No Vacancy
No Vacancy is the self storage podcast that pulls back the roll-up door on the industry’s most outrageous stories, toughest challenges, and unexpected laughs. Hosted by the team at Access Self Storage, each episode brings together real operators, sharp marketers, and off-the-wall personalities to talk about what really goes on behind the gate code, from crazy tenant tales to hard-won lessons in customer service. It’s raw, unfiltered, and a little irreverent, just like life in storage.
Hosted by: Chris Feild, Brian Russ and Andrew Rockoff
No Vacancy
Building a Real Estate Legacy with Daniel Gates
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In this episode of No Vacancy, the crew sits down with Daniel Gates of Gates Realty, engineer, broker, and third-generation operator, to talk about what it really takes to build and sustain a family real estate business for over 70 years.
From humble beginnings in post-WWII New Jersey to developing a thriving portfolio of small-bay warehouses and self storage facilities, Dan shares how Gates Realty evolved from maritime construction into a stable, cash-flow-driven real estate operation.
The conversation dives into:
- Why small-bay and multi-tenant assets outperform in uncertain markets
- The importance of low leverage and long-term thinking
- How to evaluate land, zoning, and deal feasibility
- The growing opportunity in flex space and co-warehousing
- And what it really means to “build homes for small businesses”
Plus, the guys keep it true to form with some laughs, a lightning round, and a few unexpected tangents (yes… wigs and karate boards included).
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