The Rise Of Self-Storage Real Estate, With Russ Colvin

The self-storage industry is booming.

Russ Colvin, CEO and president of YourSpace America, joins the show to share his insights on the unique advantages of self-storage real estate development within Opportunity Zones, emphasizing the sector’s resilience and potential for outsized returns.

Episode Highlights

  • How customer retention and delinquency rates within the self-storage industry compare to other real estate sectors.
  • The structural demand drivers that continue to offer significant returns in the self storage sector.
  • How different classes of customers are leading to a surge in demand for newer Gen V climate-controlled self-storage facilities.
  • The criteria that Russ considers before investing in a self-storage project, including market undersupply, favorable demographic trends, and site visibility.
  • How investments in self-storage development projects are often ideally suited for tax-advantaged Opportunity Zone funds.

Guest: Russ Colvin, YourSpace America

About The Opportunity Zones Podcast

Hosted by OpportunityDb founder Jimmy Atkinson, The Opportunity Zones Podcast features guest interviews from fund managers, advisors, policymakers, tax professionals, and other foremost experts in the Opportunity Zones industry.

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