209. Self Storage for Beginners: How to Start with NOTHING | Masha Klapanova & Erik Hansen

Starting out in Self Storage can be daunting, especially when you're doing it all by yourself. Doesn't matter if you are starting with nothing and just want to create some extra income, or if you want to start a full-on, scalable business. It's difficult, right? But that's exactly what Masha and Erik did. And they did it within the last 3 years.  Masha Klapanova emigrated from Russia with her family and very little money. She now owns and operates multiple storage facilities. How long did it take? Well, she came to our first SSI Live event in 2021, and in 2022, she returned as a SPEAKER, who now owns facilities and has even more under contract. Erik Hansen is like many of us who want to start in storage. His background in construction - and his 9 to 5 job - were at massive risk during the 2020 shutdowns. He had to make a choice: do I stay where I am and just accept my new reality, or do I create a life I want to live? That pushed him to get into self storage, where he has created a business owning and operating as well.  Let's learn from their successes and mistakes. What do you need to know when you first start out?  Take the first step. Surround yourself with the industry experts, and network with those just like you at our Self Storage Income Live Event: https://www.selfstorageincome.com/ssi-live-2023  Want to take advantage of todays market conditions with us? Invest in our opportunistic Fund 2 Here: https://cedar.cc/invest Our Sponsor - Tenant Inc. - https://www.tenantinc.com/ Join our Facebook Community to talk and learn with our 300+ members today. - https://www.selfstorageincome.com/ssi-monthly-membership