If you’re pissed off with a co-workers performance or the management style of a boss you have two options: 1) blab around the office and complain about it. 2) go to your boss and discuss it. #1 wont change anything and will likely get you fired. #2 probably won’t change anything but at least you’ll learn if you[...]

Before we dive in: If you don’t have a personal assistant, YOU ARE THE ASSISTANT. Did you know you can hire the air-traffic-controller of your life and business for as low as $1,200 per month? Manage your inbox, do tasks inside your business, schedule your meetings and travel, manage your Airbnb, or any host of[...]

How would you start a service business where you have to have specialized knowledge? A business like yours anyone who can drive can start. But let's say a business like HVAC or appliance repair, traditionally people that have a lot of experience working in that area eventually decide to go solo and start a[...]

Rates are going up. The equity markets are volatile. Growth stocks are getting hammered. A lot of uncertainty and fear in the markets. What does it mean for self storage and real estate as a whole? I see this playing out one of two ways. Back to the state of the market. As you know, we’ve raised over $20m of[...]

So you’re ready to put together your first deal. You’ve got your playbook mapped out: buy property, increase NOI or roll-up, create value — and profit. But you can't source debt cheap enough (or enough of it) to get a deal done. In comes seller financing, discussed below. A quick sponsor note: As you know, we’ve[...]

If you're one of the 2,000 people who joined this newsletter from this LinkedIn post, here is the list of 200+ business ideas I promised you. Enjoy! Before we dive in, a sponsored post: As you know, we’ve got 18 employees working at our self storage management company who live in the Philippines. We sourced and[...]

Don't forget to think LOCAL and don't be afraid to start VERY SMALL. Even if you plan to start an internet company. Start LOCAL. Start a business where you can interact with your customers face to face. Even Zuck founded facebook only at Harvard. Roll out a city at a time. Sell something local at first to gather[...]

Last week Mitchell Baldridge , my CPA and tax advisor, came on my podcast to discuss real estate taxes. It was the best 1 hour overview of real estate tax that I've ever been a part of. You can check out the Youtube video here and the podcast episode here. We'll break it down below: As you know, we’ve got 18[...]