In this episode of The Self Storage Show, you're listening to an AI-generated podcast summary created from Storage Meetup #61, a live weekly discussion with self-storage owners, operators, and industry professionals.

Storage Meetup is a free, open conversation focused on real-world challenges in running self-storage facilities — from operations and marketing to pricing, technology, and AI.

Topics covered in this episode include:

The 2025–2026 self-storage investment outlook and pricing discipline
What types of deals are selling versus sitting in today's market
Why projection-based deals with heavy debt are struggling
The importance of running a quarterly customer flow audit
Testing your own rental funnel, phone numbers, forms, and payments
How broken links, hidden phone numbers, and bad routing lose rentals
Common Google Business Profile issues owners overlook
A live hot-seat review of a facility stuck at ~30% occupancy

This episode is a short AI-generated summary of the full Storage Meetup discussion.

🎥 To watch the full meetup replay or join future meetups live, visit: 👉 https://www.storagemeetup.com

📅 Storage Meetup happens live every Friday, and all owners, managers, and vendors are welcome.