Hi everyone. Just wanted to introduce myself. I’m located in Denver, CO and am new to storage looking for my first deal. I was on this week’s Tuesday call but didn’t get a chance to say hi. Planning on being on most calls from now on.

Good morning, Aces— I wanted to share a real deal with you all that I personally own with a couple partners. We’ are selling it, and I thought this would be a great opportunity for the group. The OM is attached for your review. Not as a pitch—just as a learning and potential opportunity. 👉 It’s a turnkey storage facility with solid fundamentals 👉 It’s a great deal to practice underwriting on 👉 And if it fits for anyone, I’m open to a conversation Zero pressure—whether you look at it for education or opportunity, both are wins. Reach out if you want the details or want to walk through it together. It’s a 107-unit, ~23,000 SF self-storage facility in the Chicago MSA (McHenry, IL) with strong occupancy (~93%), in-place cash flow.

Most people think finding a good storage deal means getting lucky — stumbling onto the right listing at the right time. That's not a system. That's a lottery ticket. When I was building my portfolio, I realized the investors who close deals consistently aren't smarter than everyone else. They just have a repeatable process for generating deal flow. Seven specific methods, to be exact. And most of them run on autopilot once you set them up. Some of these methods work fast — you can have conversations this week. Others build momentum over time and become your best source of off-market deals six months from now. The key is using more than one at a time. Deal flow is a numbers game, and when you have multiple channels running, the deals find you. Across my 8 facilities, I've used almost every one of these methods. Some surprised me with how well they worked. Others I wish I'd started sooner. I put all seven into a free guide so you can start building your own deal flow system — even if you're still working a W2 and can only carve out a few hours a week. Grab it here: https://join.storageace.io/7-ways-to-find-deals Dave "8 Facilities. Zero Guessing." DeMink

We closed on our first facility. Thanks to everyone in the Storage Ace community who gave some guidance along the way. I've been in residential real estate for over 30 years and thought it would be somewhat of an easy transition into self storage. That definitely was not the case. Finding the deal was the easy part (for me). But I didn't realize how much I didn't know about self storage and how much is involved after you get the deal under contract. (The following is an unsolicited endorsement). Once I got the facility under contract I joined Dave's coaching group. I decided that I didn't want to waste time trying to figure it out on my own (which I tend to do). Of all the classes, conferences, groups I've joined or spent money on over my real estate career, this by far was the best money I've ever spent. Dave, Ken & the group helped me get to the closing table. Without their assistance I would've been lost trying to put everything in place to get the facility online and start the process of turning it around. As I mentioned before, there is A LOT I didn't know about storage. A lot of details (most of them simple processes) that if you weren't aware of could cost you a ton of time and money. Dave helped with all of that and continues to help as we get this thing rolling. If you're new, serious about getting into self storage, and serious about closing on your First Facility I would highly recommend checking out Dave's coaching class so you can cut to the front of the line and get that first deal. Time to find another one...