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Management BluePrints

Management BluePrints has managed, designed, built and expanded 75+ commercial properties with a strong focus on Self Storage and comprising over 6,750,000 sq. ft. located across the country from California to Illinois to Florida; primarily focused in the southeast United States.

Specialized and unique knowledge and skill is offered in Site Selection & Construction, Operations/Management and Marketing & Design. We have distinctive, extensive expertise in off-site management with remote access, kiosk interfaces and appointment based operations, although most of our current stores are full function Class A properties.

A full complement of operational solutions including Online Payments & Reservations, Centralized Mailing & Auction Procedures, Full Accounting and Payroll Services In-House, Optimized and Fully Search Engine Optimized (SEO) Website, Online Live Reporting and Specialized Security with Off-site Monitoring Experience is offered.

MBP has been heavily involved with the Self Storage and other industries on a National and Regional Level for over 10 years. We have worked with State Associations to bring Education and Value to Thousands of Business Owners Across the Country and have been directly involved with the passing of several State Laws that improved the landscape for businesses.

MBP has consistently improved many state and regional associations and groups through improving value and bringing modern services into the organization to the benefit of its members. We have been a recurring featured speaker on the National Self Storage Convention circuit covering innovative business techniques and processes.

Management BluePrints has been consistently at the cutting edge of technology integration into businesses with a specific goal of simplifying and automating the mundane functions to allow you to focus on the bottom line needs of your business.

We have applied their skills and experience to a wide variety of industries, both for profit and non-profit, to make things better for their clients. MBP provides pro-bono services each and every year to over 10 non-profit service organizations around the southeast and has helped them raise funds through services provided back to the community. We have worked together to create relationships that ensure that all parties are made better for the long term.

We’re available from your first interest, through the concept & industry research, finding the options from land to existing locations, negotiations, closings, business planning all the way through daily operational support.

Creating an accounting system from scratch is one of the most challenging tasks and we make it easy. Our years of experience create the needed checks and balances between operations and the books.

Fashioning a marketing strategy that is actually generates revenue in a traceable way is our primary focus. Spending capital should be done with a fully conceived plan and a way to verify that plans effectiveness.

We design your project with the important details in mind that make the business more profitable. We have been innovating for over a decade in ways to adjust the small details to generate the best outcome!

We offer turn-key solutions that make the process stress-free and comprehensive. We are onsite to make sure things go to plan, we check the details and solve the problems so you can enjoy the fruits of your efforts.

We treat the property as an asset to be made better and more efficient every day. We incentivize staff to find ways to improve customer service, innovate to stand out in the crowded market, reduce delinquency, increase returns, and cut costs.

MercuryHub is our custom and proprietary communications hub that brings together all of our customer communications traffic in one location. 2 Way Text Messages (SMS), Inbound and outbound call routing, emails, web forms, digital marketing communications, customer needs follow up and routing, document server and delinquency processing it does it all! We’ve even integrated time clock, payroll processing and staff tracking directly into our operations!


Our custom and proprietary MercuryHub To Do Module allows our clients to automate most of the routine management tasks, track the work from start to finish, archive information from each property down to each HVAC unit, keep an up to the minute list of outstanding projects and tasks, assign staff and manage recurring maintenance with almost no effort.

All of this is done without the typical up front or monthly expense that most cloud based software comes with. Call us today for a full demo!

Fully Comprehensive Feasibility Studies complete with Proformas, building layouts, a proposed unit mix, demographic studies, competition analysis, etc. all the way to basic market reviews with general analysis. We tailor our services to your needs – we make the right fit.

Producing a financing package can be a very stressful process; our years of experience help us to tailor your package to answer questions & communicate the value of the project to your banker. Our networking base allows us to find a lender that is suited to your needs & work with the parties as a team.

We have brands in place that can be leveraged to provide all of the marketing materials and needed support at a fraction of the cost experienced by single site operators.

Expansion is our business. Custom designs that increase the value of your asset is our primary goal!

We are operations experts with hundreds of solutions that can be personalized to your needs. We strive to make the complicated and difficult seem simple and stress-free. Avoiding a problem before it exists will always be the best way to have a successful, stable and valuable business for years to come!

We understand what makes your business strive. We’re able to translate that knowledge into actionable steps from concept to reality or from problem to solution to success!

Who Hires a Management Company?

  • Those who Recently Acquired a Property
  • People New to their Industry
  • Those Looking to Retire or Free Up Time for Other Ventures
  • Owners that Can’t be Onsite, Those Living Out of State
  • Business Partners or Financial Lenders

Industry Expertise

  • Self Storage
  • Commercial Lease Space
  • General Retail
  • Other Such Companies:
  • Moving & Trucking, Day Care, Quick Service Food Franchises, Retail Gaming and Many Others!

Levels of Service/Management

  • Full Service Property Management – All Functions of the Business are Covered
  • or Accounting and Audit Oversight – We watch the particulars so you can manage your business
  • Consulting Services – Hourly or Project Basis
  • Branding of Marketing Efforts and Customer Contacts
  • Owner and Employee Benefit and Compensation Programs
  • Our Levels of Service Flexible and Customizable for Your Needs

Bookkeeping, Profit & Loss Statements, Segregated Depreciation Specific to Self Storage, Payroll, Accounts Payable and AP Systems, Daily-Monthly-Quarterly Audits and Theft Prevention and Detection

  • Daily Management Onsite costs are determine by the size of the property and the specific needs of property. These services can range from $500 per month to several thousand.
  • Offsite, Satellite or Remote Management Options costs are very affordable and are determine by the size of the property and the specific needs
    of property.
  • Consulting Services are tailored to the property and the owner. The initial consult can determine long term needs and develop an Action Plan. Initial Meetings start at $500 for several hours of work. Action Plans and other efforts are custom to the situation and are priced on the budget requirements of the client.
  • Comparative Profit & Loss Statements – Monthly, Quarterly and Annually – Additional Financial Analysis Optional
  • Bank Reconciliations
  • All Filing for Sales & Payroll Taxes – 941’s, etc.
  • Accounts Payable – Up to 25 vendors
  • NSF Check Handling – Up to 5 per month, court costs additional
  • Payroll Processing – up to 3 employees = Starting at $75
  • Daily & Monthly Auditing & Report Processing by Experienced & Qualified Self Storage Administrative Staff = Starting at $22 per operational day & $175 per month

To offer a “Stress Free & Turn Key” management solution to experienced and new storage owners.

J. E. Wallace III, President
Management BluePrints, LLC
2245-C Ashley Crossing Dr. Suite 310
Charleston, SC 29414
Primary 855.552.5837
eFax 843.432.3233

What Our Clients Think

Our non-profit was in the red and we were loosing money every year. We brought in MBP to help create a path back to being financially stable. MBP reviewed all of the programs we had and the different revenue streams already in place. They helped us to maximize those with some training and process adjustments. They then formed a plan to generate over $100,000 a year in extra net income by renting our building as an event venue. MBP immediately developed a website, added signage to our property generate calls about renting our event space, met with customers, developed a contract and a rental process, trained our people, tracked our inbound leads and helped us convert them, designed a system of checks and balances for all of the revenue, helped to design the upgrades to our structure that would have the most impact on new rentals and helped us to determine which upgrades to do first and get pricing and executed all upgrades. We’ve been hugely successful and we covered our budget deficit in the 2 months of operations! Our building looks great and now we interact with the community all the time in a very positive way! MBP has helped us thrive!
Jane C.
Our social group has been around since the 50’s and has been shrinking in the last several years. We weren’t nearly as active as we had been in the past. We brought MBP in to help turn around this trend and they did! MBP took a struggling nonprofit social organization and brought it from 60 members to over 400 in the first year, designed a website and our events, help us to develop our statement of value then design events that help us build involvement, setup a database, created a communications system, trained our volunteers, created our logo and our fundraising items and a lot more. We were able to give thousands of dollars back to the community last year and it such a great feeling to be a part of a group that’s flourishing and doing good things for people!
Stephanie S.
My wife and I own a daycare that used to be based in our home but now we have 2 locations. MBP helped be develop my business plan and get financing for the expansion. They helped up research the code and find space for the business. When we were negotiating the lease J. was critical in getting us some great terms that really made a bottom line difference. MBP worked with the architects to design our remodel and get contractors to do the work. They made the huge project for a first time business owner manageable. I always knew that help was only a text message away! My wife and I have so successful that we’ve been able to make this business our full time work!
Zach B.
My moving company is third generation and we were hit hard by the recession. I called in MBP to help us modernize our business. They brought in management software, call tracking systems, automated customer emails, calls and text messages and bunch of other stuff. I seemed like way too much for me and my wife to handle at first but they worked with us daily and slowly handed off all of systems to us as got used to running everything. J. had a plan from the first meeting and he was always showing us the progress we made and helping us track our improvements and the increases in our bottom line. We were able to make it through and now we do more work with less effort. We still call him to fix things and help us with our marketing and customer systems!
Phil B.
We have a family business with several generations involved, my parents were having a hard time allowing and understanding the changes that I thought were necessary. Bringing in MBP as an outside expert voice helped them understand why some of the things needed to be done. J. was able to offer real examples of how some of the stuff we were doing had caused problems for other companies. He has been through legal battles and knew how to avoid a lot of these problems! His calm, competent manner helped us move in a better direction and now, years later, our company has grown tremendously and MBP remains a resource that we rely on. We’ve brought them back out several times over the years to help with issues as they pop up!
Rob K.
I bought land and designed a self storage facility and as we were trying to get everything permitted I ran into some snags. MBP stepped in a helped get past of all the issues as the popped, called in specialists and got us permitted and built! They were so good I hired them to management property! They make it simple and easy and I like that.
Randy P.
I had piece of land that I wanted to do something with. MBP helped me explore options from apartment buildings, to retail, to outdoor boat storage to traditional self storage. They helped developed the layout and potential profit for each of these options and then helped us get financed, built and leased up! MBP and J. were a huge help!
Chris B.
I’ve owned a small business for nearly 20 years and purchased a self storage facility a couple months before hiring MBP. I had a business working pretty well but I needed help with details of running the property. MBP came out for a basic review for very little cost and they developed a complete list of all of the projects that I could do to increase my customers and generate more money each month. They helped me get started and I still talk to them regularly as we grow and have new issues come up. They’re a great resource and have saved me many hours over the years!
Carey C.
I hired J. and MBP to manage a construction project for me. I’ve been in the business for over 30 years and we had the basic design but they were able to get all of the details ironed out. MBP has built a lot of properties both ground up and conversions and J. was able to avoid numerous problems before they started. J. and MBP also brought new ideas and a innovated way of looking at the project to the table, they made the project better. They were onsite nearly every day during construction working with the crews and getting all of the materials onsite and installed. It’s the little things that really make a property lease up quickly and MBP really found a lot of ways to improve the location. They design and managed our grand opening marketing blitz and festival! We had hundreds of people on site playing on jump castles and eating food. They all got a tour of the building as part of the event! We had a great reaction from the crowd and the community following the event and we’ve been building those relationships ever since. We still get people in the office that remember coming out that day!
Ryan H.
I just purchased my first mini storage and MBP helped me straighten out the mess! The previous owner had poor records and maintenance, MBP was able to bring several experience storage pros to the property and get my records organized and a list of everything that was needed from each customer. They helped me get my forms and documents setup, find a software and they set it up for me, determine my policies and best practices and even got me going with some great contractors to fix up the property for better curb appeal and repair some roof leaks and other old maintenance issues!
Diana A.
MBP assisted us in updating our gates and keypads, office layout, selling boxes and whatnot and getting our property cleaned up – weeds and building cleaning. They was very affordable and we had crews onsite within 24 hours of our first meeting cleaning the buildings and spraying the weeds. MBP fit the small budget for a property with less than 200 storage units and was able to get prices on the work that were nearly half of the estimates we had prior to meeting with MBP. I am already looking to use their services to help our curb appeal and to design our expansion!
Linda and Jason M.
MBP did the initial audit on a self storage facility that I wanted to buy, the audit was excellent, detailed and fast. I live out of state and they help me understand the property with videos and hundreds of pictures. They did screen shares to review the reports and I hired them to manage the property after I purchased it!
Jason B.
I used MBP to help design an office remodel and they helped me do a face-lift on my store (as they call it) as part of the project. The solutions J. had were very low cost but looked great. He cut out all of the extra stuff that wouldn’t drive new customers and did all of behind the scenes work with the contractors and all of the detailed verification. It was very easy and simple for me and the final cost that MBP had on the project was much less that I was budgeting for prior to hiring them!
Kevin W.
MBP brought use a deal on a property and helped us purchase the location by working directly with the property owner. They started the management planning and took over the property seamlessly! MBP’s endless experience seemed to nip any issues very quickly and we have been able to nearly double the monthly revenue in under a year. We’re already looking for more locations.
Francis L.
MBP came to my property to do a basic review and training for me. I was new to self storage and they helped me understand all of the potential problems and pointed out all of the ways to add money to the bottom line. Their experience in some many areas and with so many storage units gave J. an endless supply of stories that explained how the policies and ideas look like when real customers are involved. A lot of problems I was having were similar to what they’ve experienced in the past and he had a ready solution nearly all the issues. I have MBP on call and turn to them on a regular basis!
Drew H.
I have used MBP and J. Wallace to manage my facility since 2007 and they have been a huge help! They are VERY detailed in the daily processes of running the facility. They track every single call and walk-in customer and will stay in contact with them until they find storage. They use technology to simplify the operations. We’ve seen our income double since we hired MBP and our costs have been controlled and reduced! I would definitely recommend them to anyone needing help!
Tom B.
I used MBP to audit my self storage location. J. came into town the night before and review my property, did a detailed review of all lights and signage, took pictures of how the property looks to customers were my staff aren’t onsite. He then surveyed my competition the same way and showed me how we compare, both at night and during the day. We were quickly able to establish several points that were causing us problems with leasing units and a bunch of maintenance issues that would be simple to fix and would have a good impact on the quality of our location. I liked how MBP offered a 36 page report with pictures detailing everything that we did that day and they also worked to get several quotes for the repairs from local vendors and followed up to make sure the work was fully completed. We will definitely be calling them in annually to help us stay on top of everything and make sure we maximize our money!
Brianne V.
The feasibility study MBP did was top notch. They reviewed every competitor in a 20 mile radius, pulled very detailed demographics, helped us create our revenue and expense proforma along with estimated construction costs. J. came to us after he delivered the report and review each section to make sure nothing was missed and that we had a full understanding of the process! We will definitely use him again and we’re considering having MBP manage our location after it’s open.
A. Patel
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What is Included with Full Service/Management?

Operations Consulting Services

We’ve worked with Hundreds of experienced storage professionals all over the country and we shaped staffers with great potential into Highly Effective and Reliable Managers. Let us do the same for you!

Property Development Services

We offer fully custom and integrated marketing tools that not only help to convert people needing your services to paying customer but also help retain those customers and simplify your daily business process!

Management & Training – Owners and/or Managers Services

  • Full Onsite Management and/or Remote Management for Locations without Office Space or Daily Audit Oversight for your staff or Quarterly to Annual Inspections and Audits to find areas for Improvement or Potential Areas of Concern
  • Staffing, HR Management, Employee Benefits
  • Accounting, Reporting, Budgeting
  • Branding, Marketing, Advertising, Merchandising
  • Economy of Scales
  • Audits, Training, Inspections
  • Expansions, Building Maintenance, Improvements, Enhancements
  • Technology and Implementations
  • Collections and Auction Activities, Revenue Management and Rate Adjustments, Specials and Discount Programs, Long Term Marketing Planning
  • Online Marketing, Social Media Presence, Local Search Programs, Search Engine Marketing, Website, Search Engine Optimization, E-Commerce
  • Property Tax Evaluations and Large Expense Reduction Programs – Solar, Net Metering, Energy Efficiency Initiatives
  • Bill Pay, Deposit Audit and Tracking, Expense Monitoring and Reviews
  • Consulting Services, Brokerage, Acquisitions, Divestments, Long Range Financial Planning, CMBS, SBA, Construction, Bridge and use of other Financial Instruments
  • Lien Sale Oversight
  • Other Services as Needed

Ready to Select a Management Company?

Questions to Ask

  • How many properties do you currently manage?
  • How many are owned? Is a preference given to owned properties?
  • How many staff members and field supervisors are on payroll?
  • How many sites does each area manager oversee?
  • How often can I expect my site to be visited?
  • How is employee turn over in your company (corporate, site, etc.)?
  • Do you meet all state licensing requirements?
  • Can I speak to past owners that you no longer manage for?
  • What are your key result areas that are tracked and monitored?
  • Have you or your field supervisors ever managed a facility?
  • What kind of training programs do you have?
  • What kind of marketing programs do you have?
  • Who is authorized to sign checks on the account?

Factors to Consider

  • Geographic Location of Management Company and Regions covered
  • Performance Record on New Builds, Distressed Properties,
  • Turn Arounds and Existing Quality Locations
  • Visit Locations Currently Under Their Management
  • Check Out References
  • Review Format for Monthly Reports/Financials you will Receive
  • Are They Owner Operators as well as property Managers?

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