How Ordinary Investors Built Extraordinary Wealth in Self-Storage

Send us Fan MailWhat does it actually look like to walk away from a successful career and bet everything on self-storage…and win? Joe Downs sits down with Christin and Rod Blunk, a husband-and-wife team who completed over 450 residential real estate transactions before pivoting to self-storage in 2020. Fueled by a health crisis that revealed the fragility of active income, they got educated through the Self-Storage Academy, bought their first facility in Kentucky for $330,000, and have since grown it to nearly $800,000 in value…while cash flowing $20,000 a year net. Their second acquisition, purchased for $430,000, is now worth $1–$1.1 million. Today, they own multiple facilities, hold LP positions, and are raising capital. This is one of the most powerful W2-to-self-storage investing stories in the space. Listen For:6:19 Why did Christin and Rod Blunk leave residential real estate for self-storage investing?14:19 How did the Blunks buy their first self-storage facility for less than a single-family home?17:04 How did driving for dollars lead to a $430,000 self-storage deal worth over $1 million today?23:33 How did Christin and Rod go from students at the mastermind to raising capital from investors?30:34 What advice do Christin and Rod Blunk have for investors sitting on the fence about self-storage? Leave a positive rating for this podcast with one click CONNECT WITH GUEST: ROD & CHRISTIN BLUNKWarriors 2 Wealth Website | Warriors 2 Wealth YouTube | Christin's Instagram | Christin's LinkedIn | Rod's LinkedIn | Rod’s Instagram  CONNECT WITH USWebsite | You Tube | Facebook | X | LinkedIn | InstagramJoe Downs on LinkedInBelrose website | Belrose email | Belrose LinkedIn Follow so you never miss a NEW episode! Leave us an honest rating and review on Apple or Spotify.White Label Storage helps self-storage owners manage their facilities like a performance business, not a guessing game. Using facility-level data and custom technology tools, the team drives smarter pricing, marketing, and operational decisions with no gut-based revenue management.Website | LinkedIn(410) 693-5166