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By Ed Clement There are people that would truly like to get into the self-storage business. They have done enough research to know it is...

By Marc Goodin Yesterday we had our quarterly Self Storage Development video training conference. While we discussed many things the...

By Garrett Byrd Our franchise owners are privy to our proprietary Storage Authority Development Dynamic Ease Manual. It is nearly 250...

By Ed Clement Location, Location, Location! This is the single most crucial factor in the success of a self-storage business. Often half...

by Marc Goodin 1) You need to make money today, tomorrow, or even next year. It takes 2- 3 years to find land, design and obtain...

By Ed Clement Best of both worlds - on your own, but not alone. Easier entry into the business. Easier to acquire financing. Better site...

Virginia - Designed - Regulatory Review In Progress. Georgia 1 - Approved - Bids next Florida 1 Slated for a Feb Construction Start...

By Garrett Byrd A Big Welcome Aboard and Congratulations to our new Storage Authority Franchise owner. Chris From New Jersey! Chris owns...

By Ed Clement The numbers say it all: • There are more SELF-STORAGE facilities in the United States than McDonalds and Subway locations...

by Marc Goodin 1 Fewer people are looking for and buying commercial land. The number of hotels, restaurants, strip plazas, apartments,...

By Garrett Byrd I was recently commissioned by Inside Self Storage to write an article on organic and guerilla marketing for your...

By Ed Clement In general, real estate is a fairly stable market to invest in–but as we know, that isn’t always the case, and the risk of...

By Marc Goodin Storage Authority Awarded 12 new franchises in 2023. And there was a significant number who did not qualify for one of...

By Garrett Byrd We ask our new owners now that they have completed the discovery process and are looking for land, could they please...

By Marc Goodin We all get into self-storage for 3 reasons: Cash flow, more cash flow next year and more cash flow the year after...

By Ed Clement Sketch by Marc Goodin, CEO of Storage Authority One of the many models Storage Authority deploys is designing 60,000...

by Marc Godin Obviously, they all work for someone because they all exist. But which one works for you? The Good = $160+/month rent -...

By Garrett Byrd The Storage Authority Franchise model is all about high tech and high touch. Chat GPT is taking the nation by storm so I...

By Ed Clement We have real-life experience from working in the self-storage trenches for many years. We know what makes a good location...

By Marc Goodin. There are only two ways to fail in self-storage. #1 You do not find land or #2 you buy the wrong property. They are...