Another storage site? What’s with so many? York County experts spill on the trend. [Article]

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Let’s play a game.

Say an area has self storage sites popping up all over the place. Big, multi-story sites and flat ones stretching beyond view. Sites not a short hand dolly ride from existing storage sites.

What could one assume about that place?

“‘Popping up’ is a relative term, but in many cases, the growth of the market dictates current and future self storage inventory,” said Mike Blackett, vice president of communications with the Self Storage Association.

Blackett should know. His business is storage. His group began in 1975 and is the official trade organization for the industry nationwide and internationally. He knows storage owners and storage renters... [Keep Reading]