42: $2.6mm SELF STORAGE BUSINESS USING OFFSHORE TEAM w/Baird Kleinsmith

In this episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, I interview Baird Kleinsmith, the Sultan of Storage. Baird bought his first self storage property in 2021 and has since grown the portfolio to 9 properties & $2.6mm of annual revenues. What's more impressive is this business kicks off close to $900k per year in annual cash flow while being manage by an offshore team in Latin America Baird shares with us: 1. how he bought his first self storage property 2. deal structure, financing terms, how much cash he brought to the table 3. how he bought the 2nd property 4. how he manages his team with offshore talent in Latin America 5. how every U.S. business owner can leverage remote talent in Latin America for $1500 / mo or less 6. tactical advice for how to hire offshore - payment, expectations, talent available, etc. Show notes: Tools Baird Uses: 1. DialPad - AI powered customer intelligence & team communication 2. Notion - documenting SOPs 3. Google Drive - storage 4. Melio - Intelligent Bill Pay Services If you are enjoying these episodes, we'd sure appreciate a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify. And if you're listening on YouTube, a like and subscribe to the channel is also much appreciated! This episode is brought to you by two of our sponsors, Land Service Marketers & Stryker Digital. Land Service Marketers specializes in lead generation & content creation to help land clearing, excavation, grading and snow removal business owners grow their digital presence. Check out landservicemarketers.com if you're in the Land Services / Land Management space and want to grow your presence online. They've helped Bear Claw grow our FB presence to over 10k followers and have also created some viral videos to increase exposure. Josh and LSM team deliver 5 star service and are highly recommended! Stryker Digital specializes in SEO for local service business and have helped Bear Claw get to #1 search result for our search term in our state. If you're looking to get more organic leads as a land clearing, excavation, grading, or snow removal contractor, look no further than Stryker. They are CRUSHING IT for local service businesses across the U.S. Finally, if you own & operate a local service business - check out the OWNR OPS weekly newsletter & Skool group. We share insights on starting and growing a local service business!