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Last year we were averaging in the mid 90% for occupancy (and since we have owned our TX facility this has been the norm). Now, we are around 88%. This appears to be the new norm. Historically, my understanding is that around 85% has been the norm for occupancy in self storage. And that operators had ...

Some great suggestions here. One thing I thought about that hasn't been mentioned yet is that whoever is mowing your lawn could be mowing towards the driveways when they mow. This happened to me after I just layed down new gravel. I wasn't happy about it and brought it up to the lawn care person immediately. ...

What a disappointment for our entire community. Perhaps I missed the rallying call for us all to reach out to our Senators before the vote. It is hard to believe the newspaper industry still has such a big influence. More unsettling is that our current politicians don't understand that this model ...

Unfortunately cutting their lock is the only solution. If it is a small lock you can cut w lock cutter - cylinder locks require a grinder. if you have a gate at your facility you can lock them out that way but unfortunately you will still have to cut lock. ------------------------------ Scott Smith ...

I know the voting was earlier this week and wanted to know if anyone has heard about the results? Sincerely, Scott Smith | Managing Partner Visionary Asset Management, LLC Self Storage Investments, Owner/Operator

I am glad this at the top of the agenda. I hope it stays there until passage. I wonder if there is an update on where we are currently in this process and if it would be beneficial for TSSA to provide a "scripted letter" for members that we could all send out so that the same message is sent from everyone? ...

Hello, Is there any progress on ending this in TX? Every time I have to pay for this I wonder how close we are getting to eliminating this fee? I have a storage facility in MS and they did away with this sometime ago (and they don't even have a storage association). ------------------------------ ...

Thanks for that info. I did look in the gold book but didn't see it. I looked in the back under auctions or sales taxes or taxes but didn't think to look under the foreclosures topic. Anyway, got it added. ------------------------------ Scott Smith EZ Storage Waco TX ---------------------------- ...

I am setting up a profile at storageauction.com, and I can't seem to find an answer for if I am required to charge sales tax when selling an auctioned unit? I have the option to leave this at 0 or put in a number for this. Anyone know the answer to this? Much appreciated in advance. ------------------------------ ...