Episode Details

In this episode of Stories Behind the Door, I sit down with Christen Bryant, Director of Development at S3 Partners. Christen has spent 18 years in the trenches of self-storage, rising from used truck sales to becoming the President of U-Haul's Dallas-Fort Worth storage operations .

In this episode, I cover:

REIT Insights: Christen shares the unique, customer-first operational model of U-Haul and how it gave her a different perspective on the "ECRI" craze .

The "Ownership Mindset": Why Christen treats every underwriting project as if her own capital were on the line, and how that leads to better decisions for our clients .

The Return to Reality: Why the industry is shifting away from the "frenzy" of first-time developers back to seasoned operators who understand the core business .

Small Bay Flex & Hybrid Assets: Christen's take on why Small Bay Flex is the natural next step for storage investors .