The thought of service in the self-storage business, is often overlooked. The self storage business is a service oriented business. Green Valley Storage is in the business of providing solutions to individual storage needs. Whether a family needs to a place to keep their belongings safe and secure while moving from one home to another, or whether a business needs to store inventory or vehicles, Green Valley Storage offers convenient and economical solutions.

All units at the five Green Valley Storage facilities, are on the ground floor. There is never the need to haul your belongings into an elevator or up a flight of stairs. Customers can drive their vehicle right up to a door and start unloading. This saves time and considerable effort. In addition, Green Valley Storage offers climate controlled units that provide protection from the severe heat and cold common to the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada weather. The resident managers have extensive storage experience and are available to answer any questions that customers may have. Since they live on-site, the managers are constantly monitoring the facility to ensure the safety and security of the facility.

Service is important to self-storage. Green Valley Storage and its resident managers work hard every day to service their customers.

The Las Vegas region has been hard hit by the economic down turn and the resultant impact on real estate values in the greater Las Vegas area. Many homeowners have seen their homes fall in value to unprecedented levels. Loan foreclosures and short sales are prevalent and some home owners are so far upside down that they are walking away from their property owing more on their mortgages than the house is valued.

Many businesses too, are being forced to close as consumer confidence continues to stall and spending is extremely cautious in all business sectors with the exception of maybe necessities. Most Americans are optimistic that our economy and a more vital commerce will return…it is a matter of when.

Displaced homeowners and business people are relocating and downsizing in order to ride out the storm. The home owner may seek a smaller house or an apartment. The businessperson may seek smaller or less opulent office space. What to do with the all the furniture and equipment that does not fit in the smaller spaces becomes problematic.

Self Storage offers a beneficial solution to that problem. A relatively small space can hold a lot of property. By stacking and nesting furniture and household goods it is surprising how much can go into a small storage space. Green Valley Storage is one of many in the Las Vegas – Henderson Nevada region. Green Valley Storage offers five different locations in the Vegas area and towards Lake Mead.

Mortgage payments that had become harder and harder to meet every month are replace by affordable storage space for all of the property that does not fit into the smaller living accommodations. Many office facilities write their lease agreements with triple net terms. This means the tenant is responsible for all of the expenses for the rented space. While this is a clean method of distributing costs to users in a multiple occupancy building, it is, however, very expensive for the tenant.

Business owners can store unused furniture, records and equipment usually at a fraction of the leased office space in a self storage facility.

These facilities were previously known as mini storage facilities. During earlier times and under that name, most unit sizes were relatively small – 5’ by 5’ or 5’ by 10’. Green Valley Storage units offer a full range of sizes going all the way up to secure parking spaces for tractor trailer 18 wheelers, large motor homes and recreation vehicles. Not only that but storage spaces may be fully enclosed with climate controlled environments to store delicate contents

that may be susceptible to damage from weather extremes. Other spaces offer drive-in garages or covered parking for boats, cars, campers, trailers.

“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” An intriguing little phrase that may be interpreted a number of ways and leaving the interpretation completely to the individual.

Spin it as you will, one thing is sure – very few will spin it the same. Las Vegas has always had the allure of risking a little for the reward of winning a lot…that illusive fortune – the jackpot.

Well, for the Self Storage business in Las Vegas, the risk has been lowered and the rewards are paying off. The economic downturn has been very difficult for homeowners and businesses alike forcing many foreclosures in both arenas. Some homeowners are downsizing or seeking temporary housing in apartments or other rental residences. Businesses are finding smaller and less expensive office space. Optimizium forresurgence in the economy is encouraging these temporally displaced people to store their belongings and property in affordable Self storage facilities. In that sense, what has happened in Vegas is causing the property to stay in Vegas and the demand for storage has been rising recently.

Far be it from the jackpot, proprietors of Self Storage facilities in the Las Vegas, Henderson Nevada area are seeing their patience beginning to pay off. Like other businesses in the recent harsh economic climate some Self Storage operators were forced to close or otherwise cut their losses. For those that survived the risk is beginning to yield just rewards. These are good terms to be using with regard to investments and business operations.

Self Storage space is far less expensive than commercial real estate rates. Usually commercial space requires a lease for some period and often the tenant is required to pay all softer expenses in addition, known as triple net leases. Wise business owners and managers are temporally downsizing and storing equipment and furniture for a time when their business grows back to require larger space. At Green Valley Self Storage there are no leases. Terms of rental agreements are on a month to month with a short notification of termination clause. Renters are astounded at the savings when they compare commercial square foot costs to Self Storage costs. Storage units are offered in a wide variety of sizes and are even available in climate controlled environments for sensitive property.

It would seem that much of the risk has been reduced for the tenant and the rewards are plentiful so that what started in Vegas can stay in Vegas.