The Self Storage University Podcast
By Frank Rolfe
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Welcome to the Self-Storage University Podcast, where you will learn the correct way to identify, evaluate, negotiate, perform due diligence on, renegotiate, finance, turn-around and operate self-storage facilities. And your host is a partner in one of the largest real estate portfolios in the U.S. with nearly $1 billion of holdings, Frank Rolfe.
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The One-Two Punch For Finding Properties To Buy
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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The Dangers Of Tax Avoidance
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Hidden Meaning Of Some Broker And Seller Comments
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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How To Get The Lowest Vendor Prices
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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How To Build A Fire Under The Seller
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Bad Stats Should Yield Opportunity
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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How To Find Seller Financing
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The Correct Way To Renegotiate
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ranking Sellers By Odds Of Success
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Potential Power Of Reg. D Changes
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Smoke, Mirrors And The Achilles Heel Of Large Storage Operators
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Navigating The Variable Rate Puzzle
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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The Calm Before The Storm
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Lessons Learned From Commodity Traders
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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The Importance Of Asking The Right Questions
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May 26, 2025 |
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All About Closing Dates
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May 12, 2025 |
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Performance Anxiety
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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How Not To Get Caught Swimming Naked
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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How To Get A Loan
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Take-aways From The U-Haul Report
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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All About Contract Modifications
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Avoiding Buyer Mouse Traps
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Understanding Emotional Vs. Rational Seller Behavior
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Only Believe What You Can See Yourself
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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All About Buying Properties In Default
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Don’t Fall For The Seller’s Bluff
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Is The "Commercial Mortgage Apocalypse" Really A Hoax?
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Understanding The "Crocodile Defense"
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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How To Push Along The Procrastinating Seller
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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What Can You Do About A Bad Appraisal?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Why Smaller Deals Are A Whole Lot Safer
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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What It Means When The Promises, P&l, And Tax Return Don’t Align
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Understanding The Problem With "Hot Markets"
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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The Facts About Hard-money Lending
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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The Fundamentals Of Working With Contractors
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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How To Set The Interest Rate On A Seller-carry Note
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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How To Be Attractive To Banks
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The Power Of Stress-Testing
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May 28, 2024 |
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Getting Ready For The Commercial Lending Apocolypse
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May 14, 2024 |
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The Problem With Cash
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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What Happens When You Combine Direct Mail And Cold Calling
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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The Necessity Of Locating Utilities
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Dare To Be Different In Direct Mail
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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The Importance of “Time On The Market”
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Can A Novice Really Get The Attention Of A Broker?
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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In Praise Of Recessions
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Tips On Surveys
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Getting Creative On Negotiating The Price
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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The Different Ways To Assume A Loan
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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The Different Types Of Capital Partners
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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When Will Higher Interest Rates Lead To Distressed Deals To Buy?
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Does UPS And UAW Mean Your Are In Trouble?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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The Best And Worst Too To Make Or Lose Money
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Understanding The Art Of Persuasion
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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How To Find A Bank
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Paving Scams And How To Avoid Them
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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A Tale Of Two Cities
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Tips On Wrap Notes
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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The Impact Of Negative Population Growth
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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The Strengths Of Storage Revisited 50 Years Later
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The Difference Between An Amateur And A Professional
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May 23, 2023 |
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All About On-line Listings
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May 05, 2023 |
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How To Avoid Term Default
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Negotiation Practice Options
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Bad Broker Benefits
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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The Impact of Higher Single-Family Mortgage Rates
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Creative Down Payments
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Postcards Or Letters?
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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When Values Meet A Stone Wall
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Buying An Asset Vs. Buying An Entity
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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When Do You Call It Quits On A Contractor
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Bubbles And Baths
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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How to Get a Variance
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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The Impact of Higher Interest Rates
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Should You Sit It Out?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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The Right Perspective For Cold Calling
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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When In Doubt Press Farther Out
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Thoughts On Signing A Broker NDA
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Using Tools To Predict A Location’s Future
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Asset Vs. Entity
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Going Where The Water’s Deep Without Drowning
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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All About Finding Target Properties With Direct Mail
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Synergy Vs. Diversity In Portfolio Building
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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The Taxman Cometh
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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What Would Benjamin Franklin Say?
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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The Right And Wrong Way To Collect Rent
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May 24, 2022 |
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Pushing The Seller Over The Top To Sign Your Contract
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May 06, 2022 |
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Occupancy, Rents And Their Often Inverse Relationship
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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The Dangers Of Non-Traditional Financing
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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The Impact of 8%+ Inflation
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Cars And Managers
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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More Bad News For Urban Storage Owners
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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Can I Get Pre-Approved?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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When Should You Stretch?
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Don’t Listen To “Experts” On Cap Rates And Potential Occupancy
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Overcoming The Fear of Progress
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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“Hard Money” Creates Hard Decisions
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Nice People Finish Last
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Financing And Time: A Dysfunctional Union
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Why A Paper Trail Is Essential
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Why It’s Ok To Think For Yourself
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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The Changing American Investment Map
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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How “Sticky” Are Your Customers?
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Understanding B. Wayne Hughes
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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How To Successfully Weather Interest Rate Fluctuations
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Why You Can’t Trust “Research Reports”
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Why Storage Cap Rates Are Going Up And How To Protect Yourself
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Why Managers Go Bad And How To Mitigate The Risks
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Understanding Property Tax
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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The Impact of Inflation on Self-Storage Investing
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Structuring Partnership Profit Splits
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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The Truth About Debt Assumption
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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The Basics of Hiring And Firing Employees
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May 20, 2021 |
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All About Working With Brokers
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May 06, 2021 |
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Why You Can’t Fully Delegate Your Diligence
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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When Dust Gathers On A Deal, The Options Become More Interesting
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Think Like A Banker
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Let’s Get Creative
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Should You Use An Online Auction On Unpaid Units?
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Building A Successful Deal Funnel
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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The Simple Way To Make The Final Decision On Buying A Storage Property
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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A Person Has To Know Their Limitations
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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The Power Of Bonding In Attaining Great Storage Deals
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Storage Contract
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Storage Books Are Lousy
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Understanding Vacancy
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Six Steps To Reducing Your Liability Exposure
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Hidden, Visible And Suspenseful Deal Killers
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Nobody Ever Made Money Hanging Out With Rich People
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Understanding Seller Financing
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Four Things My Banker Taught Me
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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A Reminder On What Customers Really Want
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Old-Fashioned Theories That Still Work Well Today
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Any Idiot Can Buy A Storage Facility – And Many Do
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Debt And How To Get It
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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How Much You Can Make – Defined
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Why Buy A Storage Facility?
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Jun 25, 2020 |