Self-Storage Cash Flow: Buy, Fill and Run a Small Facility

Name: Self-Storage Cash Flow: Buy, Fill and Run a Small Facility
Price: 27.00 USD

with Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

A full operator walkthrough for acquiring a small self-storage facility: market screening, underwriting on real occupancy numbers, lease-up marketing and unmanned day-to-day operations.

17 lessons17 videos5h 00mIntermediateLifetime access

What you’ll walk away with

Skills, not certificates of attendance

01Screen a 3-mile radius for demand, supply and real rent rates

02Underwrite a facility on economic, not physical, occupancy

03Structure funding with bank debt, SBA or seller carry

04Fill vacant units with map pack ranking and call scripts

05Run the site remotely with gate software and smart locks

Curriculum

4 chapters · 17 lessons

5h 00m total

01Find the Site and Prove the Demand

4 lessons+

1Reading the 3-Mile Radius: Population, Income and Supply SaturationVideo
18:40
2Facility Types Compared: Drive-Up, Climate-Controlled and Container YardsVideo
14:20
3Sourcing Off-Market: Mom-and-Pop Owners, Mailers and Broker RelationshipsVideo
21:10
4Mystery Shopping Competitors Before You Make an OfferVideo
16:05

02Underwrite It Like an Owner, Not a Tourist

5 lessons+

1The Storage P&L: Economic Occupancy vs Physical OccupancyVideo
19:30
2Expense Ratios That Hold Up: Payroll, Insurance, Tax and GroundsVideo
15:45
3Valuing on NOI: Cap Rates, Stabilised Value and the Lease-Up GapVideo
22:15
4Funding the Buy: Local Banks, SBA 7(a) and Seller Carry StructuresVideo
24:00
5Due Diligence Walkthrough: Unit Audit, Delinquency Report and TitleVideo
17:50

03Fill the Units and Raise the Rate

4 lessons+

1Google Business Profile and the Map Pack: Where Tenants Actually Come FromVideo
16:30
2Rate Increases Without Churn: Running an ECRI ProgrammeVideo
20:10
3Converting Enquiries: Call Scripts, Reservations and Same-Day Move-InsVideo
13:40
4Ancillary Revenue: Tenant Protection, Locks, Boxes and Truck RentalVideo
12:55

04Run It Without Living There

4 lessons+

1Unmanned Operations: Management Software, Smart Locks and Remote KiosksVideo
18:20
2The Delinquency Ladder: Late Fees, Overlocks and Lien Auctions Done LegallyVideo
21:35
3Capex That Pays: Paving, LED, Cameras and Unit Mix ReconfigurationVideo
15:15
4Exit Paths: Refinance, Portfolio Roll-Up or Sale to an Institutional BuyerVideo
19:45

Your instructor

Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

Incipio Studio is the academy's in-house curriculum team. Studio courses distill proven playbooks, frameworks, and operator interviews into structured, do-this-next lessons, researched and produced by Incipio Academy.

“I closed on a 94-unit facility four months after finishing the course. Economic occupancy went from 61% to 83% using the lease-up and rate increase sections alone.”

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