Storbord · An Independent Self-Storage Research Project
A research side project about the self-storage industry.
Sixty years of industry history, every public REIT's complete financials, and daily macro & demand intelligence — built from 13,000+ primary documents, with AI assistance, and shared free.
Work in progress research project. Treat as exploratory, verify independently, and do your own due diligence.
What's inside
Four ways to explore the industry
Terminal
Macro & Demand Intelligence
Live indicators, the Demand Composite Score and Demand Momentum Index, street-rate monitors, supply cycles, and CEO commentary — updated continuously.
Research
Analysis & Deep Dives
Coming soonLong-form research on REIT financials, operator lineage, capital markets activity, and structural industry shifts.
History
Industry Lineage & Timeline
Sixty years of self-storage history — eras, sentiment, operator genealogies, and supply cycles from 1969 to today.
News
Weekly Storage News
Trade-press articles ingested daily, plus a weekly AI-synthesized digest of the headlines that matter.
Why Storbord
What makes Storbord different
Data Depth
162 REIT supplementals, full EDGAR history, 13,000+ primary-source documents indexed and cross-referenced.
Editorial Rigor
Primary-source quotes on every historical event, confidence-tagged data (GOLD / SILVER / BRONZE), transparent methodology.
Live Refresh
News ingested every 4 hours, macro indicators updated daily, AI-generated weekly digest delivered every Saturday.
The Book
Self-Storage Due Diligence: A Checklist for Investors
You're deep in escrow. The seller's rent roll is in one hand, a non-refundable deposit deadline in the other. What exactly should you ask for — and which numbers hide the real risk?
Written by acquisitions professional Armand Aghadjanians, this practical field manual is organized the way a real deal unfolds: validating rent rolls, verifying financials, and spotting the distortions that skew your underwriting model. 164 pages. Published June 2026.