Cuevas Container Company offers Turn Key Self Storage Developments. Dirt To Done, New Or Expansions.

Looking for a low-barrier entry into the thriving self-storage industry? Consider this innovative strategy: rent a medium-sized car lot and transform it into a profitable self-storage facility. By leveraging existing infrastructure, you can minimize startup costs and fast-track your path to revenue. Plus, with the flexibility of specialized containers, you can expand your operation affordably and efficiently.

• Affordable Entry Point: Unlike traditional self-storage projects that require hefty down payments, this approach only needs one month’s rent and a security deposit to secure the car lot—making it accessible to a wide range of investors.
• Ready-Made Infrastructure: A typical car lot already includes a perimeter fence, lighting, an office, bathrooms, ADA-compliant features, and 1-2 acres of concrete. This eliminates the need for costly groundwork or construction.
• Smart Financing: Purchase storage containers through business equipment financing, spreading the cost over time and preserving your cash flow for other priorities.

1. Secure the Lot: Lease a medium-sized car lot with the essential infrastructure in place.
2. Acquire Containers: Finance your storage containers through business equipment financing, avoiding a large upfront investment.
3. Set Up Operations: Arrange the containers on the concrete lot, ensuring they’re secure and customer-ready.
4. Attract Tenants: Market your facility to fill the units, covering rent and financing costs as occupancy grows.
5. Profit Through Arbitrage: Once the units are full, tenant rent exceeds your expenses (lot rent plus container financing), delivering consistent profits.

Imagine renting a 2-acre car lot for $3,000 per month with 30% reserved for office and car movement, approximately 117 containers can fit, generating a potential profit of $7,848 per month at 90% occupancy, after accounting for 20% of revenue for expenses plus a $3,000 monthly car lot rent and financing costs.

Potential profit at 90% occupancy: 

$7,848 per month after debt service.

(NET TO YOU!)

What sets this approach apart is the ability to scale your facility using specialized containers, such as side door and double door containers. These can be utilized to expand existing self-storage units at a fraction of the cost of traditional construction, offering unmatched flexibility and savings.

• Side Door Containers: Featuring side access, these containers are perfect for adding entry points or accommodating items needing frequent retrieval. Place them next to existing units or in unused lot space to boost capacity.
• Double Door Containers: With doors at both ends, these are ideal for larger items or creating pass-through units. They can connect to current units, seamlessly increasing storage space.
• 
  

• Cost Savings: Traditional construction involves high expenses for permits, labor, and materials. Specialized containers are prefabricated, requiring minimal setup and no extensive building processes—saving you time and money.
• Speed to Market: In a growing self-storage market, demand can spike quickly. Containers can be delivered and installed in days, letting you expand capacity faster than conventional methods.
• Customizable Appeal: Worried about aesthetics? Modern containers can be painted, branded with signage, or modified to match your facility’s look, ensuring a polished, professional appearance.

By integrating these specialized containers, you can maximize your car lot’s space and revenue potential without significant additional investment. This cost-effective expansion keeps your business agile and competitive.

As your facility generates steady cash flow, reinvest profits to add more containers or enhance services—growing your operation organically. When ready, secure a business loan based on that cash flow to exit your initial capital, freeing it up for other ventures while maintaining ownership of a profitable asset.

This strategy combines low entry costs, rapid setup, and scalable growth through specialized containers—all tailored to the booming self-storage market. Ready to turn a car lot into your next success story? Contact Cuevas Container Company to learn more and explore our range of side door and double door containers designed for affordable, efficient expansion.

The Cuevas Container Company was built on a background of 26 years in the commercial real estate industry. We are not just another container retailer that can sell you containers and then throw you to the wolves. We offer highly specialized shipping containers. We are a fully vertically integrated real estate development company with our sister company, UncontainedLiving.net. Whether you are expanding your existing center, or going from dirt to done, we can help you at every step of the way. We offer commercial brokerage, site planning, site development, financing and property and asset management.