Joe DownsCEO & Co-Founder, Belrose Storage Group. Founder, Storage Moguls.

He Signed It… And Everything Shifted

29 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief, first‑person anecdote, the speaker recounts how, after a sale was signed, they simply called customers who had been delinquent for months. The calls prompted the customers to pay both their outstanding balances to the previous seller and new invoices, including a $14,000 collection the speaker was unaware of. The customers appreciated the ability to pay by credit card and to receive monthly invoices via text and email. As a result, the speaker only needed to auction three units, highlighting an unexpectedly efficient debt‑recovery process.

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Amazing. He signed it and then realized he wasn't happy about it when all I had to do was pick up the phone and call these people that hadn't paid in months. And guess what they did? They paid me. And they paid me the back debt that they owed the old seller. And they were so happy that they could pay with a credit card and that I was going to send them an invoice every month via text and email. It was amazing. I only— out of all that, I only had to auction 3 units. That's incredible. I collected $14,000 that I didn't know.