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What are the profit margins on STORAGE FACILITIES?

I pay ~$60/mo for 5x10' space in flyover country. Real esta...
Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye
  06/01/12
how big is the concrete footprint of the actual storage faci...
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
You're missing the fat $$$ from auctions on abandoned units.
talented mad cow disease windowlicker
  06/01/12
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gay old irish cottage idiot
  06/01/12
razor thin breh. razor. thin.
Disturbing Internet-worthy Step-uncle's House
  06/01/12
explain?
Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye
  06/01/12
People don't really have expensive shit worth storing for $6...
talented mad cow disease windowlicker
  06/01/12
:D and other houston posters: explain to us what's up there....
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
Yea there are. I dunno what people have in them. Total shit ...
talented mad cow disease windowlicker
  06/01/12
lolwut
razzle tanning salon
  06/01/12
You heard me.
talented mad cow disease windowlicker
  06/01/12
dunno. don't live nyc. i've been there though and they have ...
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
your missing a few costs breh, like advertising, promo offer...
Disturbing Internet-worthy Step-uncle's House
  06/01/12
this man is on to something. if you've ever heard of a reit....
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
O.O
razzle tanning salon
  06/01/12
I'm talking about the self storage business. And according t...
Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye
  06/01/12
stay away
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT Total Returns Index wtf is t...
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
I may be way off bro, but just from my personal experience I...
Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye
  06/01/12
no yes yes. yes man. storage reits are the gateway to mutual...
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
you can own your own! just come on down! radek bonk, this ni...
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
During the real estate boom, there were several storage cond...
orange rigor roast beef
  06/01/12
we sell in phx
magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple
  06/01/12
...
Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye
  06/01/12
lol. storage is a way to speculate on land. say you have a l...
swollen tan pit
  06/01/12


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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:15 AM
Author: Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye

I pay ~$60/mo for 5x10' space in flyover country. Real estate is DIRT CHEAP and the place I go must have 500 units. That's $30,000 a MONTH. What's the overhead?

-Rent (dirt cheap real estate)

-2 full time employees to handle maintenance/problems at $13-20 an hour

-Initial overhead of building units (cheap ITE due to construction market getting shattered)

-Insurance (but I signed a formed when i signed up voiding the owner of liability for my stuff)

-Lights/Electricity

-Security Cameras

-Small fee for Google/Paypal online payment systems

-Small fee for webhosting purchase

What am I missing? There seems to be HUGGE margins here. No???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804344)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:17 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

how big is the concrete footprint of the actual storage facility

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804349)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:17 AM
Author: talented mad cow disease windowlicker

You're missing the fat $$$ from auctions on abandoned units.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804351)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:18 AM
Author: gay old irish cottage idiot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804353)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:16 AM
Author: Disturbing Internet-worthy Step-uncle's House

razor thin breh. razor. thin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804347)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:22 AM
Author: Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye

explain?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804365)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:23 AM
Author: talented mad cow disease windowlicker

People don't really have expensive shit worth storing for $60/mo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804368)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:25 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

:D and other houston posters: explain to us what's up there. as far ask i know there must be gigantic storage facilities there.

edit: in the woodlands and shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804372)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:28 AM
Author: talented mad cow disease windowlicker

Yea there are. I dunno what people have in them. Total shit mostly. They should just throw it away. People get by in NYC with much less space and much higher income.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804381)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:29 AM
Author: razzle tanning salon

lolwut

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804382)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:30 AM
Author: talented mad cow disease windowlicker

You heard me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804385)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:31 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

dunno. don't live nyc. i've been there though and they have incomprehensibly sized retail storage though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804388)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:27 AM
Author: Disturbing Internet-worthy Step-uncle's House

your missing a few costs breh, like advertising, promo offers (1 month-free storage), chargebacks, a state-of-the-art alarm system, night-time security patrol, cleaning service. also is there any demand for storage in this area? plus i feel like storage places are typically circulating with bums and shady mofos.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804375)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:29 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

this man is on to something. if you've ever heard of a reit. look up something called a storage reit. this is bigger business than we think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804383)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:30 AM
Author: razzle tanning salon

O.O

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804384)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:32 AM
Author: Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye

I'm talking about the self storage business. And according to REIT.com, "the self storage sector generated total returns of 29.83 percent last year, while the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT Total Returns Index was up 11.29 percent."

-May 30, 2012

http://seekingalpha.com/article/624361-public-storage-profiting-from-too-much-stuff

!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804390)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:33 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

stay away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804392)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:34 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT Total Returns Index

wtf is that even. it's good, solid stuff. but idk about that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804394)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:36 AM
Author: Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye

I may be way off bro, but just from my personal experience I think someone with the IQ of the average biglawyer could make serious coin being competitive by opening up a storage facility biz. justdobigpublicstoragebro.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804397)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:38 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

no yes yes. yes man. storage reits are the gateway to mutual funds

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804401)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:40 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

you can own your own! just come on down! radek bonk, this night, this minute only! offering free consultation. offer expired!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804402)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:43 AM
Author: orange rigor roast beef

During the real estate boom, there were several storage condo projects that opened in the Phoenix area.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804407)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 4:48 AM
Author: magical mauve mad-dog skullcap temple

we sell in phx

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20804412)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 12:04 PM
Author: Cheese-eating razzmatazz round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20805583)



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Date: June 1st, 2012 12:13 PM
Author: swollen tan pit

lol. storage is a way to speculate on land. say you have a lot. you build a cheap metallic building and people store shit. as long as it pays your property taxes with a small return you're good. then in 20 years the land has gone up in value and you sell it or lease it to a developer/tenant if the surrounding area has changed.

this is why storage is usually on large distant/suburban lots. there's not enough demand to lease out the land or do some other kind of development. a couple decades down the line the surrounding area has blown up and suddenly you can sell the land to a jew trying to build a shopping mall or apartments there.

if storage activity itself was actually profitable, nobody would build a mall, highrise, or office building in cities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1961128&forum_id=2#20805625)