And who pays for the title policy? I know it's negotiable, but I think it's customary for Seller to pay even if purchaser selects the title company?

I was searching for this also. I did find this company, but have not used them yet. Self Storage Signs – Powered by the #1 FASTSIGNS in the World! I also wanted to put letters A, B, C, and etc at the ends of my buildings.

Caitlin, where did you end up getting the signs? I need to get some also.

Good idea to put them in empty units. I was just thinking of putting them outside. Do you supplement with some outside?

I guess I won’t be using them. I can’t even create a simple account online or over the phone. I created a Support ticket to say that I just get an error message that says “something is wrong“. They can’t tell me what is wrong just that I can’t create an account because of security reason. I asked for more details. This is the response I got from them.

Yes. There are plenty of companies (big and small) that will do all this for you for a fee...maybe 5% fee is what I've heard. They can also set up everything for you and then hand it off to you to manage. Or with a smaller facility, many people self-manage along with BOTG if they are managing remotely.

BOTG is boot on the ground. I'm trying to close on a couple of facilities so I'm no expert on all that is involved. Maybe others can chime in on that. I see myself prettying busy the first 2-4 months setting up the management software and fine tuning it. Then getting the customers onboarded to the system to sign new leases, setup payments, collect any missing customer info such as credit cards, drivers licenses, and etc. Also, any capex that I'm doing. Once things settle, I hear people spend a few hours a week on the business so it's not a labor intensive thing once everything is setup. You're doing online and grassroot marketing to get new customers, following up with current customers, keeping and eye on your competition, maintaining the facility, maybe follow up on some payments, auctioning off unpaid units, and etc. Not sure if there's a course that would list everything. There are plenty of YouTube videos about how it's like to own a storage facility or a day in the life of a storage owner. Attend group calls here and other groups and you'll start to get an idea. Hearing from others coming from other real estate assets, self-storage is a lot simpler and less stress.