Meeting In Huntsville, AL
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Speakers: (Partial list)

• Event Sponsor #1, James L. Reid: “COST SEGREGATION ADVISOR” presentation:
  

  Cost Segregation is a financial strategy that large Commercial Property investors (think Trump) and Major Corporations have been using for years. We believe that the small to medium/large commercial property owners have been underserved and basically unaware of what is "rightfully" theirs in the area of Cost Segregation and savings. Accelerated depreciation -> Reduced Taxable Income -> Increased CASH FLOW (immediately)

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• Event Sponsor #2, Matt Williams of Express Building Systems : "Tips on building and/or enlarging your facility" presentation:
  

  Matt will have a power point presentation of photos, examples and styles as well as suggestions for you to consider with your next building project in Self Storage. It could save you time, headaches and money.

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• Scott Sweeney: “Unique Financing Structures & Tips” presentation:
  

  How the Capital Markets are driving the Sales & Acquisition Market
  90-95% Non-Recourse, Construction Loans
  85% Leverage Fixed Rate Non-Recourse Financing
  How to Prepare a Deal Package for a Permanent Loan Quote
  Optimal Deal Structures for Purchase Transactions
  
  

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• Bob Copper of Self Storage 101: "Telephone Marketing & training" presentation:
  

  What if an effective sales training program netted your site just one extra rental per week for one year? What if your site started 2006 with 52 more units on rent than it did in 2005? Fifty-two more units on rent, with an average value of $600 equals an additional $31,200 in revenue and over $300,000 in value!
  

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• Bill Barnhill, PhD, CCIM of Omega Properties Inc., an Argus Self Storage Sales Broker Affiliate, will present financial models on how rising interest rates and overbuilding impact the value of self storage investments.

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• M.D. Smith: "Yellow Pages Do's and Don'ts"
  

  You will find out how you can save lots of money as well as design ads that are more effective for you. Compare costs vs. results of your Yellow Page ads and see a variety of layouts and you will get the opportunity to participate on the pros and cons of ads shown on the screen.
  

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• Membership Sharing Ideas: This will be a 15 minute segment for you to share one or a couple of ideas that work for you to make more money and/or have more satisfied customers in the storage business. We will put each idea from the floor on a white board and summarize all ideas in a following newsletter to members. Please bring your "show and tell" items, ideas and suggestions with you.

The Holiday Inn Downtown Huntsville is located in the historic downtown area, within walking distance of Huntsville Hospital and Von Braun Center. The hotel is also minutes from Huntsville International Airport, Space & Rocket Center, Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, Parkway Place Mall, Botanical Gardens, and the Huntsville Museum of Art. Nearby businesses include Redstone Arsenal, NASA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, CSC, Northrop Grumman and HiWAAY Internet Services.

Holiday Inn Downtown Huntsville is widely recognized as one of the premier hotels in the Tennessee Valley. Guest room amenities include complimentary wireless high-speed internet, in room movies and, each weekday morning, we are pleased to deliver a copy of USA Today. For guests preferring upgraded amenities, we offer our executive rooms as well as spacious suites. The hotel's dining room, Lofton's, offers the cuisine, ambiance and service to make a visit truly memorable. Our recreational amenities include a complete exercise room, an outdoor swimming pool, hot tub and nearby jogging/biking trails.
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