Exploring The Self-Storage Business And Remote Management with Lauren Rothlisberger
What drives your desire to produce income? In this episode of Weiss Advice, we welcome Lauren Rothlisberger, Lauren is driven by a desire to produce income that will stand as the foundation of their transition out of military life, Lauren turned to commercial real estate. She learned about the competitive edge of automation and value-ad in the self-storage business, as well as the range of software tools that can be used to manage gate access, pricing, rental agreements, and payments in a contactless manner.
Tune in to this episode as Lauren provides tips and tricks necessary for a successful transition into self-storage and real estate!
[00:01 - 01:33] Opening Segment
- We welcome, Lauren Rothlisberger!
- Lauren transitioned from single-family homes to commercial properties
[01:34 - 23:02] Exploring The Self-Storage Business And Remote Management
- The advantages and disadvantages of having a local property
- Mom-and-pop, self-storage facilities versus larger organizations
- Using software to automate gate access, rental agreements, and payments
- Having boots-on-the-ground personnel to do maintenance, repairs, and ground clean up
- Transitioned investments into commercial properties
[23:03 - 30:51] THE FINAL FOUR
- What's the worst job that you ever had?
- Working as a defense contractor
- What's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?
- “The 4-Hour Workweek” By Tim Ferris
- What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
- To be a fast reader
- What does success mean to you?
- Lauren Rothlisberger says, “Success to me means that I still have control of my time to spend with my family.”
Connect with Lauren Rothlisberger:
LinkedIn: Lauren Rothlisberger
Twitter: @lcrothlisberger
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Tweetable Quotes:
“I have found that despite all of these many amazing management tools that we can do, where it can be just totally seamless and contactless, people still like to pick up the phone and talk to someone.” – Lauren Rothlisberger
“I am not as comfortable as some people are able to get them