Focus of this episode: Educating about the acquisition and management of self-storage centers and other opportunistic real estate throughout the United States.

Today we are going to talk about an asset class that is like real estate investing, but also like investing in a business…

One of our goals on The Compassionate Capitalist Show is to understand the different asset classes, the niches of alternative investments, that meet your income and risk profile to help you build wealth so you can achieve the pinnacle of investment and wealth creation that angel investing.

According to Bloomberg Markets, storage space is “… the number one alternative investment”. During recent years, self-storage has seen returns in the triple digits, fueled by homeownership dropping to it’s lowest point in years after the real estate crash.

Key benefits of investing in self-storage properties include: ‍

• Resistant to Recession
• Relatively High Returns
• Lower Breakeven Occupancy Rate because it has a broad appeal within a community
• Lower Maintenance and Less Hassle than rental property 

In 2020, the global self-storage market was valued at $48.02 billion. It is expected to reach a value of $64.71 billion by 2026, registering a compound annual growth rate of 5.45% from 2021 to 2026.

In this episode, you will discover:

In this episode, you will discover: 
1. who should consider self storage as a niche asset, 
2. how do you get started – 3 different ways
3. trends in growth of the sector post COVID, 
4. fundamental metrics to consider when evaluating a self storage opportunity, and 
5. how you can use your 401k – Self Directed IRA as a source for your funds.

My guest today is Jacob Vanderslice is Principal at VanWest Partners, a Denver-based real-estate investment firm focusing on the acquisition and management of self-storage centers. By focusing on this conservative and growing real estate sector, VanWest has established a track record with over $238mm in real estate assets.

CONNECT WITH JACOB email Jacob at VanWestPartners.com 
Website: http://VanWestPartners.com
Linkdein: in/VanWest-Partners and in/Jacob-Vanderslice

Karen Rands is the leader of the Compassionate Capitalist Movement and author of the best selling investment primer: Inside Secrets to Angel Investing: Step-by-Step Strategies to Leverage Private Equity Investment for Passive Wealth Creation.  She is an authority on creating wealth through investing and building successful businesses that can scale and exit rich.  Karen is an enthusiastic speaker on these topics for corporations, economic development groups, angel investor networks, and professional  business networks.   About Karen https://www.karenrands.co/about-karen-rands/

Visit http://Kugarand.com and click on the Services tab, to learn more about the Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizer System.  Read about the Due Diligence Services, Investor Relations, Capital Strategies, Capital Access, and Capital Readiness Coaching serviced offered by her firm, Kugarand Capital Holdings. 

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