End of Year Checklist to Prepare Your Self-Storage Business for 2025

In 2025, success won’t just be measured by higher profits…it’ll also be measured by time freedom, and peace of mind. By embracing smarter solutions like remote management and AI-powered tools, you can reduce costs (and stress)—so you can spend more time doing what matters most. 

Below is a comprehensive checklist that will help you set your business up for a strong start to the new year. Find best practices, insights, and 2024 Storable product innovations that can support your success. 

Streamline Operations: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Simplify your workflows, reduce costs, and boost efficiency with technology designed to make facility management easier than ever.

Remote Management

1. Ensure your access control system supports remote management for a seamless, contactless experience.
2. Centralize operations with a Facility Management Software to automate tasks like rent collection, reporting, and tenant communications.
3. Automate collections with tools like SiteLink’s delayed delivery for scheduled billing emails during business hours.
4. Enable digital-first interactions.
5. Use Storable’s Future Move-Ins feature to schedule tenant move-ins without manual follow-up.

AI-Enhanced Customer Support

1. Automate FAQs to provide quick, accurate answers.
2. Offer seamless online booking and payment support via chatbot integration.
3. Free up staff to focus on high-value tasks like marketing and facility maintenance.

Maximize Revenue Per Tenant

Unlock your facility’s full earning potential with dynamic pricing, innovative offerings, and automated tools to increase income and tenant satisfaction.

Revenue Management

1. Use dynamic pricing to stay competitive and fill units faster.
2. Optimize rental rates with Storable’s revenue management tools for maximum income.
3. Diversify income with innovative offerings like climate-controlled wine storage or business storage solutions tailored to professional needs.

Tenant Insurance

1. Automate tenant insurance enrollment.
2. Aim for a 65%+ attach rate using tech-based solutions.
3. Utilize Storable’s Insured-to-Value pricing to better align insurance with stored goods’ value.

Drive Demand: Engage Smarter in 2025

Boost visibility, attract tenants, and streamline the rental process with cutting-edge digital tools and marketing strategies tailored for modern storage operators.

Digital Marketing Services

1. Optimize your Google Business Profile (GBP) for better local visibility.
2. Explore Storable’s digital marketing solutions to fit your business needs and deliver measurable results.

Websites

1. Offer self-service capabilities like online reservations and payments.
2. Automate the rental process to reduce reliance on on-site staff.
3. Provide a seamless experience for tenants & simplify administrative tasks.

Marketplace

1. Leverage the Marketplace to reach a broad audience and drive demand. 
2. Integrate Marketplace with Storable software to manage multiple facilities, track performance, and evaluate ROI with ease.

To schedule a free consultation with the Storable team to get your facility ready, click here.