• Pueblo West, CO: For more information, contact Broker Affiliate, Joan Lucas at 720-855-6587.

• Williston, FL: $730,000; 23,559 RSF.  Contact Broker Affiliate, Frost Weaver at 904-733-0039.

• Bow, NH: $650,000; 16,900 RSF.  Contact Broker Affiliate, Joe Mendola at 603-668-7000.

• Springfield, OR: $825,000; 25,400 RSF.  Contact Broker Affiliate, Richard Arnold at 503-203-1911.

Crews Stor-All Mini Storage
Panama City, FL
$989,000

This 26,680 RSF facility, located near Tyndall Air Force Base, is back on the market!

• 277 storage units; 26,702 RSF

• Highly visible and easily accessed from well-traveled road

• Historically high occupancy – typically 99%

• Includes successful U-Haul and "Pac and Ship" businesses

Population growth over the last few years has led to increased construction and development activity in the area. 

For more detail, view the listing.  For the full property presentation, call Argus Broker Affiliate Bill Barnhill at 888-801-4534.

• SSA's next Developers Seminar will be held before the Fall Conference, September 9-10 in San Diego.  Call SSA Headquarters at 703-921-9123 or visit the SSA's  website www.selfstorage.org for more info.
   

• SSA Fall Conference & Tradeshow, September 10-13, 2003 in San Diego.  For more information or to register, go to www.selfstorage.org.
   

• ISS Expo, October 2-3, 2003 in New Orleans.  For more information or to register, visit the ISS website at www.insideselfstorage.com/expo.

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Congratulations to Argus Broker Affiliate 

Joseph Mendola

of The Norwood Group on the sale of 

Morgan Storage in Medford, MA!

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• Decrease in Net Income for Public Storage.  For the first quarter 2003, ended March 31, 2003, Public Storage's net income was $76,639,000 compared to $87,455,000 for the same period in 2002, a decrease of 12.4%.  This decrease in net income is a result of lower same store operating income, increased depreciation expense, and a decrease in equity in earnings of real estate entities.  Full Press Release
   

• Who's Next?  The State of Ohio may be the next to pass a state budget bill which may include a provision to apply sales tax on self-storage.  Ohio would be among only a few states who have already passed this legislation.  The National Self Storage Association is opposed to such a tax policy.  Read more about the proposed legislation and the SSA's position.

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