# The Hidden Formula Behind Profitable Self-Storage with Jacob Vanderslice

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Podcast: [Path To Passive: Real Estate Investing For Technology Professionals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/path-to-passive-real-estate-investing-for-technology-professionals-6612569)
Published: 2026-02-06T20:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail What actually makes money in self-storage, and why do smart people still get it wrong? In this episode, we sit down with Jacob Vanderslice, co-founder and principal at VanWest Partners, for an honest, operator-first conversation about how these businesses really work. Jacob shares how pricing and revenue decisions happen day to day, why his team walked away from REIT management to run everything in-house, and how small choices add up to real NOI growth. We also talk about rea...

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