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

The one number most investors don’t know but should

1 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief segment, the speaker highlights a critical, often‑overlooked metric for investors: a national 20‑to‑1 demand‑to‑supply gap for parking. Approximately 600,000 new vehicles are delivered to consumers each year, yet only 20,000‑25,000 new parking spaces are added, creating a massive shortfall. The speaker stresses that while this national figure provides context, investors must drill down to local market data—verifying the specific demand‑supply balance in their target area—to determine whether a deal will succeed or fail.

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What's the, what's the one number from Section 1 that you think most investors don't know— excuse me— but absolutely should? It's got to be the 21— 20-to-1 demand-to-supply gap nationally. Um, folks, there's average 600,000 new spaces— or excuse me, 600,000 new vehicles being delivered to consumers, not dealerships, to consumers driving off the lots. Every year, and only 20,000 to 25,000 new parking spots for them. I don't know what else to say to that other than that's the national number. So you still need to verify what your local number looks like. The national number sets the context, but the local number is what's going to win the deal or make or break the deal.