Learn how to evaluate potential sites, avoid common pitfalls and mitigate financial risks during the self-storage conversion process. Understand design challenges, regulation issues and more.

Speaker: Jim Ponti, Regional Sales Manager, Janus International Group
Format: Streaming Video
Duration: 52 minutes

The Self-Storage Conversion Process: Success Through Existing Buildings
Not every empty building is ripe for self-storage conversion. Learn how to evaluate potential sites, avoid common pitfalls and overcome challenges during the process. Our presenter discusses pros and cons of conversion projects and provides a checklist of important considerations. He’ll show you what others have done to be successful and provide tips for creating mixed-use space. You’ll learn:

• What to look for when choosing a building
• The costs and financial risks of conversion
• The legal issues involved including zoning, change of use, code compliance and permitting
• Specific design issues associated with conversion and how they affect facility operation
• Post-construction regulatory issues such as fire district, signage, infestation and tax appeals

This product is also available in DVD format, both as a single and as part of the following discount packages:

• Total Self-Storage Solutions 2015: Education 45-Pack
• Self-Storage Development & Construction 2015: Education 6-Pack