169. Starting out in Self Storage - Lessons & Pitfalls w/ Braedon Haertling

Things change at an incredible pace. The economy, interest rates, inflation...how do you compensate for such a volatile financial environment? We always talk about passive income and how it can help you achieve financial freedom, but a common mistake made is trying to predict the future based on the past. Associating the cost of a current investment with the value of a prospective one is not only risky, but it's also dangerous. With today's guest, Braedon Haertling, we discuss how Storage is affected by environmental factors and how he was able to overcome a void in his other ventures by starting out in Self Storage. He is incredibly busy during his years in school studying to become a physician's assistant, but he never gave up on his desire to be in real estate. He eventually pivoted to commercial and storage, and we're glad to have him on in this episode to discuss what he learned and his experience starting out. Find Braedon on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thestoragemat   The Self Storage Income Podcast is Sponsored by: Forge Building Company. Forge is AJ’s go-to building contractor for all things self-storage. In AJ's words "Forge has saved us literally hundreds of thousands of dollars on one deal alone"  Exclusive to SSI listeners, Forge is offering a FREE consultation and Complimentary Site Layout. Get in touch with Forge here:  - https://forgebuildings.com/podcast      The Self Storage Income Podcast is also sponsored by: Janus International - https://www.janusintl.com/ Live Oak Bank - liveoakbank.com/incomepodcast Tenant Inc. - https://www.tenantinc.com/ Want to invest in storage without dealing with the day-to-day operations and management? Learn more about our syndication company Cedar Creek Wealth here: https://www.cedarcreekwealth.com/ Investing in real estate is like climbing a mountain, depending on where you are on your journey, you need a different set of tools and resources so you can grow. That's why we created The Circle - the go-to real estate investment community to help people grow and scale in real estate. Find out more here: https://www.thecrecircle.com/ Want to pick up my best-selling book for free? You got it - just head over to the Self Storage Income website and download your free copy here: https://selfstorageincome.com/