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

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.

Sending out some direct mail for a couple of properties that I’ve been researching. What are you doing today to get you closer to what you want?

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.

I really thought I was going to have to build. I just wasn’t finding anything that met my requirements. I even bought a piece of land and rezoned it. I’ll probably still pursue that but excited to say I’m supposed to close this week on a new facility. It’s a really small one, just 34 units but the numbers made sense and it’ll be a good intro to the industry.