What Absolute Storage Management does

Absolute Storage Management is a privately held, third-party self-storage property management company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Cordova, Tennessee. The company contracts with self-storage facility owners to provide full operational management of their assets, including leasing, tenant services, billing, maintenance oversight, and facility marketing. According to the company, its portfolio encompasses 200+ managed facilities across 16 states in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia), making it one of the largest private third-party operators in its footprint.

The company's service offering spans standard self-storage units (5x5 to 10x40), climate-controlled units, indoor units, drive-up access units, vehicle/RV/boat parking, commercial storage for small and mid-size businesses, college student storage, and commercial office space rentals at select facilities. The technology stack supporting these operations is built around a Salesforce-based back office, Monday.com and Microsoft/Intune for operations management, the DoorSwap online rental and bill-pay portal (secure.doorswap.com) for tenant-facing transactions, Juniper Square (app.junipersquare.com) for investor reporting, Bluetooth-enabled smart locks and smart access technology at managed sites, and centralized inside-sales and sales-center functions. The platform enables a digital self-serve rental workflow supplemented by on-site property managers at each facility.

Absolute's business model is recurring in nature: it derives revenue from monthly storage unit rentals (and ancillary services such as tenant insurance and referral rewards) under management contracts with facility owners. Tenant acquisition is driven primarily by organic search and SEO-optimized location pages, content marketing through the company blog, Google reviews management (facility ratings average 4.6-4.9 stars), Facebook organic social presence, and a $100 customer referral program. Customer segments served include individual/residential renters (primary), small and mid-size businesses, college students, and contractors/construction professionals. Leadership consists of Michael Haugh (President & CEO), Matt Bailey (COO), and Scott Beatty (CFO), supported by a regional and corporate team that grew materially in Q1 2026.

Name

Absolute Storage Management

Legal name

Absolute Storage Management

Website

https://absolutemgmt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Absolute Storage Management is a private third-party self-storage property management company that operates 200+ facilities across 16 Southeastern and Midwestern U.S. states under management contracts with facility owners, serving primarily individual renters and small businesses with monthly recurring storage unit rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-Storage Property Management

NAICS

Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (53113)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Storage Facility Management & Operations (Third-Party Managed) (HSAKAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Self-Storage Property Management (BPAJAGAM), Standard/Non-Climate Self-Storage (HSAKAGAB)

Keywords

• Self-storage management
• Third-party property management
• Storage facility operations
• Climate-controlled storage
• Storage rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cordova

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Storage Unit Rentals: The company generates revenue through monthly rental fees charged to tenants for storage units across facilities under professional management. Rent is billed on a monthly basis with automatic billing options. Revenue is derived from both standard and climate-controlled units, with pricing varying by unit size, type, and location. The company operates as a third-party manager, collecting rent on behalf of facility owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Absolute Storage Management is a third-party self-storage property management company that operates over 200 storage facilities across 16 states in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. The company provides professional management services for facility owners while renting storage units (climate-controlled, drive-up, indoor, vehicle/RV/boat parking) directly to consumers and businesses on month-to-month leases. It leverages digital leasing via DoorSwap, Bluetooth smart locks, and an online payment portal to deliver a contactless rental experience.

Product overview

Absolute Storage Management is a third-party self-storage property management company founded in 2002, operating as one of the largest private third-party self-storage management companies in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. The company's core offering is professional management services for self-storage facilities, providing a comprehensive portfolio of storage solutions including climate-controlled units, drive-up access, indoor storage, vehicle/RV/boat parking, business storage, and college student storage. The company differentiates through technology features including Bluetooth locks and smart technology, along with add-on services such as commercial office spaces, U-Haul truck rentals, tenant insurance, and a $100 referral loyalty program. Managed facilities span 16 states with flexible month-to-month leasing and online rental capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer satisfaction ratings of 4.6-4.8 stars on Google across multiple individual facilities (e.g., Woodruff Storage Lakeside Village: 4.8/5 based on 143 reviews; Lithia Springs: 4.8/5 based on 202 reviews; East Cherokee: 4.6/5 based on 202 reviews; Abbott Trinity: 4.6/5 based on 136 reviews; Abbott West: 4.9/5 based on 251 reviews)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Storage Asset Management (SAM): Third-party self-storage management company that operates, leases, and manages self-storage facilities on behalf of owners. SAM is the most directly comparable peer — same business model (fee-based management contracts for institutional and private owners), similar geographic U.S. focus, and overlapping customer base of facility owners.
• National Storage Affiliates (NSA): Public self-storage REIT that operates through a 'participation' model with regional operators managing facilities on NSA's behalf. Highly comparable to Absolute's third-party management platform, though NSA owns the real estate; relevant as both a competitive threat and a potential exit or strategic partner.
• Simply Self Storage: Privately held third-party self-storage management company that manages facilities on behalf of institutional owners. Directly comparable to Absolute's management-contract business model with overlapping customer base of facility owners.
• Prime Storage Group: Self-storage owner, operator, and third-party management company with a multi-state U.S. footprint. Competes head-to-head with Absolute for both owner management contracts and tenant rentals in overlapping regions.
• StorQuest Self Storage: Self-storage brand owned by The William Warren Group, operating hundreds of facilities across the U.S., including managed facilities. Competes with Absolute for third-party management contracts and tenant rentals in overlapping U.S. Sun Belt geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Extra Space Storage: One of the largest U.S. self-storage REITs, operating thousands of owned and third-party-managed facilities nationwide. Direct competitor for facility owner management contracts and tenant rentals; broader scale and public cost of capital make it a key incumbent benchmark.
• Public Storage: Largest publicly traded self-storage REIT in the U.S., with thousands of facilities and a strong national brand. Competes for tenant rentals across geographies where Absolute operates and sets the industry benchmark for pricing, technology, and digital marketing.
• CubeSmart: Major publicly traded self-storage REIT with a national footprint that includes both owned properties and third-party managed facilities. CubeSmart is a direct competitor for owner management contracts and tenant rentals across the Southeast and Midwest.
• Life Storage (Extra Space affiliate): Major self-storage operator (now part of Extra Space Storage) operating hundreds of facilities nationwide, including the Southeast. A broad incumbent competitor for tenant rentals and owner-side management mandates in Absolute's footprint.

Others

• Yardi Systems: Provider of property management software (Yardi Breeze, Yardi Voyager) widely used across the self-storage industry. Not a direct competitor, but an enabling vendor whose software stack competes with Absolute's reliance on DoorSwap, Salesforce, and other platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AbsoluteStorageManagement

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Absolute Storage Management