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YOUR PROJECT · 36 MONTHS · BASE SCENARIO

VAULTSPACEPRELIMINARY BUSINESS FEASIBILITY

My first storage facility

Location to be confirmed · Ontario

EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT

This report organizes the assumptions of a potential self-storage project. It does not establish market demand, site approval, construction feasibility, finance eligibility or a property valuation.

01 / Facility overview

Gross area10,000

sq ft

Rentable area5,700

sq ft

Unit count74
Utilization57%

Facility: climate · 1 floor(s) · 100 × 100 ft. Infrastructure: Lighting, Access control, CCTV, Climate control, Fire protection.

02 / Unit assumptions

Unit sizeCountAreaRent / moOccupiedDiscountLoss
5 × 5 ft20500 sq ftC$7585%5%2%
5 × 10 ft241,200 sq ftC$12082%5%2%
10 × 10 ft202,000 sq ftC$19080%3%2%
10 × 20 ft102,000 sq ftC$31075%3%2%

03 / Capital and debt

Capital requirementC$1,375,000
Loan principalC$650,000
Owner equity neededC$725,000
Monthly debt serviceC$4,389

Approach: build. Nominal annual rate: 6.5%. Monthly amortization: 25 years. Opening reserve: C$50,000. Tax calculations are not included.

04 / Scenario comparison

ScenarioTotal incomeCash after debt & capitalExtra reserve needed
conservativeC$166,279-C$277,441C$227,441
baseC$248,189-C$159,437C$109,437
growthC$290,847-C$128,811C$78,811

05 / What still needs to be established

Local demand and supply. Property title and condition. Municipal zoning and site access. Building and fire approvals. Accessibility. Insurance. Storage contracts. Tax treatment. Privacy obligations. Actual supplier quotations and finance terms.

Every default rate and cost is illustrative. Outputs are only as reliable as your inputs. Full monthly cash flow and assumptions are included in the downloadable PDF and XLSX files.