Every year, self-storage deals die for the same quiet reason. It isn't the market, the site, or the numbers. It's one financing question the buyer never thought to ask until the lender had already said no. Is a storage facility eligible? How does owner-occupancy really work? What does the equity injection look like after the latest SBA rule changes? Can you finance a ground-up build, or only an acquisition? Can you finance the lease-up period? The answers decide whether you c
