Equity Based Services, Inc

by Troy Downing
If you build it, they will come. In the heady, cash flowing, free lending days of the first half of the decade that may have been the case, but, as we’ve all seen, the times they are a changing.So where are the opportunities today? We keep hearing the mantra “self-storage is recession proof.” [...]

by Troy DowningÂ
Generally, when we talk about Self Storage Real Estate Investments, the topic of tax sheltered income comes up. This is a great way of deferring taxes on a large portion of the income that a real estate investment makes. But what about growing and accumulating this income tax free?
Real Estate belongs in your [...]

Today, EBS is announcing the acquisition of two new facilities in Arlington, TX. These facilities were financed with a limited recourse, interest-only loan that has a term of 5 years, first year I/O and the remaining term amortized over 25 years.
The loan is floating rate based on Wall Street Journal Prime and is starting at [...]

by Troy Downing
There is still a lot of turmoil in the equities markets. It almost seems as if the stock market is an economic news amplifier. If there is good news, the market rises, neutral news, the market recedes, bad news and the market falls.
These movements are essentially mob-driven reactions to how the masses think [...]

by Troy Downing
There is no question that acquisitions in Self Storage Properties have slowed down in the last year. There has been very little news of the big public operators acquiring new facilities. One of the smaller newcomers, SST has been moving on some small portfolio deals, but, in general acquisitions are slow.
There are a [...]

by Troy Downing
On the Eve of the Passing of a $790 Billion “Stimulus” package (one of the most expensive bills EVER passed in the history of the United States of America), I have to ponder the effects on our nation, the effects on my business, and the effects on our economy, our future, and our [...]

This is a review of a Las Vegas property that we acquired in Las Vegas last year.

Silverado Self Storage on 8250 South Maryland Parkway, in Las Vegas Nevada was an off market deal brought to our attention by a local broker that was looking for opportunities for us that he though met our stringent acquisition [...]

by Troy Downing
I used to dabble in the Stock Market. I really believed in Indexing, and on occasion, I would bet on a horse that I had a hunch on. But, usually, I wouldn’t do much better than the broader markets.
One of the things that I had trouble getting my hands on, was the feeling [...]

by Troy Downing
As we start the year 2009, in the midst of a year-old recession, many have questioned whether Self Storage really is a recession resistant asset. On a rudimentary level it makes sense. As the economy shrinks, many people and businesses downsize. This generally results in a higher demand for storage.
The fear is that [...]

by Troy Downing
In spite of the perception of illiquidity, Banks are still in business. We have seen major changes in the banking business, including mergers and closures of major financial institutions, and a virtual disappearance in the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS), But lenders still see stability and opportunity in Commercial Real Estate (CRE).
The Conduit [...]