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Self-Storage: An investment that outperforms the market, year in and year out.
Earn Average Annual Returns of 16.85%
With a 25-year average annual return of 16.85% according to NAREIT, self-storage outperforms multi-family (12.93%), retail (12.04%), office (12.15%) and the S&P 500 (7.06%).
Protect Your Investment with a Recession-Resistant Business.
During the last economic downturn between 2007-09, self-storage demand decreased only 3.86%, a significantly smaller temporary drop than multi-family (6.72%), office (8.16%), retail (12.32%) or the S&P 500 (21.10%). Consumers turn to storage both when down-sizing, or when upwardly-mobile and acquiring new properties or big-ticket items.
And that’s just the beginning:
In High Demand
Recession Resistant
Low maintenance – Low overhead
Attractive return on investment – will beat bank and markets
Only real estate investment that can lock tenants out for non-payment
Close to 10% of all households and businesses utilize self-storage
Owner can sell tenants goods
30-day lease automatically renewable for tenants and owners
Fastest turnaround time than any other real estate investment from the time tenants vacate to prep for new occupancy. 15-20 minutes!
Requires just a few employees
Generally, there is not large tenancy vacating at once which does not affect monthly earnings
Easier to increase rent on than any other real estate investment