Free Self-Storage Investing Guides
Which self-storage guide should you read first?
These are plain-language guides to buying and financing a self-storage facility, written from Kevin’s own experience as an owner-operator. Start with the first-facility guide if you are new, read the off-market guide when you start looking for deals, read the valuation guide before you price an offer, read the seller-financing guide when you are ready to talk terms with an owner, and use the free Deal Filter to screen deals before you spend time underwriting them.
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How to Buy Your First Self-Storage Facility
A step-by-step guide to buying your first self-storage facility: finding deals, underwriting NOI and cap rates, SBA and seller financing, due diligence, closing and the first 90 days.
Read the guide →How to Find Off-Market Self-Storage Deals
How to find self-storage facilities before they are listed: small-town targets, building an owner list, letters, calls, follow-up and turning conversations into offers.
Read the guide →How to Buy a Self-Storage Facility With Seller Financing
How to buy a self-storage facility with seller financing: finding owners who will carry the note, negotiating terms, LOIs, due-on-sale and SBA rules.
Read the guide →How Much Is a Self-Storage Facility Worth? How to Price Your Offer
How to value a self-storage facility and price your offer: NOI and cap rates, in-place vs. pro forma income, the 100x monthly revenue rule and max-offer math.
Read the guide →Self-Storage Valuation Calculator
Estimate a facility’s stabilized value from local street rates and rentable square feet with Kevin’s square-footage method, then check the asking price against his 75% maximum offer, an exit check and the 100x rule.
Open the calculator →Know in five minutes whether a storage deal deserves your time. It’s the same quick screen Kevin runs before he spends an hour on underwriting.
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Ready to go deeper?
If you want the full step-by-step system, explore the Accelerator course. If you are already looking at facilities and want an experienced operator in your corner, Kevin offers a small number of 1:1 coaching spots. No pressure — read how each works and see what fits.
Explore the Accelerator course →Looking for hands-on help? See how 1:1 coaching works.
These guides are general education, not legal, tax, lending or investment advice. Confirm the details with your attorney, CPA and lender.