356. We Gave AI the Keys to Our Self Storage Business (It Made a $1M Difference)

AI has changed everything about self storage investing. Not just for the REITs, but for the “small” self storage investor, too—the operator who owns just one or two self storage facilities. It’s so revolutionary that investors who dismiss it as the latest “tech trend” are at serious risk of becoming obsolete. My self storage business saved $1,000,000 in the last year alone by deploying AI throughout our company. It helped us cut over 250 man hours per month and has prevented us from hiring any extra staff, despite scaling our portfolio by 30%. Today, I’m showing you how to do it, too. Travis Morrow, CEO and Chairman of Storelocal, is seeing a very similar impact, and he’s only been working with these tools for a week. In this episode, we’re breaking down the specific ways we’re integrating AI within our self storage businesses—from automating self storage tasks and generating detailed reports to optimizing marketing strategies and eliminating organizational bottlenecks. AI is no longer the “future” of self storage. It’s arrived. And operators have two options: adapt or get left behind. Which one will you choose?    What you’ll learn in today’s show: The massive advantage today’s AI tools are giving to “small” self storage investors How my business saved over $1,000,000 in only one year, just by using AI Why self storage investors must adopt AI tools today or risk becoming obsolete Several ways Travis is leveraging AI within his own self storage business How to use AI to automate tasks, generate reports, track crucial KPIs, and more Grab AJ’s Book, Growing Wealth in Self-Storage 2.0: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Wealth-Self-Storage-2-0-Post-Pandemic/dp/1735258865 Tenant Inc.: https://www.tenantinc.com/ Storelocal: https://www.storelocal.com/ Get $100 Off Registration for The Show 2026 with Code ‘SSI26’: https://www.msmtheshow.com Get our FREE self storage starter pack to learn how to analyze, underwrite, and operate your next storage investment:https://www.selfstorageincome.com/start-podcast?el=pc-ep356