Quick question for those who have wholesaled/self-storage assigned deals before: Have any of you used NDAs with buyers when wholesaling a facility? Or do you not really recommend it? I’m trying to figure out best practices here and whether it’s something I should be implementing or if it creates more friction than value. If anyone has a sample NDA they’ve used before, I’d really appreciate it if you’d be willing to share. Thanks!

Ok. many of you knows me as your tax person. The tax season is over temporarily, it's time for me to jump back into the Storage game. I am looking for a quote on a storage property for $1M ish of loan. Any recommendations?

This is the belief I hear most often. And I get it — when you look at a $1.5M facility, it feels like you need $300K sitting in a bank account just to get in the door. But that's not how most of these deals actually work. Here's what's real: I've done 10 storage deals. Seven of them while I was still in corporate America with a packed W2 schedule. One of those was a $2.7M acquisition — SBA financing combined with seller carry — and I brought zero cash to the close. Not a typo. Zero. The structure made it work. Funding isn't the wall most people think it is. Bank financing, SBA 7(a), seller financing, equity partners — these aren't exotic strategies. They're the normal toolkit. The real blocker is usually not knowing how to structure a deal, not a lack of capital. Once you understand what's possible, the conversation shifts completely. The market has deals. The money exists. What's missing for most people is the roadmap to put them together — and that's a learnable skill, not a gift. If you want to go deeper on creative funding, I broke down the zero-down deal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mptW3diOvRw Join us Tuesday at 10am MST for Self Storage Power Hour — the calendar link is at the top of the page. Drop your questions and I'd love to respond and help. What's the biggest thing standing between you and your first deal right now? Dave "8 Facilities. Zero Guessing." DeMink

In your email you say "..you can buy storage below replacement cost..", how are you calculating replacement cost, i.e. just a $/sqft or full underwriting of the facility replacement?

Hey everyone — I’m Gabriel. I’m a self-storage buyer actively sourcing off-market deals nationwide, typically from owners with no online presence and no broker involved. While I do wholesale deals, my core focus is on acquisitions — I’m currently working toward buying my first facility. Most of the properties I find have backend equity potential: under-managed, value-add, room for expansion — even if they don’t cash flow out of the gate. If you’re looking for off-market opportunities like that, let’s connect. Contact: gabe@selfstoragebuyergroup.com Phone: 585-330-1150 Website: www.selfstoragebuyergroup.com Looking forward to networking with like-minded folks.