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The Black Swan is upon us.  As the global financial markets react to the unforeseen impacts of the Covid19 virus, we wanted to provide an update to our clients and industry friends regarding the current state of commercial real estate finance, loan origination, and capital markets. ​The market is open for business. We continue to […]

Ever do a search on Google for a business and check reviews? Your potential customers undoubtedly have.  It is wise to encourage your customers to leave reviews on Google and ensure you are responding to those reviews. Google takes reviews, responses and ratings into consideration when determining search rankings.  How you respond is just as

The Storage Group has announced its partnership with the Self Storage Hawaii unConference. The Hawaii unConference will be held October 18-24, 2020 on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa. The Hawaii unConference founder and organizer is none other than Tron Jordheim, with Jordheim Consulting and Self Storage Strategies.

At Easy Storage Solutions, we push having an online presence. An important part of succeeding online is claiming your Google My Business page. A Google My Business listing is a similar concept to listing your company in the yellow pages of a phone book. It allows for potential customers to find your website, phone number,

The BSC Group announced the closing of a $5.8 million CMBS loan used to refinance a two-property self storage portfolio located in Commerce GA. The ten year fixed-rate loan included three years of interest-only payments and an interest rate in the high 3% range.  What differentiated this loan was the significant cash out to the

HVAC is one of the largest consumers of energy in commercial properties, utilizing up to 40% of a building’s energy consumption. Coupled with the fact that inadequately installed or malfunctioning units increase energy consumption by another 30% and 18%, poorly-optimized heating and cooling processes can cause energy costs to rise quickly. The Motili HVAC Energy

Innovation is required to ensure the success of a brick-and-mortar store. In the storage world, a good place to start is by establishing your business as a one-stop shop and having more available inventory. Such a profitable endeavor can only be more successful with the right tools and merchandise. If you already have the products,

In this day and age, adopting security measures that go above and beyond your base responsibility as a self storage operator is becoming a requirement. How does a self storage owner or operator provide tenants with the peace of mind that their possessions are protected? Individual door security can distinguish your facility and provide an

When starting your own business there are countless items to consider. Finding a location, developing a business plan, financing, branding and everything in between. It can be easy to overlook vital components amidst all the excitement, particularly those pertaining to human resources (HR). As a result, many startups find themselves in violation of HR policies

It is important to keep in mind that some topics are just going to be “boring” and that is okay. Depending on the intent of the piece it may warrant a more professional and straight forward approach but if a reader thinks it is helpful it will not be considered boring. Here are five tips