Nick came into StorageAce the way a lot of people do — motivated, smart, but spinning. He'd been researching storage for months on his own, watching videos, running numbers he wasn't sure how to read, trying to reverse-engineer deals without a real framework. Sound familiar? What changed wasn't effort. Nick already had that. What changed was that he stopped going it alone. He got into a system, surrounded himself with a community of people actually doing deals, and started working with coaches who have closed facilities themselves — not just taught about them. Five months later, he closed his first self storage facility. That's not a fluke. That's what happens when you stop guessing and start executing with the right structure around you. I've closed 10 deals myself, own 9 of them now — over 200,000 square feet of storage — and I can tell you the pattern is consistent. Clarity leads to action. Action leads to deals. Nick's story isn't unique. It's repeatable. If you want to map out what that path looks like for you specifically — where you are, where you want to go, and what's actually in the way — book a First Facility Game Plan Call here: https://join.storageace.io/booking-page-8324 Dave "8 Facilities. Zero Guessing." DeMink

For those who've acquired properties with prior auto body/gas station history — did your lender require a current Phase I or Phase II, or did they accept older reports with a reliance letter? Has anyone successfully gotten an environmental firm to issue an updated reliance letter on a 13-year-old report rather than doing a full new Phase I or Phase II? What did that cost and how did it go over with the lender? What else should be considered before acquiring?

Hi All! We closed on our second facility last week and are hoping to get some positive reviews going on our google page. Would love to return the favor for anyone that leaves a review and will be eternally grateful! Thank you https://share.google/y9Z3jScVNKiKEqCtP

It was nice meeting up with @Jeff Spaulding at the Texas Self Storage Association Luncheon in Houston yesterday. I should have taken a photo like Scott Speer normally does. You'll have to take my word for it. Looking forward to working and learning together in the future.

Hey Aces... A couple FYI's if your looking to expand your knowledge in Self Storage, meet some great people and many vendors... For 2026, the Self Storage Association (SSA) event that in past years was often held in Las Vegas in April has shifted on the national calendar: the SSA Spring Conference & Trade Show is now scheduled for March 18–20, 2026 and will take place at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas — not Las Vegas. Separately, the large Inside Self-Storage (ISS) World Expo — a major industry trade show frequently held in Las Vegas in April — is still being held in Las Vegas this year (April 7–10, 2026) at the Caesars Forum Conference Center.