
Left to right: Karrie Ryan, Kathy Mehrten, Paul Schmitt, Debbie Jirasek and Lynne Painter
Schmitt & Co
Schmitt & Co specializes in property management services for self storage facilities in northern California. From day-to-day operations to long-term planning, Schmitt & Co’s proven self storage management techniques will increase the profitability of your property thus improving its asset value.
Offering over 30 years of professional self storage management experience, Schmitt & Co can help you overcome some common challenges experienced in the self storage industry and turn those challenges into profitable opportunities. As an example, Schmitt & Co’s unique “Rate Management System” will extract more income from your property than traditional unit-pricing practices.
Our team of well-qualified and competent people manages each property with a commitment towards achieving one goal; maximize our client’s return on investment. We can achieve this by utilizing our extensive expertise in the latest property management services and offerings.
Our team’s eagerness to stay current with self storage industry advancements (internet advertising, web-based software, enhanced training resources) along with their dedicated approach towards achieving that goal, create a fun and motivating atmosphere for our on-site employees. Our employees enjoy their jobs and that enthusiasm is absorbed into the exceptional customer service they provide to your customers.
Professional Self Storage Management Services
There are a number of good management companies out there providing basic property management services. All the same, Schmitt & Co will generate more income for your property using these techniques . . .
• Find, train and motive the best self storage managers
• Increase inquiries (phone, walk-in, email)
• Achieve a high conversion rate (inquiries into move-ins)
• Apply our Rate Management System (Schmitt’s exclusive program!)
• Use the power of the Internet
• Effectively advertise and market your self storage property
• Create new revenue generating opportunities
• Provide high quality and consistent hands-on supervision
Schmitt & Co will also “watch your back” and minimize risk exposure by:
• Having strict controls on lien sale and auction disposal
• Control employee issues
• Handle customer problems and complaints
We Know Self Storage – It’s All We Do!
Our professional self storage management services will handle all aspects of the facility’s operation providing independent owners the time needed to focus on other business interests.
Concise weekly and monthly reports will summarize all transactions in a simple read-at-a-glance format making it easy for you to review operations. You will also receive regular communication recommending short and long-term projects and you will find us to be very responsive to your suggestions and concerns.
Schmitt & Co has been in the storage business since 1978 when we developed our first facility. Now our focus is exclusively as a storage management company, offering professional self storage management services to other owners as well as those properties we own. We currently manage 10 storage properties in the greater Bay Area with one in Boulder, CO representing 600,000 net rentable square feet totaling $9.5 million in gross income.
If you’re interested in learning more about how our self storage management services can help you, please call us at (415) 883-7846 or email debbie@schmittandco.com. We are eager to work for you!