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Market Analysis: What in Sam Hill is going on?

The stock market has been on a roller coaster ride for some time now, but the week of October 10th it nearly flew off the track.

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Five Takeaways on the State of Multi-Family Investing

Every first Friday of the month, Spartan Investment Group offers our community an opportunity to connect face-to-face as we share investing best practices, education and resources.

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Interest Rates Are Rising – What Does It Mean for the Economy?

In late September, the Federal Reserve announced its decision to increase interest rates—the third consecutive 75-basis-point hike this year—in an aggressive attempt to cool inflation.

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Short vs. Long-Term Real Estate—Which is Better?

From multifamily and industrial to retail and mixed-use, syndicated commercial real estate assets offer unique investment opportunities for every kind of investor. 

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FIRST FIRDAY: Passive & Active Investing w/ a Focus on Multi-Family

We're going to be talking about freeing up time through real estate syndications and we're also going to be having a multi-family panel on the state of multi-family investing.

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Overcoming Construction Challenges: Expanding a Facility At An Altitude of 8,500 Ft.

Last year, Spartan Investment Group completed a 14,000 sq. ft. expansion at FreeUp Storage Aspen Park—our very first purchase of an existing self-storage facility—in Conifer, CO.

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From the Golf Course to the Workplace: How Athletic Skills Prepare You for Business Success

Did your parents ever push you to be a high-performing athlete growing up in hopes that it would set you apart from your peers? If you’re like me and they did, you may not have realized their efforts to build your extracurricular resume likely helped mold you into a values-driven person with a go-getter attitude.

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What It Takes to Build a Self Storage Facility

People in Spartan’s circle will often ask us, “what’s it take to build a self-storage facility?” Aside from the financial wizardry required, building a self-storage facility is similar to any other difficult task—but it’s much easier if you have a roadmap.

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Key Ingredients for Selecting a Successful Self-Storage Market

Since our founding in 2013, everything we do at Spartan Investment Group focuses on mitigating risk for our investors and ensuring they have access to the best investment opportunities. An important part of making our mission a reality involves thoroughly scrutinizing the markets we plan to enter. 

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Underwriting in a Recession

Today, you can’t turn on the news without hearing speculation about a recession. What would it mean for our economy? […]

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Recently Reported: Self-Storage Performance Remains Strong

Twice each year, Yardi Matrix, a comprehensive market intelligence tool specializing in the self-storage sector, publishes a Self-Storage National Outlook that serves as a data-driven state of the industry for investment professionals, equity investors, lenders, developers and property owners.

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Momentum Continues with Seven-Property Portfolio

Yesterday, we announced the first distribution for Spartan Storage Fund 1!  Investors who invested in the Fund prior to July 1st saw their first distribution at 5% per annum on September 1.