Self Storage Investing

Send us Fan Mail This episode was first published in November 2021. We have been made to believe that if we want to earn more money, we need to be ready to invest more time into the work. According to Russ Morgan and Joey Mure, that shouldn’t be the case. You can achieve financial freedom ad time freedom at the same time. Joey and Russ are the founders of Wealth Without Wall Street. They will be s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Scott conveys a personal perspective, intertwining his individual and professional aspirations for the year ahead and placing a strong emphasis on the value of relationships and deliberate actions. A significant point of in this episode is the prospective influence of Artificial Intelligence in the self-storage sector. Scott sets an ambitious objective of substitu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we look back at some of our most popular episode from 2023 and their pinnacle moments. These include discussions on the economic cycle, interest rates, and the importance of understanding the real estate microeconomics. Some of our guests share their experiences transitioning from other careers into self-storage investing, emphasizing the importance of due diligen...

Send us Fan Mail With 2024 just around the corner Scott takes the time in this episode to answer some of the most frequent questions he gets. Questions include success stories, how to analyze market trends (and what Scott sees happening in 2024), tax benefits, getting a real understanding of what creative financing really means, and how technology is changing operations.   WHAT TO LISTEN FOR 4:09...

Send us Fan Mail Shannon Robnett is a real estate investor with a focus on multifamily and industrial properties. In this episode he shares his journey into real estate, starting from a family background in the industry to his current success in syndicating capital. He discusses the importance of understanding market cycles and the fundamentals of real estate investing. Robnett also highlights the...

Send us Fan Mail You might call Mark Hutchinson an active passive investor. He takes pride in using the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) to build capital. IBC involves using specially constructed dividend-paying whole life insurance as a means of building capital and then borrowing whenever interest would be paid to others. Mark explains the concept is a flexible and self-governed system that allows...

Send us Fan Mail Rick Gibson made his living successfully as a lawyer for nearly four decades. But it was a noteworthy book that made the case for him to think about investing.    Rich Dad, Poor Dad.   That book inspired Rick to leave corporate America and form an investing team with his sons in real estate.    Today Gibson's portfolio includes mobile home parks and storage facilities, which...

Send us Fan Mail Ben Kall, a former college football player and coach turned real estate agent and investor shares his journey from coaching to real estate, explaining how he started a property management company and brokerage business before moving into self-storage investment.    He discusses the importance of diversifying in multiple asset classes and the challenges of managing other people&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Ginny Sutton is the executive director for the Texas Self-Storage Association. In this episode she discusses the evolution of the self-storage industry, highlighting the shift from a less professional approach to a more sophisticated business model.    Sutton emphasizes the importance of joining industry associations for networking, education, and advocacy purposes. She also share...

Send us Fan Mail For Jonah Hall, the journey into the self-storage industry began in 2017 when he worked for a family office in the oil and gas sector. His initial project involved converting a building into a storage facility, which marked his entry into the industry.    Hall emphasizes the importance of remote management and self-service features in the self-storage business, as these allow cust...

Send us Fan Mail Cori Garrod is an expert in contact centers. In this episode she discusses the importance of having a good call center for a self-storage business. She emphasizes the need for compassionate and knowledgeable staff who can provide excellent customer service.    Garrod also highlights the importance of being ready to close a sale at every customer interaction, whether it's thro...

Send us Fan Mail Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. Joel Friedland is an industrial real estate veteran with over 40 years of experience. In this episode Joel shares his insights on the industrial real estate market, explaining how he focuses on B and C industrial buildings, which are older and have lower ceilings than modern warehouses. He discusse...

Send us Fan Mail Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. The questions we get from listeners are always gold. We answer more of them in this episode looking at the current state of the market, the importance of networking, and the dynamics of self-storage investing in today’s economic climate with high inflation rates.  WHAT TO LISTEN FOR 4:42 The Impact...

Send us Fan Mail Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. Scott Zucker, a lawyer specializing in the self-storage industry, discusses the evolution and future of the industry with host Scott Meyers. Zucker highlights the importance of understanding and complying with the legal aspects of running a self-storage business, especially as the industry continue...

Send us Fan Mail Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. Luke Wong uses always has his head up for potential opportunities but when it comes to trusting your gut he says that’s really the key. He trusts his gut to help him make business decisions and powerful relationships in the self-storage industry. He also shares the importance of having a mentor and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Scott discusses the current state of the Self-Storage industry and why it’s attracting new investors. With other asset classes experiencing a downturn, Self-Storage remains a lucrative investment option.  Scott explains how self-storage thrives during economic downturns as businesses and individuals downsize, leading to increased demand and rental rates. He also hi...

Send us Fan Mail For Nick Zachgo the initial hurdle was learning to overcome his fear. That idea of making phone calls to prospects, it was intimidating. He would practice and practice before making the calls.   But eventually he did and both Nick and his wife Catherine managed to hit a homerun on their first deal. In this episode they share how they switched from single-family and multifamily rea...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we sit down with Steffany Boldrini who shares how her life took an incredible turn after joining Scott’s Mastermind program and actively participating in the meetings. The connections she made in the program played a pivotal role in boosting her net worth by an astonishing one million dollars. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR What compelled Steffany to shift from angel investing...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron Saunders is the President of Spartan Construction Management. In this episode he shares the development of the company conceived as an in-house entity to fulfill Spartan Investment Group’s pressing need for reliable and aligned contractors to a nationwide phenomenon within just three years.    WHAT TO LISTEN FOR The transition from being comfortable with a regular paycheck t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we meet the new President and COO of Kingdom Storage Investors and Self-Storage Investing, Anne Mari Decoster. She’s lived a professional life thinking forward. In her first role out of post secondary school she was part of an analytics team that predicted the economic demise of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It also studies how technology was changing and w...

Send us Fan Mail Travis Baucom was rocking it. He’d grown a fund to over 400 homes but suddenly realized he needed to pivot. That’s when he made the move into self-storage and has never looked back.  In this episode Travis shares some of his strategies, particularly in an uncertain market.     WHAT TO LISTEN FOR The approach Travis takes to managing sellers’ expectations A key strategy for acquisi...

Send us Fan Mail About 15 years ago Travis Smith went on a fishing trip with his brothers. They couldn’t actually afford to go on the trip, but they went.  They talked about financial freedom and collectively expressed the path each brother was on wasn’t going to get them there. They wanted to invest in real estate, in private markets, but didn’t know how to start.  So, the brothers committed to s...

Send us Fan Mail The self-storage business model is refreshingly simple compared to the complexities of managing multifamily apartment complexes.  As Scott has said (and trademarked) “No tenants, No toilets, No trash.”   By offering straight-forward shed rentals the investment potential becomes easy to grasp. But trying to handle every aspect of the business alone, from raising capital to property...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tim Lyons, co-founder of Cityside Capital shares his journey of being actively passive in real estate investing. He does this while working as a New York City firefighter and being a father of three.  He’s the New York City firefighter with the massive side hustle. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Why it’s so important people learn about real estate investing to navigate the ov...

Send us Fan Mail For Russ Sorrells, business success comes down to four main areas of focus: being sure you have the right people and looking after them, having a clear purpose and mission, developing the right playbooks to execute the strategies, and performance.    People, Purpose, Playbooks, and Performance. The Four P’s that drive success.   WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Real tips for how to grow and sca...