
Self Storage Investing
This is the Self Storage Investing podcast, where we share the knowledge and skills from the industry’s leading investors, developers, and operators to help you launch and grow your self-storage investing business. What made them a success? Built their wealth? What was their mindset and mentality as they entered the space and found room for business growth? Led by podcast host Scott Meyers, the ORIGINAL SELF STORAGE EXPERT, we have a track record spanning two decades having successfully acquired, converted, developed, and syndicated over 4 1/2 million square feet of self-storage properties nationwide. Discover the secrets to building wealth and creating a thriving business mindset through our insightful episodes with leading experts. We delve into topics such as navigating recessions and market crashes, as well as the lucrative world of real estate investing through self storage. Join us as we explore strategies, tactics and insider tips that will propel your self storage investing journey toward prosperity. Get ready to unlock the potential of this lucrative (recession-proof) industry and embark on a path to financial freedom.
Latest episodes

Dec 22, 2020 • 42min
How Real Estate Changes Lives
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during this holiday season, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us Why Real Estate Changes Lives. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks Tim has to share!About today's guest: Tim BratzMy guest on today's show is my good friend, Tim Bratz. Tim is the CEO of Legacy Wealth Holdings a socially conscious real estate company. Launched in 2009, Tim began his career in the competitive New York City real estate market working as a broker leasing ground floor retail units. through that experience, Tim saw the true potential of real estate to transform lives. Although at the time limited in means, Tim spent his time reading, attending workshops, and networking with accomplished entrepreneurs learning that being resourceful was the ultimate path to becoming successful.With this newfound knowledge, Tim embarked on building his real estate company in Charleston, South Carolina, where he had relocated in search of a better quality of life. Arriving in 2008, after the real estate bubble burst, Tim quickly adapted and using a credit card, increased his limit and then wrote himself a balance transfer check to acquire the cheapest property he could find. Armed with his personal investment and plenty of sweat equity, Tim transformed a rundown duplex and turned a profit on his first deal. He then took those proceeds and reinvested them, while seeking private capital to expand his growing company. Today, Tim still uses this formula for success, which all starts with being resourceful and having the right mindset.For more information on today's guest: Tim Bratzhttps://www.legacywealthholdings.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbratz/Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/Please make sure to subscribe so you never miss a NEW episode!Leave us a 5⭐ rating on Apple Podcasts and write us a review.See you next time

Dec 16, 2020 • 15min
Passive Investing in Self-Storage with Scott Meyers
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us content marketing and social media for investors. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks they have to share!Join us this week where we have our second episode where we do things a little different and I speak to our guest personally!Tune in to see what I have to say on my solo show this weekPlease make sure to turn on your notifications for NEW episode releases!Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe to never miss another episode.Head to your Podcast listening platform and please leave a 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ review for the show if you enjoyed this, or any other episodes! It is really appreciated and helps others find the information as well.Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Dec 9, 2020 • 23min
Habits for Success with Scott Meyers
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us content marketing and social media for investors. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks they have to share!This week we are doing things a little different and I wanted to come and speak to our guest personally!Tune in to see what I have to say on my solo show this weekPlease make sure to turn on your notifications for NEW episode releases!Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe to never miss another episode.Head to your Podcast listening platform and please leave a 5 star review for the show if you enjoyed this, or any other episodes! It is really appreciated and helps others find the information as well.Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Nov 24, 2020 • 43min
Property Searching- Surveying the Landscape and More
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us the property management side of the business. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks they have to share!About today's guest:My guest on today's show is my good friend, Joe McCall. Joe is first and most of all an avid family man. Joe enjoys hanging out with his kids at the zoo, or golfing with his boys, or swimming with his girls in the pool. Nothing is more important to Joe than God and family.Joe is a former Civil Engineer responsible for the design and construction of power plants all across the country, his super power lies in his ability to simplify complex business processes and problems. Joe has been a business owner and real estate investor for more than 14 years, a master at building “niche within a niche” businesses, using technology as the foundation for customer acquisition, sales and deliverability.Not only does Joe have his own super power, he is also an expert at flipping properties remotely. In the last several years, Joe has built his business in a way that has allowed him to spend months at a time traveling the world to places like Prague, Czech Republic, and 3 months traveling the northwestern part of the US in an RV, with his wife and four kids. Also worth mentioning, Joe has been hosting the popular “Real Estate Investing Mastery” podcast for almost 10 years, and has over 5 million downloads, with listeners in over 165 different countries.For more information on today's guest: Joe McCallwww.JoeMcCall.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mccall/www.RealEstateInvestingMastery.com Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Nov 17, 2020 • 43min
Raising Capital the Right Way
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers!As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week, my guest is here to provide great insight on how to raise capital the right way! Tune in to learn more from a wonderful household name in the industry.About today's guest:Dave Dubeau is a Real Estate Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Investor Attraction Expert based in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. He began his real estate investing career in 2003 doing 18 deals in 18 months. He later switched his focus to client-first rent to own deals, and nowadays he invests in multi-family (apartment building) properties. For the last several years Dave has been a leading authority on helping mom n pop real estate investors to find money partners and raise capital. Using his proprietary 5 Step Money Partner Formula™, Dave helps his real estate entrepreneur clients to grow their portfolios significantly and in record time by attracting investors (instead of chasing after them).For more information on today's guest: Dave Dubeauwww.DaveDubeau.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davedubeau/?originalSubdomain=caHelping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Nov 10, 2020 • 40min
A Look at Property Management
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us the property management side of the business. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks they have to share!About today's guest:My guest on today's episode is COO of Store Local Storage Co-op and Tenant Inc Head of Onboarding- Anne Marie DeCoster. Anne Mari started her career at Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc., Anne Mari's work in the private sector includes clients in defence, transportation, education, energy, and real estate. Her work in the public arena has been on every level of government (local, state, and federal) and in every branch(executive, legislative, and judicial). Anne Mari has an extensive background in business and management, focusing on the self storage industry for almost two decades. Serving as Chief Operating Officer of Storelocal is perfectly aligned with a career devoted to advancing the cause of the independent small business owner. Anne is responsible for design, development, and delivery of products and services that help the independent owner remain just that, independent – and profitable.And if that wasn't enough, Anne's charitable work focuses on support for and involvement in local and international efforts to raise children out of poverty, provide opportunity for refugees and victims of human trafficking, support infrastructure projects in less developed countries, promote adoption and foster parenting, and find alternative treatments and cures for cancer. For more information on today's guest: Anne Marie DeCosterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mari-decoster-14185a35/https://www.storelocal.com/Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Nov 3, 2020 • 42min
The Real Estate Syndication Show Whitney Sewell - Hiring For Integrity and Longevity with Scott Meyers
Send us a textHey Gang!⠀Coming back to you with another wonderful guest appearance on The Real Estate Syndication Show with host Whitney Sewell.⠀⠀⠀On this second guest appearance, we discuss learning the hard way by making some hiring mistakes and how they can be remedied by applying lessons from the book Traction by Gino Wickman. I shed light on a time when I had to let 40% of my team go by putting in place principles from the book, and the subsequent pivots they made from there. One of the overarching pieces in the recruitment process is the importance of getting clear on core values. Whitney and I discuss this, and how having this facet rock solid has lead to a stable hiring process. While all of this is important, giving back is always at the top of my core values and those of my team, we get into this as well. So be sure to tune in today!I would like thank, Whitney and his team again for having me on the show!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀For more episodes from Life Bridge Capital with host Whitney Sewell please visit:https://lifebridgecapital.com/podcast/Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Oct 27, 2020 • 34min
How to Free Up and Create Cash Flow
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us content marketing and social media for investors. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks they have to share!About today's guest:My guest on today's episode is good friend Chris Miles. Chris is known as "the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor". Chris is a leading authority teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to get their money working for them TODAY! He’s an author, podcast host of the Chris Miles Money Show, has been featured in US News, CNN Money, EOFire. Chris has a proven reputation with his company, Money Ripples, getting his clients fast, life-altering financial results. In fact, his personal clients have increased their cash flow by over $200 Million in the last 10 years!For more information on today's guest: Chris Mileshttp://www.moneyripples.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscmilesHelping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Oct 20, 2020 • 24min
Content Marketing and Social Media for Investors
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to discuss with us content marketing and social media for investors. Tune in to hear all the great knowledge, tips and tricks she has to share!About today's guest:Lyndsay is the founder and owner of Smooth Sailing Business Growth and Real Estate Investor’s Marketing, and she is the go to Content Marketing Expert who helps clients attract and convert customers faster!Lyndsay has been featured on MSN, NBC, Fox and published in Home Service Max Magazine and has been a guest on many podcasts including John Lee Dumas’s Entrepreneurs On Fire and Joe Fairless’ Best Podcast Ever. She’s been described as a serial podcaster with shows like Smooth Sailing Podcast, Smooth Business Growth Podcast and now Co-Hosts the REI Marketing Show, and has spoken from stage at events such as Dream Business Academy, Podfest, and Service Business Edge and has even shared the stage with Mike Michalowicz and Jay Abraham. Lyndsay works with successful Real Estate Investors to increase their podcast audience, and extended their reach by building their authority status through content marketing, which is why I am so happy to have her on the show.For more information on today's guest: Lyndsay Phillipshttps://www.smoothbusinessgrowth.com/press-page/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsayphillips/Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/

Oct 6, 2020 • 30min
Creating a Fund to Scale Your Portfolio
Send us a textWelcome!To the Self Storage Investing podcast. I'm your host Scott Meyers.As we continue sharing the knowledge and skills from leading investors, developers and operators to help you launch and grow your own successful self-storage business during these challenging times, we hope it helps you in your own journey wherever you are in it.Tune in each week for a new episode on topics in the self-storage world with guests from each sector of the self-storage investing industry. This week my guest is here to talk to you about how you can create a fund to scale your investing portfolio. About today's guest:Jacob Vanderslice is a Principal at Denver-based VanWest Partners. Jacob has been investing in real estate full time since 2005 and resides in Denver with family. VanWest Partners is a real estate investment firm focusing on residential, commercial, and primarily self storage. VanWest and its affiliates own 23 self-storage facilities throughout the mountain west, midwest, and southeast- and recently closed a Fund focused on acquiring under-performing self storage facilities and adding value through capital improvements, revenue management, and expense optimization. VanWest plans to launch a subsequent Fund with a similar strategy in Q4 of 2020. For more information on today's guest: Jacob Vanderslicehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-vanderslice-02905b16b/https://www.vanwestpartners.com/Helping People Become Financially Independent Without The Hassles of Tenants, Toilets, and Trash with Self Storage Investing!Website: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvestingTwitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvestingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing/