Storage Stache

Thanksgiving seems like a great day to come out of the anonymous closet here on X. I can say that this platform and our awesome #CRE community has changed my life over the past few years. I have met dozens of you in person, made friends, partners, & golf buddies here among other things. I’ve taken groups of you into the backcountry to fish & hunt and made lifelong friends here. Back in Sept, I was sitting in the woods in Colorado elk hunting with @sweatystartup and he told me I was an idiot for being anonymous. I’m finally taking his advice, given the recent drama from a few disingenuous/bad actors here. My name is Blake (happy to share my last name with anyone privately who DM’s). I’m 42, married, father to a 1 yr old girl & 5 yr old boy. I grew up in IN, graduated from Purdue and spent 15 years in the Vail Valley, Colorado. We moved to Ohio 3 yrs ago during COVID to be closer to family. My heart is still in the mountains and we’ll be back out West in the next few years. I traded a “professional” career to chase my passion and worked as a fly fishing guide for well over a decade. It was incredible and I would do it all over again the same way if I could. I definitely didn’t get rich doing this but rowing a boat down a river every day was fulfilling beyond words. Worked in the construction for a handful of years after that. ~4 yrs ago I watched a video of Nick breaking down a self-storage deal & I instantly knew this/CRE would be my path forward. I thought, “if this knucklehead can do it, so can I”. Fast forward to now and I’m currently doing 2 ground up development projects on niche storage products with a few small-bay industrial properties in the works. We are just getting started and our ramp is steepening as we speak. I also still have my W-2 as a Sales Manager (hence the semi-anonymity) and plan to phase out in 2024 to full time RE. I can directly attribute many of these opportunities to my participation in this amazing community of professionals here on Twitter. I’m thankful for you all and can’t wait to see the things that our small team will accomplish in the coming years. DM’s are open for anyone! Added a few pictures of me, my family, sweaty, and one of my partners + some random guy @rdassaly (who I met on twitter) who I gave a Tool ticket to the other night. 😃🤘 Cheers & Happy Holidays to all of you beautiful people out there! 🍻🍻

@DallasAptGP @twallyweb This is awesome Barrett! Well done 👏

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@wanderinmoose Thanks buddy. I owe you a call.

@StorageStache1 Looking great!

Been too long since I’ve given an update on the next Phase of construction at our Sandusky project: Brutal winter: pushed us back a bit but now pushing hard to stay on-schedule. -20 units - 23,760 sf. -10 units pre-sold. **Completion of this phase will make our investors whole and put the entire project in the green. The remaining 48 units that we build over the next few years will be all profit. -We have another 100k sf starting this summer in Columbia Station, OH and another 9 acre Industrial acquisition closing in a PRIME location in Akron, OH. -Early April closing scheduled for 80k sf vacant Industrial building. Tenant secured, lease will be 🤞signed before closing. -Summerville, SC project is 1-2 months away from land disturbance permit. 34 units - 18 units pre-sold 🔥 There is much more but we’ll save that for later. Let’s gooooo!

@Jeffdeehan Got two development sites in Michigan, four in Ohio, one in SC…all have different plays. Will DM

I'm currently looking for small bay development sites in this general area. If you have one or know of one, I'll pay a finders fee and am open to participation! - 3 to 10 acres - industrial zoning - rooftops #retwit

@erjmanlasvegas I’m in the “zone” - whole house shook, sounded like bombs were going off. Honestly thought it was an earthquake. It was awesome 🤘

Happy St Patrick's day, especially to people in Ohio who dodged being hit by a meteor this morning

@jamierkennedy @Mike_kim714 I dunno man. That was a pretty good burn… 🔥

@Mike_kim714 That is a harsh "one-up" there my man. Not cool.

Not all emails are created equally....

@Scuba_Steve26 Are you really in Columbia Station? I live here as well. 🤜🤛

Meteor fragment for sale, Columbia Station Ohio. Must pick up. No low ball offers, I know what I have.

@NWSCLE @jacecraftmiller Shook my house and massive boom in Columbia Station. Pretty cool!

@jacecraftmiller The latest GLM imagery (1301Z) does suggest that the boom was a result of a meteor.

Heard the loudest boom just now in northeast OH. People heard it as far as Avon. What was that? Meteor? @NWSCLE

@sportsnetmurph Winning answer!! 🤘🤘

Stinkfist, Eulogy, H.

@WAZ_525 @Emilio2763

@Emilio2763 Dude is shooting 47 out of 46

They’re Calling Him.. ReBron James in the Comments… 🤦

@mrfboyer That kind of capitulation is almost enough to make me buy the dip…

“Billionaire”

@ThoughtCrimes80 Million dollar highway. Went over it once when it was dry at the bottom and over a foot of snow at the top. Puckering ride but won’t ever forget it

Bro, turn that music down so you can see better. 😆😬💀

Self storage conversion guys with experience: talk dirty to me. Got an 80k sf warehouse under contract in a market where storage seems undersupplied. Considering using the lower clear height areas for a SS conversion. Anyone willing to share their experience with me?

@nateliason I feel this hard. I cover mine each morning with two layers of towels to muffle the sound so I don’t wake the house up…

I’d pay a lot of money for a coffee grinder I can run at 5am without waking my kids up.

Looking to connect with industrial leasing brokers & tenant reps in the Midwest. I have land sites available in MI & OH that are high visibility, high VPD counts, and zoned for QSR, Gas Station, or Equipment Rental. Also: 80k sf Industrial space w/heavy power in Ann Arbor. DM

Great timing for my office-clubhouse furnace to shit the bed. Heading over to make sure the pipes aren’t frozen and see if the space heaters did their jobs. It’s a balmy -13… 🥶

@ThHappyHawaiian Looks just like a standard liquidity break…. 🤷🏻‍♂️ With the increased volumes and position sizing that govt and institutions are taking now, this price action seems pretty standard, maybe the new norm

Has gold ever tanked 9% in an hour before? This screams intervention of some kind

@SpaceCoastCRE Have two kids, two careers and we operate the same exact way! Most people look at me like I have 3 eyeballs when this is discussed but it works for us.

I forgot how crazy people thought this was. Still going strong 9 years in.

@Karl_Luminus ALP for the win! Gotta bump up those rookie numbers to at least 6 or 9. Also, highly recommend the refreshing chill.

Not today Mr assessor!

Anyone in my network here a leasing broker or tenant rep for? -Equipment Rental -QSR -Gas Stations Officially secured a high-visibility site that abuts an off-ramp on a major highway in Akron, OH area. Will have up to 4 acres split & available on frontage. DM if interested