The Future of Storage: How Automation is Changing the Game with Cliff Minsley
Passive Investing from Left Field
English - May 12, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsInvesting Business passive income cash flow investing financial freedom real estate syndication accredited non-accredited multi-family investing education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Join us on the "Passive Investing from Left Field" podcast as we dive deep into the world of real estate with Cliff Minsley, co-founder of Ten Federal. Discover how transitioning from multifamily to self-storage, embracing technology, and innovative strategies have shaped his successful investment approach. Tune in to gain valuable insights on navigating the real estate market and leveraging technology for business growth.
About Cliff Minsley
In addition to co-founding the 10 Federal Companies, Cliff co-founded DaVinci Lock Self Storage, Inc., which enables self-storage owners to automate functions related to the management of their self-storage assets via several, now patented, proprietary methods and products. Under Clifton’s leadership, that company has grown to a team of 13, landed the 2nd largest operator in the industry for a national roll-out in 2024, and achieved an 18.0% market penetration into the self-storage industry in just over 3 years.
Cliff holds a BSBA from UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School along with a Minor in Environmental Sciences. Additional credentials include holding Broker-in-Charge real estate licenses in NC, SC, and GA, a NC Unlimited General Contractor license, and a private pilot’s license.
Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:
01:55 His background
08:39 Are their other asset classes that are fragmented and unsophisticated?
10:55 His debt strategies
17:04 How debt affects investor returns
20:17 Automation and technology to boost returns
28:33 His marketing strategies
33:21 How should LPs be analyzing self-storage funds?
36:18 Podcast recommendations
36:41 Contact Cliff
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