179. Automating Storage Facilities using Tech w/ Hayden Buettner
Self Storage Income
AJ Osborne
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🗓️ 1 November 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Self storage is known for its low maintenance costs and relatively low upkeep compared to other real estate types. However, offering certain features to customers, such as convenience, privacy, and improved customer service, can help you stand out amongst your competitors.
Today, we're talking with Hayden Buettner from Janus international. They pioneered the NoKe automated locking system that we use on our facilities. We talk to him about how the advancement in technology, which used to be a competitive advantage, has more or less become a necessity. Additionally, how has NoKe improved our operations, and what's next for the future of Self Storage tech?
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| 0:00.0 | The reason why I am so interested in this is this part of our business is being transformed. |
| 0:08.0 | And that was really let up by you guys. |
| 0:11.0 | Apps were a competitive advantage. |
| 0:13.0 | Now that's standard. |
| 0:14.0 | Everyone has to have it. |
| 0:15.0 | Everyone has to use it, right? |
| 0:17.0 | That's how we view this portion of our business. |
| 0:21.6 | Hey guys, what is going on? My name is Yen and welcome back to self-storage income. |
| 0:26.6 | Today we have a special guest here on the podcast. Hayden is coming straight from Janice International. |
| 0:32.6 | But before we get started, I just want to let you know. One of our other sponsors, Live Oak Bank, is putting on a special |
| 0:38.7 | webinar here in a couple of weeks. You guys will want to mark your calendars, like, go to your |
| 0:43.8 | calendars right now, write this down. On November 17th at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, Live Oak Bank is hosting |
| 0:50.1 | a webinar with Copper Storage Management. They're going to be getting together and talking about |
| 0:55.0 | financing, remote third-party management, and more. So if you're in the self-storage game or you're |
| 1:00.3 | trying to learn, trying to get into it, so mark your calendars, the link will be in the show notes below. |
| 1:06.1 | But anyways, without further ado, let's get right into this episode. |
| 1:15.2 | Thank you. Without further to do, let's get right into this episode. Hey, everybody, AJ here. |
| 1:17.0 | I just wanted to tell you exciting news. |
| 1:19.5 | We are rolling out our self-storage income community. |
| 1:23.4 | So many people asked if we had anything to participate, any groups to do that weren't the high level inner circle. |
| 1:29.6 | And until now, we haven't. |
| 1:31.7 | We are rolling it out. |
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