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Newbie Lounge
New to the forum or the industry? Let us know who you are, when you got started in self-storage, your areas of expertise, etc.
Topics: 1,037
Posts: 8,242
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Newbie Hello
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General Storage Chat
If you have general questions or comments and aren’t sure where to ask/put them, start with this forum.
Topics: 2,488
Posts: 26,577
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Burglar bars
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Day-to-Day Management
All things relating to the day-to-day management of self-storage facilities: customer service, sales, taking payments, policies and procedures, site maintenance and more.
Topics: 2,869
Posts: 34,413
Last Post:
Rate Increases
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Marketing
Facility promotions and advertising including special events, Yellow Pages, Internet, working with media, etc.
Topics: 877
Posts: 8,648
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Front of Property Flag Ideas.
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Staffing, Education and Training
For owners and managers, information on interviewing, hiring, firing, incentives, salaries, etc. Also share info on training, websites, books, seminars and other learning resources.
Topics: 359
Posts: 4,051
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Should You Join Your State Association?
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Construction, Development and Financing
Building, developing and financing self-storage: site selection, feasibility, due diligence, zoning, design, layout, building components, loan types, lending options, rates, working with lenders, and more.
Topics: 721
Posts: 4,795
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Gate access hardware
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Legal and Insurance Issues
Rental agreements, lawsuits, lien sales, abandonment ... anything relating to legal issues for self-storage. Also discuss specialized insurance coverages for the business, stories of insurance claims, etc.
Topics: 913
Posts: 9,321
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Technology: Software and Security
Software, hardware, kiosks, electronic locks, websites, crime prevention, video surveillance, gate access, alarm systems and more.
Topics: 954
Posts: 9,090
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Looking For Software Recommendations
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Tales From the Trenches
Share bizarre or interesting stories from inside the storage trenches: difficult customers, strange items stored, unusual happenings, etc.
Topics: 636
Posts: 9,650
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Sound Off for ISS Mag
Share your insights with readers of ISS magazine! Answer questions in this forum, and your responses might be selected to appear in an upcoming issue of our print publication.
Topics: 76
Posts: 869
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Seeking Managers for Technology Q&A
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Polls
Start a thread to survey the SST community. Similarly, respond to all polls here.
Topics: 283
Posts: 2,358
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Forms of Payment
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Hey Mary here from Wisconsin. Excited to learn and network and add storage units to my investment portfolio. I have not purchased any yet but looking forward to growing that aspect of my business. ANyone else here from Wisconsin?Today, 03:08 PM
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Happy hump day everyone! We have been on a waitlist for several months now. There is a shortage of available storage in our area. Having that been said, we raised our rates back in January. We've gradually been increasing our street rates and implemented dynamic pricing. My business partner wants to...Today, 01:38 PM
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