Self Storage ECRI

All - my firm is looking at self storage investments as a new area. We are all getting up to speed and myself and the associate on my team have been charged with building the template model. 
 

Can someone explain, if possible, how Existing Customer Rate Increases are modeled? I can’t quite figure out how to combine (1) monthly leases, (2) tenant churn over the average length of stay for the leases, and (3) increasing the remaining tenants rent by the ECRI on a defined period. For example, if 2,000 SF leases in month 1 and by month 6, 1,500 SF is remaining, increase these tenants rents by 5%. By month 12, 1,000 SF is remaining - increase these tenants rent by 5%.  
 

Does anyone have any advice they can share? Or formulas? 
 

thanks! 

11 Comments
 
Most Helpful

It's kind of a balance sheet tracking exercise. You have X tenants that move in each month that need to be tracked, these tenants turnover at a rate of x% per month, at month X+Y the tenants in that bucket receive a Z% increase. Eventually all these tenants will move out within 18 months or so, but in the meantime you will get a nice bump over market rent. Ultimately when I modelled this it was about a 30 bps increase in the yield to assume ECRIs vs. not assuming ECRIs, just market rent growth.   

 

We own self storage assets. Can send over our ECRI tracker for the last 24-30 months. It's basically was our third-party PM sends me each month showing how much that month's ECRIs are. 

At the end of the day, its algorithmic taking into account street rates, market vacancy, and property vacancy. Additionally, during the stabilization period (and even afterwards), the increases are a reflection of how aggressive the "teaser" rates were (relative to market rates) to get customers in the door. 

 

Est eum vero ipsum distinctio aspernatur aut autem. Eius ut maiores aut sit autem. Quos quo eum deleniti quasi excepturi nesciunt commodi ipsam.

Molestiae corrupti dignissimos assumenda quam. Occaecati et totam et ut minus accusantium non placeat. Harum enim omnis aut eligendi aliquam. Dolores porro voluptatem unde autem sint repudiandae ipsam nisi. Illum dolor eius ut fuga voluptas. Ut beatae iste et reiciendis quos quae.

Et eaque repellendus voluptatem itaque delectus et. Tenetur et culpa animi dolor. Ut neque sed sunt est. Quidem omnis quidem a provident quia. Eum consequatur itaque officia dolorem nam. Recusandae fugiat ea sed dolorem deserunt modi perferendis. Quia delectus voluptatum vel laudantium ut qui.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”