Sequels rarely work. Often times the second will be okay, but the third installment and on tends to be a miss as often as it is a hit; for examples see the fourth Star Wars movie, the last Indiana Jones, and the last six or seven of the Friday the 13th series. Much like the Friday the 13th series, the story that has developed around the purchase of a self storage facility by the state of Idaho does not appear ready to go away anytime soon. [More]

A likely common nightmare for people opening new self storage facilities goes something like this: It’s the morning of your big grand opening; you’ve spent thousands on upgrading this old building and turning it into a state-of-the-art self storage facility. You’ve gone out of the way to make sure the place looked immaculate. As luck would have it the one thing you feared could happen, does just that. [More]

There are lots of excuses for not paying rent on a storage unit: I lost my job; I wrecked my car and have unexpected bills; I needed the money for medicine for my sick kids. Many owners and managers of self storage facilities do not like having to collect on delinquent rent. If you are one of these managers, there are several steps that you can take to prevent some of the hassles of collecting overdue rent. [More]

A large majority of the country watched the New York Giants prove the odds makers wrong by defeating the New England Patriots Sunday night in Super Bowl XLVI, 21-17. The disappointment for fans of the Patriots in the New England area is clearly understandable. Now that the season is done, what are fans to do with all their Patriots gear? [More]

There are over 9.6 million square kilometers of space in the People’s Republic of China. The population is over 1.3 billion. That equates to roughly 137 people per square kilometer. While that only rates 53rd in the world whenever you have over 1.3 billion people within your borders there is one thing you are bound to run out of eventually—space. [More]

If someone chooses the self storage industry as a career, there aren't classes to take at a university that are specific to the industry. A person can take business courses and learn about business in general but as a rule there aren't courses that provide specific knowledge and skills that are key to running a successful self storage facility. However, there is a nationwide self storage education and mentoring firm that teaches and trains and mentors those interested in working in this area. That educational program is offered by Self Storage Profits Inc. [More]

When is a self storage business a provider for cell phones? When the business allows a cell phone company to erect a tower on its property. And this arrangement could be more lucrative than what was originally understood. At least it was for the SecureCare Self Storage Inc. in Wilmington, North Carolina. [More]

The age of the internet has opened up a whole host of marketing methods to businesses of all sorts. Many of the forms of advertising becoming popular via the internet often do not cost companies even close to the amount they spend on more traditional forms of advertising, i.e. print, radio, and television. If they happen to take off, great; if they don’t than it’s no great loss. [More]

It is almost inevitable that self storage businesses will have renters who are delinquent in paying their rental fees. Facility managers diligently work with these people so they won't fall behind in their payments. For various reasons renters will default on their payments and the items are auctioned off. Storage managers and owners wish that this wouldn't happen - but at times, they do. [More]

The holidays can be a rough time of year for many people due to a number of different reasons. That is why a wide variety of companies, including many within the self storage industry, make an effort to do what they can to make sure those less fortunate than them have a reason to smile during what is supposed to be a happy time of year. [More]