Storman
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Last Activity: Today, 01:58 AM
Joined: 21 February 2008
Location: Northern CA
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I don't have the unit numbers tied to the codes for gate entry. That gives a bad guy way too much info, if that is included in the code, then when/if they get a person's gate code they can access the property and also know the unit number. I've read that some facilities include the unit number in the... -
I don't overlock until I send out lien notices. The hassle factor is way too high to overlock people the day they're delinquent, I let the gate handle that. They can't get in, they come to me, I take payment and they're in. If their door latch slides open and they haven't had their code accepted at...Last edited by Storman; 9 April 2021, 08:46 PM.Leave a comment:
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Will you have the A, B and C prefixes on every unit door? I think if you have a big letter on the end of the building, then number the units 1-50, that leaves open the possibility of more confusion than having each building start with 101, 201 and 301.
So, I would make sure if you go with...Last edited by Storman; 9 April 2021, 02:30 PM.Leave a comment:
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I'll be sorry for you when I read about your arrest for brandishing a weapon (I assume you're referencing a gun in your post). In my state, brandishing a loaded firearm and threatening someone is a felony and can result in 16 mos. to 3 yrs. in jail. I don't write the laws, but I am subject to them...Leave a comment:
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it has probably been 20 yrs. since I watched a guy on the camera reach for his buckle and start the process of preparing to urinate on one of my unit doors. I got down there just as he started flowing, and came at him like a ton of bricks. He clearly peed on himself as I startled him with my booming...Leave a comment:
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That's the holy grail. Pay for an underperforming property and dig in!...Leave a comment:
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haha, thanks Gina6k, it's been a long time since I've had a tall, muscular stance. Now I have a 'big and tall' stance!...Leave a comment:
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This sentence makes no sense, at least in terms of my situation, if that's what you're referring to. At no point in time was my safety threatened, and I don't believe an object can feel unsafe. So there's nothing about safety here. If you want to go to battle over your stuff, that's up to you.
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Yeah, the whole VIN thing is just a waste of time. The d-bags would just crack them open and take out the precious metals, the VIN on the outside would mean absolutely nothing. They'll say that it's for when they bust the guys and find a bunch of converters, they can return yours to you. That's...Leave a comment:
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I'll leave this here and keep my comments to myself...
https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/man-trying-steal-catalytic-converter-california-crushed-death-by-car/DGANBMJUERBKLNGOOEEW4QHKTQ/Last edited by Storman; 5 April 2021, 06:56 PM.Leave a comment:
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I had an attempt on my storage truck's catalytic converters Sat a.m.
1:22 am and I heard a very loud noise outside my window and knew immediately what was happening. I grabbed my phone, dialed the PD and went for the balcony. Sure enough, a couple of dirtbags parked next to my Isuzu NPR storage truck and one guy underneath it with a battery operated sawzall. I knew that...Last edited by Storman; 5 April 2021, 07:05 PM. -
I put a value on stability. I don't have the turnover that many of the other facilities around me do. My average rental period is nearly 5 years. I have 65 five star yelp reviews, and am the first results in almost every online search for my area and I don't pay a single penny in advertising costs....Leave a comment:
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I haven't raised my street rates for many years.
I luckily increased existing customer rates to just a few bucks below the old street rates last March, just before the pandemic shut things down. I love those increases, the push of a button and the monthly income grows handsomely.
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Thanks for the reminder, booked my flight to Vegas last night after reading your post. See you on the 14th of July!...Leave a comment:
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Maybe our doors or units are a different design, but I can change the seal in less than 15 minutes without unbolting anything. I'd prefer not to mess with door track alignment or removing lag bolts from wood that never go back in as tight.
Door to eye level, slot screwdriver at the ends...Last edited by Storman; 26 March 2021, 02:09 AM.Leave a comment:
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~5 years ago I installed 40 Hyperikon 45W LED wall pack lights and used the rebates from my local utility that (If I recall) paid for more than half the cost.
I've been very happy with Hyperikon, only 1 of the 40 units has had some issues in the past 5 years, and Hyperikon worked with...Leave a comment:
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Peter, since this thread is 6 years old, you may want to start a new one posing the same question. I'm sure a lot has changed in the past 6 years regarding requiring auto payments!
I try to get as many people as possible on autopay, and I refer to autopay as "the no late fee guara...Leave a comment:
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yep, I can't tell you how many times I've said "step and slide" over the years.
Probably just a tad fewer than as many times as I've said "sure, I'd be happy to eat the rest of that".
What bothers me is the silly engineer that designed the latch holes to...Leave a comment:
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..I should add that the value of 'insurance' in my market is the fact that I don't require it. I make a big point of that in my sales pitch and people respond well to that. It definitely helps me obtain and retain tenants....Leave a comment:
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I have dozens and dozens of tenants that are here at my facility in large part because they were burglarized at other facilities or had damage to their belongings from water or something else. Exactly ZERO of them had any type of settlement from the required 'insurance' policy their other facility...Leave a comment:
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