How Some Self-Storage Properties Have Crashed And Burned

About this episode

This episode discusses the decline in self-storage property values and the lessons learned from failed investments in the sector.

Self-Storage has had the second worst performance in U.S. commercial real estate, with the average property down 22% in value since 2021 – exceeded only by office buildings, which are down 35%. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to review how some storage properties and owners got things so wrong and the lessons learned from their failure.

People in this episode

Host: Frank Rolfe

Topics covered

• self-storage
• real estate
• investment failure
• property value decline
• commercial real estate

Keywords

• self-storage
• commercial real estate
• property value
• investment
• failure
• U.S. real estate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Self-Storage University

Places: U.S.

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