Lease them the dirt.... ( Obviously you have already tried that..)
On 4/17/18 9:18 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:
In my area, all the storage companies are booked solid.
Yes, nice security fence. The software allows them to open the gate
with their phone.
Cameras, lights, DVR etc.
But, I have a storage company wanting to buy the dirt right now. So I
might just sell the dirt.
*From:* Lewis Bergman
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 17, 2018 6:36 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT One for the borg
I own a small storage business called 277 Storage
<http://277storage.com>. First I would say, there is storage business
software that wraps this all up for you. For something of that scale, I
would think the ROI of that software is prohibitive, but likely less so
than doing it yourself with what I assume your time is worth. At least
that was the case last time I looked. There is somebody in Utah that
claims to have software a small business
<https://www.storageunitsoftware.com/self-storage-software> like you
describe could afford.
The second thing I would say is I wouldn't do it with conex boxes. While
I Like those containers and they are generally tighter than purpose
built storage buildings, they turn renters off. Every site I have seen
with them looks a bit dodgy and people seem to expect to pay less for
those sites. A fence would be advisable. Units without fencing get
burglary attempts than non fenced. I think it is likely due to the
perception thieves have about the rest of the attitude on security.
Maybe I am wrong but the people who call me are more worried about
security than price. I would also suggest putting up a HikVision, or if
you prefer, Ubiquiti, camera system as well. Even a fake camera system
would be worth the effort. Lastly, Throw all that out if this land isn't
in a good location and just use conex boxes. Storage is a real estate
business similar to others and if the location isn't good you will fight
that uphill battle. If there are a lot of businesses in the area they
may like those for storage. Don't know. We have had really good results
with our warehouse storage. Call if you want to talk about it.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 10:04 PM Brian Webster
<i...@wirelessmapping.com> wrote:
I rented an apartment in California years ago where the gate control
had the ability for a visitor to hit an intercom button for your
unit and it would dial the number they had programmed in to the
system, you could answer the phone and enter a touch tone command to
open the gate____
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www.Broadband-Mapping.com <http://www.Broadband-Mapping.com>____
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*From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com
*Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2018 11:40 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* [AFMUG] OT One for the borg____
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Thinking of arranging about 50 conex containers on some commercial
land I own and renting them out for storage.____
I want software where they will go online, see vacancies, rent, auto
pay etc. Totally hands off. Even like a phone app to open the gate
for them when they want to get into the place. ____
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Hate to develop code for this. It has to exist out in the world
somewhere...____
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Any ideas. ____
