The Self Storage University Podcast

By Frank Rolfe

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Welcome to the Self-Storage University Podcast, where you will learn the correct way to identify, evaluate, negotiate, perform due diligence on, renegotiate, finance, turn-around and operate self-storage facilities. And your host is a partner in one of the largest real estate portfolios in the U.S. with nearly $1 billion of holdings, Frank Rolfe.

Episode Date
The Problem With Cash
Apr 26, 2024
What Happens When You Combine Direct Mail And Cold Calling
Apr 12, 2024
The Necessity Of Locating Utilities
Mar 22, 2024
Dare To Be Different In Direct Mail
Feb 23, 2024
The Importance of “Time On The Market”
Feb 09, 2024
Can A Novice Really Get The Attention Of A Broker?
Jan 26, 2024
In Praise Of Recessions
Jan 12, 2024
Tips On Surveys
Dec 30, 2023
Getting Creative On Negotiating The Price
Dec 16, 2023
The Different Ways To Assume A Loan
Nov 28, 2023
The Different Types Of Capital Partners
Nov 07, 2023
When Will Higher Interest Rates Lead To Distressed Deals To Buy?
Oct 28, 2023
Does UPS And UAW Mean Your Are In Trouble?
Oct 13, 2023
The Best And Worst Too To Make Or Lose Money
Sep 22, 2023
Understanding The Art Of Persuasion
Sep 08, 2023
How To Find A Bank
Aug 21, 2023
Paving Scams And How To Avoid Them
Aug 07, 2023
A Tale Of Two Cities
Jul 23, 2023
Tips On Wrap Notes
Jul 07, 2023
The Impact Of Negative Population Growth
Jun 16, 2023
The Strengths Of Storage Revisited 50 Years Later
Jun 01, 2023
The Difference Between An Amateur And A Professional
May 23, 2023
All About On-line Listings
May 05, 2023
How To Avoid Term Default
Apr 21, 2023
Negotiation Practice Options
Apr 07, 2023
Bad Broker Benefits
Mar 24, 2023
The Impact of Higher Single-Family Mortgage Rates
Mar 11, 2023
Creative Down Payments
Feb 25, 2023
Postcards Or Letters?
Feb 14, 2023
When Values Meet A Stone Wall
Jan 31, 2023
Buying An Asset Vs. Buying An Entity
Jan 13, 2023
When Do You Call It Quits On A Contractor
Dec 29, 2022
Bubbles And Baths
Dec 09, 2022
How to Get a Variance
Nov 25, 2022
The Impact of Higher Interest Rates
Nov 11, 2022
Should You Sit It Out?
Oct 28, 2022
The Right Perspective For Cold Calling
Oct 14, 2022
When In Doubt Press Farther Out
Oct 04, 2022
Thoughts On Signing A Broker NDA
Sep 19, 2022
Using Tools To Predict A Location’s Future
Sep 02, 2022
Asset Vs. Entity
Aug 19, 2022
Going Where The Water’s Deep Without Drowning
Aug 05, 2022
All About Finding Target Properties With Direct Mail
Jul 22, 2022
Synergy Vs. Diversity In Portfolio Building
Jul 08, 2022
The Taxman Cometh
Jun 20, 2022
What Would Benjamin Franklin Say?
Jun 03, 2022
The Right And Wrong Way To Collect Rent
May 24, 2022
Pushing The Seller Over The Top To Sign Your Contract
May 06, 2022
Occupancy, Rents And Their Often Inverse Relationship
Apr 22, 2022
The Dangers Of Non-Traditional Financing
Apr 08, 2022
The Impact of 8%+ Inflation
Mar 25, 2022
Cars And Managers
Mar 11, 2022
More Bad News For Urban Storage Owners
Feb 26, 2022
Can I Get Pre-Approved?
Feb 14, 2022
When Should You Stretch?
Jan 28, 2022
Don’t Listen To “Experts” On Cap Rates And Potential Occupancy
Jan 13, 2022
Overcoming The Fear of Progress
Dec 30, 2021
“Hard Money” Creates Hard Decisions
Dec 09, 2021
Nice People Finish Last
Nov 25, 2021
Financing And Time: A Dysfunctional Union
Nov 11, 2021
Why A Paper Trail Is Essential
Oct 28, 2021
Why It’s Ok To Think For Yourself
Oct 14, 2021
The Changing American Investment Map
Sep 30, 2021
How “Sticky” Are Your Customers?
Sep 16, 2021
Understanding B. Wayne Hughes
Sep 02, 2021
How To Successfully Weather Interest Rate Fluctuations
Aug 19, 2021
Why You Can’t Trust “Research Reports”
Aug 05, 2021
Why Storage Cap Rates Are Going Up And How To Protect Yourself
Jul 22, 2021
Why Managers Go Bad And How To Mitigate The Risks
Jul 06, 2021
Understanding Property Tax
Jun 24, 2021
The Impact of Inflation on Self-Storage Investing
Jun 22, 2021
Structuring Partnership Profit Splits
Jun 10, 2021
The Truth About Debt Assumption
Jun 02, 2021
The Basics of Hiring And Firing Employees
May 20, 2021
All About Working With Brokers
May 06, 2021
Why You Can’t Fully Delegate Your Diligence
Apr 22, 2021
When Dust Gathers On A Deal, The Options Become More Interesting
Apr 08, 2021
Think Like A Banker
Mar 25, 2021
Let’s Get Creative
Mar 11, 2021
Should You Use An Online Auction On Unpaid Units?
Feb 25, 2021
Building A Successful Deal Funnel
Feb 11, 2021
The Simple Way To Make The Final Decision On Buying A Storage Property
Jan 28, 2021
A Person Has To Know Their Limitations
Jan 14, 2021
The Power Of Bonding In Attaining Great Storage Deals
Dec 31, 2020
Storage Contract
Dec 03, 2020
Storage Books Are Lousy
Nov 19, 2020
Understanding Vacancy
Nov 05, 2020
Six Steps To Reducing Your Liability Exposure
Oct 22, 2020
Hidden, Visible And Suspenseful Deal Killers
Oct 08, 2020
Nobody Ever Made Money Hanging Out With Rich People
Sep 24, 2020
Understanding Seller Financing
Sep 10, 2020
Four Things My Banker Taught Me
Aug 27, 2020
A Reminder On What Customers Really Want
Aug 13, 2020
Old-Fashioned Theories That Still Work Well Today
Jul 31, 2020
Any Idiot Can Buy A Storage Facility – And Many Do
Jul 17, 2020
Debt And How To Get It
Jun 25, 2020
How Much You Can Make – Defined
Jun 25, 2020
Why Buy A Storage Facility?
Jun 25, 2020