from the field

Deal sourcing, operations, market trends, and lessons from the field. Written by operators, not analysts.

What We Got Wrong About the Texarkana Takeover

What actually happened during the Texarkana self-storage takeover: tenant reactions to going digital, a ground lease that slowed the closing, a box of handwritten tenant records, a surprise AC failure, and the abandoned units nobody budgeted for.

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September 29, 2026

How We Run a Storage Facility We Never Visit

Inside FSC's unstaffed self-storage model: instant e-signed leases, automated overlocking that replaced a manual clipboard process, an AI-driven communications layer, and a standing one-hour response commitment.

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September 22, 2026

The Complete Guide to Self-Storage as a Passive Investment

How a storage facility investment actually works: what a facility earns, the four ways to own one, what returns look like, and how to judge a deal.

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August 24, 2026

How to Think About Real Estate as Part of a Portfolio

Most people think they're diversified because they own a mix of funds and sectors. Here's why that isn't the same as owning something that doesn't move with the stock market, and where real estate actually fits.

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July 22, 2026

How We Evaluate a Self-Storage Deal in the First 15 Minutes

The 15-minute screen we run on every storage deal before it earns full underwriting: how storage is valued, the four checks that matter, and why we say no fast.

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June 19, 2026

Rich vs Wealthy: Why Owning Assets Beats Earning a High Income

Rich is a number you hit. Wealthy is what keeps paying after you stop. Why a high income is conditional security, and how owning assets changes the math.

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June 17, 2026

How to Vet a Self-Storage Deal: A Passive Investor's Guide

A passive investor's guide to vetting a self-storage deal from the operator's side of the table: set your goals, vet the sponsor, run the numbers in order, and verify the asset.

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June 1, 2026

What "Underperforming" Really Looks Like in Self-Storage

Most underperforming self-storage facilities aren't broken. They're being run with 2005 tooling. Here's what underperformance actually looks like, the four places it shows up, and why it's the entire opportunity.

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May 13, 2026

Is Self-Storage a Good Investment in Texas?

Texas is one of the strongest markets for self-storage investing right now. Here is what makes the numbers work, what the risks look like, and how to evaluate a deal.

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May 2, 2026

Inside a Family Office Event: How Top Investors and Sponsors Think About AI, Capital, and Deals

A day at the Family Office Club DFW event - what serious investors and sponsors are doing with AI, how deal structure beats strategy, and the long game on relationships.

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April 29, 2026

See the Deals First

We only do a handful of deals a year. Get on our investor list and we'll send them your way when we find one. You pick what fits, skip the rest.