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It would seem as if different self storage facilities have different ideas on what is acceptable with parking. Many people will allow certain types of vehicle to be stored in their parking lot or inside of the storage unit. This is not a big deal to the facility managers because they just tell the customers what can and what cannot be stored there. For the consumer calling around, to be told no on what another facility told them yes could be nerve racking. It would be good if everyone had the same thought process on parking.
For many storage facilities, out side parking spaces are meant for vehicles that have wheels. I spoke with a young man who wanted to rent an outside parking space to put his canoe. It wasn't on a trailer. He stated that he didn't need to put it inside of a storage unit as he was used to storing it outside of his home anyway. Unfortunately this wasn't an option at a storage facility. The customer tried even harder to convince me that other facilities would store it, it just wasn’t an option for my facility. I didn’t leave him without an option though.
Luckily I had another option which was a drive up storage unit and it was a 5x15 unit. It wasn't very expe...

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  • Outside Storage Inconsistencies
    By joel on January 15, 2012 | No Comments Comments
    It would seem as if different self storage facilities have different ideas on what is acceptable with parking. Many people will allow certain types of vehicle to be stored in their parking lot or inside of the storage unit. This is not a big deal to the facility managers because they just tell the customers what can and what cannot be stored there. For the consumer calling around, to be told no on what another facility told them yes could be nerve racking. It would be good if everyone had the same thought process on parking.
    For many storage facilities, out side parking spaces are meant for vehicles that have wheels. I spoke with a young man who wanted to rent an outside parking space to put his canoe. It wasn’t on a trailer. He stated that he didn’t need to put it inside of a storage unit as he was used to storing it outside of his home anyway. Unfortunately this wasn’t an option at a storage facility. The customer tried even harder to convince me that other facilities would store it, it just wasn’t an option for my facility. I didn’t leave him without an option though.
    Luckily I had another option which was a drive up storage unit and it was a 5×15 unit. It wasn’t very expensive, it met the needs of the caller and it came with great security features. It was a win, win situation for everyone. Now he had room in his backyard to install the new playground for his kids.

    It would seem as if different self storage facilities have different ideas on what is acceptable with parking. Many people will allow certain types of vehicle to be stored in their parking lot or inside of the storage unit. This is not a big deal to the facility managers because they just tell the customers what can and what cannot be stored there. For the consumer calling around, to be told no on what another facility told them yes could be nerve racking. It would be good if everyone had the same thought process on parking.

    For many storage facilities, out side parking spaces are meant for vehicles that have wheels. I spoke with a young man who wanted to rent an outside parking space to put his canoe. It wasn’t on a trailer. He stated that he didn’t need to put it inside of a storage unit as he was used to storing it outside of his home anyway. Unfortunately this wasn’t an option at a storage facility. The customer tried even harder to convince me that other facilities would store it, it just wasn’t an option for my facility. I didn’t leave him without an option though.

    Luckily I had another option which was a drive up storage unit and it was a 5×15 unit. It wasn’t very expensive, it met the needs of the caller and it came with great security features. It was a win, win situation for everyone. Now he had room in his backyard to install the new playground for his kids.

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  • Outside Storage Inconsistencies
    By joel on January 15, 2012 | No Comments Comments
    It would seem as if different self storage facilities have different ideas on what is acceptable with parking. Many people will allow certain types of vehicle to be stored in their parking lot or inside of the storage unit. This is not a big deal to the facility managers because they just tell the customers what can and what cannot be stored there. For the consumer calling around, to be told no on what another facility told them yes could be nerve racking. It would be good if everyone had the same thought process on parking.
    For many storage facilities, out side parking spaces are meant for vehicles that have wheels. I spoke with a young man who wanted to rent an outside parking space to put his canoe. It wasn’t on a trailer. He stated that he didn’t need to put it inside of a storage unit as he was used to storing it outside of his home anyway. Unfortunately this wasn’t an option at a storage facility. The customer tried even harder to convince me that other facilities would store it, it just wasn’t an option for my facility. I didn’t leave him without an option though.
    Luckily I had another option which was a drive up storage unit and it was a 5×15 unit. It wasn’t very expensive, it met the needs of the caller and it came with great security features. It was a win, win situation for everyone. Now he had room in his backyard to install the new playground for his kids.

    It would seem as if different self storage facilities have different ideas on what is acceptable with parking. Many people will allow certain types of vehicle to be stored in their parking lot or inside of the storage unit. This is not a big deal to the facility managers because they just tell the customers what can and what cannot be stored there. For the consumer calling around, to be told no on what another facility told them yes could be nerve racking. It would be good if everyone had the same thought process on parking.

    For many storage facilities, out side parking spaces are meant for vehicles that have wheels. I spoke with a young man who wanted to rent an outside parking space to put his canoe. It wasn’t on a trailer. He stated that he didn’t need to put it inside of a storage unit as he was used to storing it outside of his home anyway. Unfortunately this wasn’t an option at a storage facility. The customer tried even harder to convince me that other facilities would store it, it just wasn’t an option for my facility. I didn’t leave him without an option though.

    Luckily I had another option which was a drive up storage unit and it was a 5×15 unit. It wasn’t very expensive, it met the needs of the caller and it came with great security features. It was a win, win situation for everyone. Now he had room in his backyard to install the new playground for his kids.

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  • Keeping Calm in Troubling Situations
    By joel on January 13, 2012 | No Comments Comments
    As a property manager, we have to try to be ready for anything that comes our way. Now of course we can only do so much to prepare for different things. In reality we just hope that we do not have to deal with certain things that could possibly come up. If they do, we have to take a deep breath and try to find a solution for the issue. For instance, people will call about billing issues, trouble with the gate, and so forth. This morning, I had a very common problem that had the chance to go either way in terms of it being trouble.
    This morning a self storage renter called me who was at her storage unit trying to get the door to open. She was a bit flustered because she was in a hurry to get to a wedding. The wedding gift she purchased was inside of her storage unit and she couldn’t get to it. She didn’t know what to do. She said she came to the office, but couldn’t find anyone to help her. She said was able to get the lock off the door but couldn’t slide the latch over. She ended up calling the number to my facility and I was there to answer it. It was a roll up door so I told her to step on the handle which pulled the door down further so she could slide the latch over. She was elated, grabbed the gift and away she went to enjoy the wedding.
    This was a situation in which it could have been very bad. The door was stuck, and I might have had to go out there to calm the customer down or get someone to the facility in order to get the door over. That would have cost the company money. Luckily, I was quick on my feet in thinking and I was able to get the customer taken care of. I was very happy it wasn’t anything serious.

    As a property manager, we have to try to be ready for anything that comes our way. Now of course we can only do so much to prepare for different things. In reality we just hope that we do not have to deal with certain things that could possibly come up. If they do, we have to take a deep breath and try to find a solution for the issue. For instance, people will call about billing issues, trouble with the gate, and so forth. This morning, I had a very common problem that had the chance to go either way in terms of it being trouble.

    This morning a self storage renter called me who was at her storage unit trying to get the door to open. She was a bit flustered because she was in a hurry to get to a wedding. The wedding gift she purchased was inside of her storage unit and she couldn’t get to it. She didn’t know what to do. She said she came to the office, but couldn’t find anyone to help her. She said was able to get the lock off the door but couldn’t slide the latch over. She ended up calling the number to my facility and I was there to answer it. It was a roll up door so I told her to step on the handle which pulled the door down further so she could slide the latch over. She was elated, grabbed the gift and away she went to enjoy the wedding.

    This was a situation in which it could have been very bad. The door was stuck, and I might have had to go out there to calm the customer down or get someone to the facility in order to get the door over. That would have cost the company money. Luckily, I was quick on my feet in thinking and I was able to get the customer taken care of. I was very happy it wasn’t anything serious.

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  • Life in the Big City Requires a Storage Unit
    By jeff on March 9, 2011 | No Comments Comments

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    This place may be the most exciting place in the world.  Of course, it depends on what turns a person on, and what that person likes, but Manhattan New York is a place most people would say first as the most exciting place in the world without risking your body jumping off cliffs or something.  It might be the best place to take a walk too.  All day and all night people walk in Manhattan.  It beats trying to drive of course, but people walk here because it is the place to walk around.

    Even a store like Manhattan storage or Storagemart storage facilities seem to fit in with everything else here.  Moreover, there is a lot in Manhattan.  Times Square is worldwide known and people all over the world would love a stroll down one of the most famous places in the world.  Stores are here and one can buy almost everything here.  People watching is a great past time here too.  Even watching people go in and out of Manhattan storage places is interesting.  They are carrying boxes and hauling big time items down the road.

    In addition, if you are hungry, you can eat all day in Manhattan.  Some of the best places to eat in the world are here so dig in and go for it.  One has to eat in Manhattan even if you feel everything is over priced.  Most people believe everything in New York is overpriced.  Walking around and looking at all the lights and things going on, one does get a sense of things as being money, money ,money.  A sandwich costs ten dollars.  I saw a fifty-dollar parking spot.

    Rents are so high here only the very rich are here.  I think of Woody Allen and his movies of important people doing important things all day, but they seem rich with high paying jobs.  His movie called Manhattan is shot in black and white but shows the beauty of the city.  We know Woody loves New York like so many others do.  It is probably best to visit than live here unless you have money and energy.  I am not used to spending ten dollars for a sandwich, it did taste good, but sandwiches in my neck of the woods are not ten dollars.  I think I paid five dollars for a Subway sandwich last week.  It was not Manhattan though.

    Look right there, I see more people going in and out of a Manhattan storage place.  Do all rich people have storage spaces in Manhattan?  Do rich people care how much a sandwich costs in Manhattan?  Tourists get sticker shock right away.  No thanks, I will walk if a cab costs that much.  What the heck, got to experience a New York cab ride even if it is only one mile or two.  Step on it.  Window-shopping is cool too here but for me people watching is the best outdoor activity here.  Will I come here again?  I need to see Hawaii, Rome, and other places too.  They say Rome is very expensive too.  It is very old too.  New York seems very new.  You could argue new is more exciting than old.  It is crowded here too.  Is it crowded in Rome?  Not in August, I read once.

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