The self-storage industry has sprung up to answer the key question of American’s voracious consumerism – “Where do you put all the stuff?” The industry now boasts 2.3 billion square feet of storage space – enough to provide 7 square feet of storage to every man, woman and child in the country. Conceptually, it is a relatively straightforward industry that provides real estate owners an opportunity to hold land that will appreciate (most self-storage facilities are located very close to residential areas for the obvious reason) over time. Self-storage facilities can range from very simple