with the right skill set. Let’s say you’re based in California and your site is in Oklahoma: you need to be able to count on your site manager to run the show. show more
Self Storage Advisors offers training for site supervisors and managers that covers everything from sales closing techniques to customer relations to building maintenance to safety standards. We can even coach your managers about how to implement your marketing plan. We can also coach owners about the red flags to watch for and how to avoid unpleasant—and potentially expensive—surprises