Your towns, your hour-out ring, real facility names, and exactly how the outreach would run from your inbox.
We counted every facility in your nine Connecticut and eight Florida towns, then applied your own buy box — independent owners only, no chains, no RV lots, 20–60 thousand square feet.
| Florida (8 towns) | Connecticut (9 towns) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All facilities | ~130–180 | ~30–50 | ~160–230 |
| Fit your box | ~15–25 | ~4–8 | ~20–33 |
| Owner targets | ~8–15 | ~2–4 | ~10–19 |
Stretch to a full one-hour drive from your Sarasota and Hartford-area homes and the pond roughly triples. This adds Tampa Bay's south shore, Port Charlotte, the Sebring/Arcadia country east of your Florida home, and the Hartford corridor plus southeast Connecticut.
| Area added | All facilities | Fit your box | Owner targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL — Tampa Bay south/west shore | 137 (measured) | 12–19 | 6–10 |
| FL — Port Charlotte | 34 (measured) | 3–5 | 2–3 |
| FL — Arcadia / Sebring / Avon Park | 9–20 (estimated) | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| CT — Hartford metro cluster | 57 (measured) | 5–9 | 2–4 |
| CT — north corridor + Norwich/New London | 14–27 (estimated) | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Ring total (edge areas extra) | ~350–420 | +33–54 | +16–28 |
Two edge areas wait on your say-so: Lakeland (56 facilities, about 70–80 minutes out) and the Springfield MA corridor (15–25, across the state line). With both, the owner pool reaches ~30–55.
The printout: named facilities that fit your box, strongest first. Tap a column heading to sort. Sizes are estimates until county records confirm them — no free directory publishes square footage.
| Facility | Town | State | Owner evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldi-Locks Self Storage | Colchester | CT | ✔ Verified — Rod Goldberg, owner since 2004, email published |
| Big Jim Self Storage | Bradenton | FL | Owner name not found yet — "locally owned", form+phone only; a next-door land LLC is a lead, not proof |
| Outer Space of Bradenton | Bradenton | FL | ✔ Owner named from state records — the Wilson family (no email published) |
| Aarons Stor-All | Clearwater | FL | ✔ Family-run, email published on own site |
| Clearwater Storage | Clearwater | FL | ✔ Verified — David Scher (state record + county deed), email published |
| Master Key Mini Storage | Clearwater | FL | Different owner than Clearwater Storage (county deed: Mercer Clearwater LLC) — separate entry, owner unnamed |
| Mile Stretch Self Storage | Clearwater | FL | Owner on county deed: R & J Properties of Pasco Inc — no person or email yet |
| Tropicana Mini Storage | Clearwater | FL | ✔ Owner named from state records — Carl Minieri & Marianne Malave (2 sites) |
| United Self Mini Storage | Clearwater | FL | ✔ Danielle (TL Hunt Inc — owner on county deed), email published on their site |
| A Storage Lot | Clearwater | FL | Owned by Goodwill Suncoast — nonprofit, not a sale candidate; facility email on file |
| Bison Storage | Clearwater | FL | Bought by a storage group in Jan 2026 — off your box now |
| U-Stor Self Storage | Clearwater | FL | Chain (multi-state) — off your box |
| BG/LLG Storage Solutions | Pinellas Park | FL | ✔ Owner's personal email published |
| Belleair Storage of Florida | Belleair | FL | ✔ Owner named from state records — the Cardinale family, 2 sites confirmed; direct email still to verify |
| In-Town Storage | St. Petersburg | FL | Owner on county deed: Kenwood Storage LLC (runs it from the facility) — no email yet |
| Maximo Storage | St. Petersburg | FL | Owner not findable in public records yet — form+phone only |
| Vernon Storage (Hockanum Blvd) | Vernon | CT | ✔ Owner email published on their site (Medeiros) — note: 4 locations, bigger than your 1–2 box |
| Max Storage | Windsor Locks | CT | ✔ Email published on their contact page (surname not public) |
| Southbury Self Storage | Southbury | CT | Website is offline — dead row until a new contact appears |
| Self Storage Solutions | Waterford | CT | Facility email published (info@) — owner name not public yet |
| Oakdale Self Storage | Shelton/Wallingford | CT | Live site found (oakdalestorage.com), family-run — no email published |
| Downtown Tampa Storage | Tampa | FL | ✔ Locally owned, email published (reserve — Tampa edge) |
| Lantana + Lithia Storage (one owner) | Lithia | FL | ✔ Owner "Mike", exactly 2 facilities — your one-or-two rule |
Two more verified owners (Secure Store, Paradise Storage) sit outside your two homes — they're shown in the working file as proof of the owner-details write-up we build for every name before it goes near an inbox. After the 14 Oct owner hunt, 16 of these names carry owner evidence or a usable contact — named owners from state and county records (Scher, Wilson, Minieri, Cardinale, TL Hunt, Medeiros and more), verified emails, or the facility's own published inbox as an honest fallback. The rest we say plainly: not findable yet.
No blasts. Each owner gets a slow-burn sequence, paced at 5–10 new owners a week so it stays human and your domain stays clean. Replies get answered promptly, and any "maybe" goes straight to your phone.
Mode 1 — "Your script, our hands." Touch 1 is your letter, word for word, from your inbox. We only choose the timing, fill in the blanks (owner name, phone), and work the follow-ups. Your words, our admin.
Mode 2 — "Your script + AI layer" (optional). Before each send, we read the owner details — their site, their town — and suggest one opening line in your tone. You approve it or bin it. Nothing auto-sends. Switch it on or off any time — your base letter never changes.
Day 1 Your intro letter, your words, from your inbox · Day ~6 A value-add note about their facility, one specific thing we noticed · Day ~14 A soft "any interest? Price within 24 hours of a call" · Monthly A light one-line tap, for as long as you want the seat held.
Every email starts from what we found out about that facility — no two emails are the same, nothing is a blast. Here is the craft on a facility we actually researched this week.
| Owner details | What we found out about this facility |
|---|---|
| Facility | Clearwater Storage, 1861 N Highland Ave, Clearwater FL |
| Owner | David Scher — manager, Clearwater Storage LLC (Florida state registry); county deed co-held by the Scher/Golding trust, 204 N Howard Ave, Tampa |
| One true detail | Their own site (running since 2009) has no online rentals and no online pricing — you ring or drive over |
| Source | State registry + Pinellas County parcel record + their own contact page, all checked live |
Layer 2 — your script (the base, always yours):
Layer 3 — the finished email as it would arrive (the only lines we personalise are highlighted — greeting name, one researched detail, researched hook):
The researched detail is always true and always from their own site or a public record. Marc approves any AI-added line before it ever runs. Thin owner details? Shorter AI bits — never padded.
Day ~6 A value-add note about their facility, one specific thing we noticed · Day ~14 A soft "any interest? Price within 24 hours of a call" · Monthly A light one-line tap, for as long as you want the seat held.
A weekly one-paragraph update: touches sent, replies, any positives. An immediate ping the moment an owner says maybe. Your letter, your voice, your inbox — we just work the ladder and hand you the conversations. Nothing sends until you've seen the exact first draft and said go.