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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: 1,061
Posts: 8,387
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Newbie question about RV/Boat Storage
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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: 2,564
Posts: 27,242
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Ideas? We have this greasy dirt
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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: 2,949
Posts: 35,043
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Tenant Points Gun at Manager
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Marketing
Facility promotions and advertising including special events, Yellow Pages, Internet, working with media, etc.
Topics: 894
Posts: 8,710
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Opening a new facility
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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: 373
Posts: 4,137
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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: 749
Posts: 4,997
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Roof leak capture device
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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: 943
Posts: 9,501
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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: 987
Posts: 9,281
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StorLogix Failure?
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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: 655
Posts: 9,821
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Lost a tenant to COVID this morning :(
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Sound Off for ISS
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: 79
Posts: 883
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Curb Appeal
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Polls
Start a thread to survey the SST community. Similarly, respond to all polls here.
Topics: 301
Posts: 2,410
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Holiday Drives
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and re-painted doors, so I can't have them pressure wash them. I wanted to know if anyone had a surefire dirt remover for their roll up doors? I'm thinking of squirt of dawn soap and vinegar in water. Anyone have something better?...Yesterday, 06:02 PM
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Do you offer a welcome gift or basket to new tenants? What do you provide? Have a photo? Share it!...22 October 2021, 10:59 AM
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