MEET SHANE CHAPIN

Experience on both
sides of the numbers.

Investor. Operator. Mentor. I help independent owners see the opportunities in the facilities they already own.

Shane Chapin at a self-storage facility, wearing his Chapin Storage Co. shirt
Shane Chapin Founder, The Storage Mentor

I’ve been on your
side of the gate.

I’m Shane Chapin, a U.S. Army veteran and former automotive dealership General Sales Manager. I spent years managing sales teams, business operations, and financial performance before making the move into self-storage.

I started investing in storage in 2020 and became a full-time investor and operator in 2021. Since then, I’ve participated in approximately 14 facility acquisitions across multiple states.

I’ve spent years buying, operating, improving, and selling self-storage facilities. Along the way, I’ve learned that some of the biggest opportunities aren’t necessarily found in buying another property. They’re often hiding in the facility you already own.

I understand the investment side of this business, but I also know what it means to answer for the day-to-day operation. A spreadsheet can point to an opportunity. The work is figuring out what needs to change and following through.

“I don’t manage your facility. I teach you how to manage it better.”SHANE CHAPIN · FOUNDER
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN PUT TO WORK

The business behind
the real estate.

My experience covers underwriting acquisitions, raising investor capital, and taking over existing facilities. It also includes reviewing rates, controlling expenses, improving marketing and occupancy, and putting technology and automation to work.

I’ve worked through financing, refinancing, investor relationships, and property sales. I’ve also mentored aspiring and existing investors and operators through the Freedom Through Storage community.

I founded The Storage Mentor to help owners recognize what they may be overlooking in their own properties. I provide the analysis, guidance, and accountability. You stay in control and implement the improvements.

FROM THE OWNER’S SEAT

Real Properties. Real Experience.

Time on site has shaped how I look at the numbers and the operation behind them.

Shane Chapin outside the Macon Storage Center office
Macon Storage CenterMacon, Georgia · Acquired November 2021
Shane Chapin in a drive-up storage aisle beside red roll-up doors
Time on siteA closer look at the day-to-day operation.
Shane Chapin at the entry gate of a self-storage facility
Beyond the spreadsheetUnderstanding access, systems, and the property itself.
Shane Chapin beside a row of red drive-up self-storage units
The operator’s perspectiveExperience working with the business behind the doors.
LET’S TALK OWNER TO OWNER

What could be hiding
in your facility?

Tell me where things stand and what you want to improve. We’ll take it from there.

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