New Podcast: How This Fireman Acquired 5 Self-Storage Companies Across 11 Locations

Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

I’m excited to share a new interview with Kevin Rapport, a full-time fireman who has acquired 5 self-storage facilities across 11 locations.

What's even more impressive is how Kevin has managed to run the business without a single W2 employee.

Prior to getting into self-storage, Kevin primarily invested in single-family homes and rented them out to college students.

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INTERVIEW

In the interview with Kevin, we discuss:

• Why Kevin made the pivot from investing in single-family homes to self-storage facilities (spoiler: it wasn’t just for higher returns)

• Why Kevin decided to focus his buy box on tertiary markets

• Kevin’s checklist for what makes a great self-storage deal

• How to value a self-storage business

• The team that supports Kevin running the business remotely (and how he's able to run the business without a single W2 employee)

• How Kevin has leveraged seller-financing (he hasn’t taken on a single bank loan to finance these deals yet)

• The exact playbook Kevin uses once he takes over an underperforming facility

• And more!

👉 Watch the full 47-minute interview with Kevin

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