Featured Broker: Tom De Jong, MBA, SIOR

Tom de Jong, Executive Vice President at Colliers, specializes in the sale, development, and disposition of self-storage and industrial assets throughout the United States. Over the course of his career, Tom has closed more than $2 billion in self-storage transactions, with recent closings across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose/Silicon Valley, and Washington State. Tom has expanded his practice by bringing on his son, Dylan de Jong, as a partner, strengthening the team’s national reach, market coverage, and client service capabilities. Tom is an SIOR designee,…

Featured Broker: Taylor Cahn

As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Storage Exchange, Taylor plays a central role in shaping the firm’s investment sales platform and overall growth strategy. He has been instrumental in the development of the company’s proprietary brokerage infrastructure, designed to enhance investment visibility, streamline execution, and deliver efficient, high- certainty transaction outcomes. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Taylor serves as Vice President of Investment Sales, where he leads a team of investment professionals focused on the acquisition and disposition of self-storage and alternative real estate assets. He works closely with…

Featured Broker: Rob Schick

Rob Schick has been a licensed broker in the Indianapolis area for over 26 years and is the Argus Broker Affiliate for the State of Indiana. A graduate of Indiana University with a finance degree, Rob began his career in mortgage banking and, after six years, transitioned over to commercial real estate brokerage in 1995. Rob is well-versed in all asset classes but has focused primarily on self-storage for the past 16 years. He has the experience and expertise to accurately value facilities regardless of where they fit in the…

Featured Broker: Kenneth H. Cox

Kenneth H. Cox serves as a Vice Chairman of Newmark and has more than 25 years of experience in the self-storage sector. He has a broad range of experience in the industry, including assignments with a publicly traded REIT as a principal and, most recently, in the brokerage arena. This experience has given Mr. Cox an in-depth and diverse perspective on the asset class; to date, Mr. Cox has led in excess of $8 billion in self-storage transactions. Contact: Kenneth Cox Vice Chairman, Newmark 901.302.4312 Kenneth.cox@nmrk.com

Featured Broker: Ashley Compton, MBA

Ashley Compton is a Principal and Vice Chairman at Colliers who specializes in advising clients in the disposition, acquisition, and recapitalization of self-storage facilities throughout the United States and Canada. His single mission for each client is to utilize his knowledge and experience to exceed expectations. He develops a customized marketing plan for each client to ensure maximum sales proceeds while minimizing exposure to risk by reducing the transaction timeline. Integrity, ethics, and experience guide every interaction and define his service approach with clients and colleagues. He has successfully assisted…

Featured Broker: Samuel Livingston

L. Samuel Livingston is the Vice President of Livingston Brokerage LLC. He is a seasoned businessman and realtor with over 40 years of real estate management and sales experience. Since 1978, Samuel has gained knowledge in the design, development, and brokerage of the self-storage industry. As president and owner of Livingston Construction Inc, JH Livingston Inc., and other family-owned businesses, Samuel has owned and operated self-storage facilities in the El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico metropolitan areas. In 2008, Samuel and his sons focused their sole efforts on…

Featured Broker: Hunter Molnar

Storage Exchange Co-Founder and Managing Director, Hunter Molar, has played a central role in executing over $500 million in diversified real estate transactions, with a core focus on self-storage investment sales. As Managing Director, he leads a team of Investment Associates committed to delivering value through process, transparency, and disciplined execution. The firm specializes in transactions that demand premier-quality underwriting, operational expertise, and custom deal structuring, which brings a level of institutionalized transaction management historically absent from the alternative asset real estate sector. While self-storage remains a foundational vertical and…

Featured Broker: Taylor Cahn

Taylor Cahn, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Storage Exchange, has played a key role in building the firm’s investment sales platform focused on self-storage and alternative real estate assets. In addition to overseeing company strategy and brokerage operations, he leads investment sales efforts involving acquisitions and dispositions across the sector. Cahn has completed more than $150 million in self-storage transactions during his career and previously served as a Senior Investment Associate at Red Dot Storage. His background in acquisitions, portfolio strategy, and transaction management reflects the ongoing professionalization and institutional…

Featured Broker: Darsh Desai

With a record of 200+ successful transactions and a portfolio of 600+ multifamily, self-storage, and vacation assets, Darsh Desai brings a seasoned investor’s perspective to every deal. After years of building value in the Midwest, he’s now transitioning his focus to the fast-growing Southwest markets, where he’s applying his knowledge to serve commercial clients seeking strong investment performance. His expertise spans deal sourcing, underwriting, and asset management, and he’s known for spotting and seizing opportunities others miss. Contact: Darsh Desai The Gorden Group [an affiliate of Argus Self Storage Advisors]…

Featured Broker: Jane H. Sauls, CCIM

Built on values. Sold by results. Jane H. Sauls, CCIM, helps storage owners buy, sell, and succeed – leaving every deal better than she found it. Jane is a respected leader in commercial real estate with more than 20 years of experience specializing in the self-storage industry. As President & Principal of Sauls Commercial Real Estate, she partners with owners and investors to value, market, and sell self-storage assets across the Southeast. Drawing on her extensive background in operations, development, and asset management, Jane helps clients maximize returns and make…