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re: Why are self storage facilities popping up all over?

Posted on 2/5/18 at 4:50 pm to
Posted by Flame Salamander
Texas Gulf - Clear Lake
Member since Jan 2012
3044 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 4:50 pm to
Where you gonna put all the mattresses from all of the mattress stores that have popped up errywhere?
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58161 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 5:07 pm to
My friend owns four locations in different areas in the south east part of the state. I've never talked specifics, but I've heard from other friends that it's a cash cow and he is doing very well.
I know at one location in addition to the normal units there is a local government entity that stores vehicles, a few boats, and other stuff with him.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
19317 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 5:26 pm to
Profit Baw
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 5:32 pm to
quote:

hey pay to store stuff that costs more money than the value of shite stored.





I feel like eventually people are going to wise up to this fact and it will kill the storage unit industry.

But maybe I'm putting too much faith in people.
Posted by SeabrookTiger
Seabrook, TX
Member since Dec 2007
1001 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 5:48 pm to
Because I can take a chunk of land and turn it into a building that pays close to $1/sqft. Cheap construction costs considering most of them are just corrugated metal, a bit of insulation, and one light bulb per unit. Cheap overhead considering you just have to pay maybe 2 people to stay at the counter and a maintenence man. You can get even more out of it running truck rentals.

Pretty boring business venture but its a reliable source of income if you put it in the right area.
Posted by IllegalPete
Front Range
Member since Oct 2017
7182 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 3:14 am to
I've been paying on a storage unit in another state for 9 years. Not a damn thing in that unit is worth anything at this point, it is a non climate controlled unit in a place that gets 110 degrees on the regular during the summer.

$55/mo I just light on fire each month.

I've been back to that town at least 10 times, just never wanted to deal with the hassle of cleaning it out and putting all that nasty shite in my nice car.

Planning on getting it taken care of sometime in 2018. I'll bump the thread when I do.
Posted by Cleanmatt
Who Dat Nation
Member since Oct 2010
2852 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:13 am to
quote:

ROI is higher for lower initial investment.


Radio on Internet?
Posted by TheFonz
Somewhere in Louisiana
Member since Jul 2016
20409 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 6:20 am to
Yes, report back ASAP! I'll be on pins and needles until then!
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 10:38 am
Posted by fatboydave
Fat boy land
Member since Aug 2004
17979 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 7:13 am to
people paying to store crap they should throw away
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
20047 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 8:41 am to
I put a Storage pod from Attic Plus in my yard for a few months while renovating my garage, clearing furniture out of the house, painting interior, and shoving “stuff” from my house and garage into it.

Big garage sale is planned in March. Whatever is left gets donated and the temp Pod is sent back.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15769 posts
Posted on 2/6/18 at 8:42 am to
bc banks are closing. no one is going to them anymore
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