901 E 10th St
Chester, PA 19013 | Limitless Storage
A drive-up garage-storage facility in the City of Chester, bought for $400K in 2022 and turned into a stabilized, fully remote operation with a $55K light-touch renovation - collections nearly tripled.
36
Rentable spaces
~8,290 sqft
Building
100%
Occupancy
2022
Acquired
Drone tour
The story
September 2022
The purchase
I acquired the facility for $400,000 - a 0.43-acre drive-up site one block off I-95, originally built as roughly 50 individual garage bays. It came with a long-standing tenant base (some tenants in place since 2015) but was undermanaged, collecting just $2,700 a month.
2022 - 2023
The turnaround
This one didn't need heavy construction - about $55,000 of targeted improvements: site cleanup, repairs, security, and adding shipping-container units with roll-up doors to squeeze more rentable space out of the lot. The bigger change was operational: every unit was listed online and the facility moved onto cloud management software with autopay leases.
2023 - today
Stabilized
The facility filled to 100% occupancy with a sticky tenant base of households, contractors, and small businesses. Monthly collections grew from $2,700 to roughly $7,800 - nearly a 3x increase - all managed remotely with no on-site staff.
Before & after
By the numbers
$400K
Purchase price
September 2022
$55K
Improvements
Light-touch renovation
2.9x
Collections growth
$2,700/mo at purchase → ~$7,800/mo
100%
Occupancy
33 units + 3 parking spaces
8x10 - 51x20
Unit mix
Up to a 1,020 sqft drive-in unit
~45%
Tenant insurance
Of units enrolled in coverage
How it runs
No on-site staff. The facility runs as a systems-driven remote operation - the same philosophy behind the automation work I do today.
- Cloud-based storage management software handles leases, billing, and autopay - the large majority of tenants pay online or by ACH.
- Online-first leasing: all availability is listed on my website, Google Business profile, and storage aggregators.
- All drive-up access across a wide, paved center aisle - no climate systems, minimal maintenance.
- Gated and fenced with 24/7 video recording.
- A tenant insurance program is in place on roughly 45% of units.
- No on-site staff - the entire operation runs remotely.