People who have had their Self Storage business constructed, who did you use?
I see many different options online and I am very weary about a lot of them.
[{"id": "ey6rx50", "text": "I would love some feedback as well!  TIA", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ey6sa8h", "text": "What do you mean? Like what general contractor? What steel provider?", "replies": [{"id": "ey6xgcl", "text": "I saw your previous post. In your position, I think the easiest way to go about it would be to expand your father's business onto that lot. \n\nSince it's your first project, you will want to find a general contractor with good reputation and experience. Networking is key, as it's hard to tell a good GC from their website. Your dad will probably have a few good leads, or you could ask local competitors who they used. Visit their past projects, pay attention to little details, ie steel alignment, door fit, etc., and overall look at the quality and scale of their work.\n\nOnce you have a good GC, you'll need to get a building designed to fit the lot. There are several major steel providers, and most will help design the building to fit your site. Trachte is a mainstay, avoid General Steel. You'll also need several other items and engineers that your GC will help with. \n\nYou'll need a gate, and software to run it as well as your point of sale. The market standard is SiteLink, they also own SpareFoot.com, StorEdge (website stuff), and a few other storage-related services. They truly are the monopoly on storage software.\n\nOnce you've got a building design, a software package,and an engineered site plan (from a civil engineer your GC can hire), you approach your local governing body and apply for a permit. That's a very lengthy process I won't bore you with, just ask your GC.\n\nAssuming you've got the right permissions, plans, and purchasing power, you let your GC loose and crack a beer...\n\nUntil you have to start running the thing, which is worth of an entirely different post. This is where your father's experience comes in. \n\nIf you have any questions, shoot me a PM.", "replies": [{"id": "ey9php8", "text": "Thanks so much. This was very helpful. I will definitely be messaging you.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ey6uorl", "text": "Go buy a kit to build a garage (half joking)", "replies": [{"id": "ey70br7", "text": "Honestly, if you want to do a storage facility on the ultra-cheap, you can buy shipping containers, modify them with a lock box (or buy them that way), and have then delivered. Build a roof over a run of them if you're feeling fancy.", "replies": [{"id": "ey768l5", "text": "I agree with this, not sure why you got downvoted!! Storage is uber simple, doesn\u2019t have to be fancy. A guy in my town has an RV storage business that is literally poles with a corrugated steel roof. A glorified parking lot. It\u2019s a full time gig and he has employees.", "replies": [{"id": "ey76epf", "text": "Honestly, storage should be regulated like a commodity; capitalism generates raw stuff as a byproduct, people need to store that stuff, and they'll pay to keep it stored just about anywhere that isn't their house.", "replies": [{"id": "ey77g1p", "text": "Absolutely disagree. Storage is one of the absolute best small businesses for a poor man, a nobody, to start, work hard on, and make something for himself. Improve his life. There is very little that the current free market of self storage does besides provide a place for people to store things; there is virtually no danger.\n\nEDIT: sorry lol I feel strongly about these things", "replies": [{"id": "ey77qk6", "text": "I'm not saying I *actually* think storage should be regulated", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ey6vgn0", "text": "Man.  I want to build self storage too.  I think it\u2019s a pretty easy deal actually.  Concrete, metal buildings, put it up over a few weeks or something depending on if you had whatever cash you needed on the front end.  I have a GC I\u2019d probably use, guy I\u2019ve known for 20 years that builds hotels but he\u2019d build whatever I asked for a fair price.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ey7i1k5", "text": "You  can also buy an old warehouse and convert it to self storage, just need to make sure the floor plates are good for the loading needed", "replies": [{"id": "ey9ptky", "text": "Gotta watch that roof though, a new warehouse-sized roof can bankrupt a new player, and if they're buying used then it's doubtful there's much life left in it.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]