Self Storage Income

Hey everybody! Welcome back to the Self Storage Income podcast where we talk anything and everything self storage. It doesn’t matter what you’re investing in, understanding the economics of your chosen asset and how both micro and macro economic factors can affect that asset is key. In today’s episode I jump into the economic factors that can make or break a self storage deal. We go from debt cycles and the economic overview of the last several decades and how storage has weathered those cycles, to where the self storage industry is right now in today’s market cycle, and we even jump into the tools that government can use to control the economy that can also act as signs to eny savvy investors. One last thing, I also share with you all the biggest economic threat to self storage. Be sure to listen in, take notes as usual, and shoot us emails with any comments or questions you might have. Thanks a bunch for listening guys, AJ Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/    

What’s going on everybody!? AJ here, I hope you’re all doing great and you’re out there crushing it as usual. I’m excited to release this episode to you guys because I’ve been saying for a while now that I’d love to get a real estate attorney on the podcast. Well, I’m happy to say, we’ve finally done it and this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Today I had the the pleasure of sitting down with real estate attorney Charles Dobens. Charles specializes in multifamily investing and even go on to launch his Multifamily Investing Academy that helps both new and veteran investors grow multifamily empires. Charles walks us through the various aspects of what it takes to begin building your multifamily portfolio - building a team, building systems, the power of compounding, and so forth. We then jump into the details where Charles defines legal terms and gives examples of how to find and structure deals, This is yet another value packed episode that you should definitely be ready to take notes on. And be sure to keep up with Charles at: https://www.multifamilyinvestingacademy.com/ Thanks for listening everybody, AJ Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/  

What’s going on everybody!? AJ Osborne here, your host of the Self Storage Income podcast. I’ve been telling you all for a while now that we’d have our CFO Sam Whitaker on the podcast for round two, and today is that day. Sam’s first episode, How to Underwrite Self Storage, on the podcast has been one of the most downloaded episodes we’ve published to date, and for good reason. Knowing how to accurately underwrite your self storage investments is where we either make or break a deal. If you haven’t listened to that episode, definitely put it on your list and go listen to it. Today’s episode is focused on how to identify potential storage investment opportunities and where the value add opportunities are that you can implement and leverage to immediately force value. Being able to quickly and accurately identify potential investment opportunities is something that takes time to master. However, there are some key factors that we look for that Sam covers in today’s episode. Sam also shares key value add opportunities and strategies that we utilize that allows us to immediately force value and reach our required 20% return. There are a ton of factors to take into consideration when calculating whether or not a storage facility is going to be a money tree or a money pit. Be sure you know exactly what to look for, how to evaluate it, and ultimately how to the make the most sound and confident investment decisions possible. If there was ever a time you should take notes from this podcast, it would be this episode. Get ready for all the value bombs Sam drops in this episode so you can start using them in your own investment strategies. Thanks for listening everybody, AJ Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income Podcast. As you might already know, I’ve launched my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage. Having put this book together for you and everyone out there like you who is interested in investing in self storage, i wanted to share some pieces of it with you today. Specifically, I wanted to share one of our case studies that I chose to put in the book - a real deal with real numbers. This deal we go over in today’s podcast is our bread and butter and is a direct representation of the strategy we’ve used to build a storage portfolio worth over $100 Million. We walk you through how we found this deal, what the key identifiers were when we were looking for this deal, the price we acquired the facility at, how much money we put into it, what we did exactly to turn the facility around, and what the facility was worth in the months and years following our acquisition. This episode is short, sweet, and straight to the point, so I won’t waste a second more of your time so you can jump in and get started. Thanks for listening everybody, AJ Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/  

Welcome everybody to the Self Storage Income podcast. I’m AJ Osborne, your host and self proclaimed self storage investing addict. So many times we can get caught up in all the details and analysis of our goals, investing and otherwise. That’s why today I wanted to dial in on three keys to help you focus on when analyzing whether or not to move forward with a proposed storage facility. The three simple keys we go over today are: Demand Revenue Potential Cost Once you accurately identify and measure these variables, you’ll have a pretty clear idea of whether or not a proposed storage facility is a go. I walk you all through how to analyze demand, how to identify revenue potential, and how to analyze cost to help ensure that you’re making the best investment decisions possible. Listen in, take notes, and please, email me any questions you have! We love addressing your questions on the podcast and social media. Thanks for listening everybody! AJ Pick up a copy of my book An Investor’s Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/

What’s up everybody!? Welcome to the Self Storage Income podcast and welcome to part 2 of this short series where we’re taking a deep dive into the world of growing wealth through self storage.   Today we break down some more of the key aspects of why self storage can be such an incredible investment. We take today’s talking points directly from my new book - The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.   Our focus today (like most days) is growth - more specifically, growth through systems. To grow and scale we need systems - systems for hiring, procedure, acquiring assets, billing, project management, and so forth. It’s no secret that we as individuals cannot do absolutely everything that needs to be done for our growing businesses. This means, we must build systems that allow us to hand off those tasks and responsibilities to a qualified team. This means that you can work ON and not IN your business.   This ideal is one of the reasons I decided to put together this book, the guide of all guides - The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.   This guide has taken years of experience for myself and my team to be able to put together for you guys, and I couldn’t be more excited to provide this to you all.   This guide walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a potential storage facility, how to analyze markets, the keys to underwriting, acquiring a facility, changing day where you take over the facility, and yes, how to build systems to help ensure you’re working on and not in your business. I even provide real examples with real numbers from deals we’ve done to show you exactly how we’ve gone from owning one storage facility, to now owning and operating over 1 Million square feet of storage valued at over $150 Million.   If you’ve been following me or listening to our podcasts for any length of time, you know that I can’t stand “fluff”. The only thing I want to provide is value. I want to provide actionable steps that you can utilize in your investing to help you build and live the life you’ve always dreamed of. This guide is no different and is probably one of the most (if not the most) valuable pieces of work I’ve ever created.   Today’s podcast is a break down, or a sneak peak if you will, of what you can expect to find in this guide. Take notes and get ready to pick up your own copy of The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.   Pick up your copy of the The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/   Thanks everybody for listening and for all of the amazing feedback and support.   -- AJ   **   After you buy the book on Amazon - Make sure you grab your FREE Bonus Investment Calculator by filling out the form on the link below: https://selfstorageincome.com/book-bonus/    **    

Welcome everybody to Self Storage Income!   Today is an incredibly special episode, and this is just part 1. It represents decades of work, time, effort, successes and failures. As you all know, it takes teams of people and years of discipline and hard work to achieve life goals. It’s a journey of ups and downs and one of the most difficult parts about the journey is having the knowledge to be able to execute successfully. The same applies to self storage investing.   This is one of the reasons I decided to put together the guide of all guides - The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.   As I said, this guide has taken years of experience for myself and my team to be able to put together for you guys, and I couldn’t be more excited to provide this to you all.   This guide walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a potential storage facility, how to analyze markets, the keys to underwriting, acquiring a facility, changing day where you take over the facility. I even provide real examples with real numbers from deals we’ve done to show you exactly how we’ve gone from owning one storage facility, to now owning and operating over 1 Million square feet of storage valued at over $150 Million.   If you’ve been following me or listening to our podcasts for any length of time, you know that I can’t stand “fluff”. The only thing I want to provide is value. I want to provide actionable steps that you can utilize in your investing to help you build and live the life you’ve always dreamed of. This guide is no different and is probably one of the most (if not the most) valuable pieces of work I’ve ever created.   Today’s podcast is a break down, or a sneak peak if you will, of what you can expect to find in this guide. Take notes and get ready to pick up your own copy of The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage.   Pick up your copy of The Investors Guide to Growing Wealth in Self Storage here: https://selfstorageincome.com/   Thanks everybody for listening and for all of the amazing feedback and support. - AJ **   After you buy the book on Amazon - Make sure you grab your FREE Bonus Investment Calculator by filling out the form on the link below: https://selfstorageincome.com/book-bonus/   **    

Welcome everyone to the Self Storage Income podcast! Real quick here, we’re proud to be the largest self storage podcast and that is all thanks to you - our incredible fans and listeners! Thank you for your continued support, your emails, your comments, your reviews, it’s an absolute honor to have you all here. That said, let’s get down to business… Yes you read that title right, and yes, it may sound click-baity. Nonetheless, this is exactly what we’re going to talk about today, and yes, it’s a real thing. I’ve built many companies, but few provide the advantages and upside that self storage investing can offer. Our storage portfolio of over 1 Million square feet of storage and over $150 Million in assets under management, has been built on the concepts we talk about in today’s episode, concepts that few have heard of and even less have deployed. We’re going to walk you through, quick and easy, the exact strategy we’ve used to identify value, to get and produce known returns, to yield 100% returns over and over again, and to do it all with little to no risk. The strategy we cover today can be utilized over and over again, compounding on itself each and every step along the way. Is it complicated? Not even close. In fact, this is probably one of the least complicated episodes we’ve done in regard to investment strategy. That said, get ready to take some notes so you can get out there and start crushing it. Thanks everybody, AJ

Welcome back to the Self Storage Income Podcast! Today we’re talking about scale and building self storage empires. A lot of the time when we start out or as we continue to build our businesses, we think we have an idea of how everything will play out and how we’ll get from point A to point B. As any of us know that have started or that are owning and operating any business, things rarely play out like we suspect them to. One of the biggest things we get wrong is just that, we ask how to get from point A to point B, when in reality, we should be asking ourselves how to get from point A to point Z. We fail to think bigger and successfully reverse engineer ourselves to that ultimate goal. We fail to build the foundations today that will continue to drive us forward both now and in the decades to come. Today, we wanted to help address these issues and to help set you all on the right path to scaling an empire. To do this, we break down and give an in depth overview of our four squared process of scale. Thanks for listening everybody, AJ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/  

Welcome back everybody to the Self Storage Income podcast where we talk anything and everything self storage. Today, we have another incredible episode coming your way. Reviewing our most popular podcast episodes, we’ve found that the “how to’s” that have to do with starting out in self storage investing have been the most downloaded. That said, we wanted to throw another “how to” your way that will not only help you get started, but that will help you scale to new heights. The discussion today is all about how to raise capital for your self storage deals, and also how to structure those deals with investors. Through this episode we walk you through our exact deal structures, the pros, cons, and how you might want to structure your deals as well. This discussion is so dynamic and there are so many variables when raising capital and structuring deals, that we won’t be able to cover everything in this episode. However, we share exactly what we’re doing and how we’re doing it. Enjoy and thanks so much for listening. AJ Be sure to go to Selfstorageincome.com to get your free copy of my Self Storage Playbook. This step by step playbook walks you through from start to finish - how to identify a self storage market, how to perform due diligence, how contact a current owner, and ultimately how to land a storage facility deal. You can also find the Self Storage Income Podcast on: iTunes Spotify Stitcher The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/