Self-Storage: The Hidden Giant in Real Estate

THE SURPRISINGLY INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SELF STORAGE EST. 1960s AMERICANS STORE THE MOST STUFF 3,000 IN CANADA 1,600 IN JAPAN 100 IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 200 IN S. AFRICA 800 IN THE U.K. 50,000 FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 50,000 FACILITIES IN THE U.S. : 8,000 IN THE REST OF THE WORLD SELF STORAGE / EXPLODES! M [ TIP: REFRAIN FROM STORING FIREWORKS OR ANYTHING EXPLOSIVE IN YOUR STORAGE UNIT! ] 1973 1980 1990 2000 2012 2.22 CAPITA 7 SQUARE FEET PER BILLION SQUARE FEET THUS, IT IS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE THAT EVERY AMERICAN COULD STAND - ALL AT THE SAME TIME - UNDER THE CANOPY OF SELF STORAGE ROOFING THIS WOULD BE LIKE PUTTING FOUR PEOPLE IN EVERY 5 X 5 FOOT UNIT, SEVEN PEOPLE IN EVERY 5X 10 UNIT, AND ELEVEN PEOPLE IN EVERY 5X 15 UNIT. 5X5 5X 10 5X 15 THERE ARE A TON OF PUBLIC STORAGE & UNCLE BOB'S FACILITIES. MOM & POP BUT EVEN MORE MOM & POPS! 27,650 MOM & POPS (ONLY OWN 1 FACILITY) 17,600 MEDIUM OPERATORS (MORE THAN 1 FACILITY) 4,850 1 BOX = ABOUT 2,500 FACILITIES TOP 5 COMPANIES IN 1996 OF HOUSEHOLDS 6% ONLY RENTED STORAGE UNITS THAT MEANS ONLY 1 0OUT OF 17 HOUSEHOLDS RENTED A STORAGE UNIT THAT YEAR COMPARE THAT TO TODAY: NEARLY 1 IN 10 HOUSEHOLDS CURRENTLY RENT A SELF STORAGE UNIT (THIS MARKS A 65% INCREASE FROM 1996] 1996 2007 BIG INDUSTRY, HUGE MONEY SELF STORAGE REITS HAD HIGHER 2011 RETURNS THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF REIT INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, RESIDENTIAL, RETAIL, TIMBER, INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE AND LODGING/RESORTS ALL REITS [8.29%] SELF STORAGE [35.22%] HEALTH CARE [13.63%] RESIDENTIAL [15.37%] RETAIL [12.20%] TIMBER (7.65%) INDUSTRIAL [-1.47%] LODGING [-14.31%] AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS Sources: Sel Slorage Associalion. Industry Fact Sheet. selfstorage.org/ssa/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutSSA/FactSheet/detault.htm REIT.com. Investment Performance by Properly Sector and Subsector. returns.reit.com/retums/prop.pdt PRESENTED BY: SpareFoot Lilululuuld 2 BILLION SO FT 1 BILLION SQ FT