Self storage underwriting

The easiest way to underwrite self storage, on an institutional-quality Excel engine.

Dominic, the AI underwriting copilot, is tested on hundreds of deal materials: OMs, occupancy stats reports and rent rolls.

Built by a former storage REIT analyst and private equity operator.

The Model Operator Join for free Take a tour of Dominic

51,000 formulas · three rates, not one · four tenant cohorts · Excel-verified · numbered copies, first 10 at $749

See it run

A 2.5 minute walk through the Excel engine and Dominic, the AI underwriting copilot.

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The ladder and the field

Product tiers at launch, and what the market charges around them · September 2026

The field sells data without a model, or judgment at consultant prices. Overlock sells the model, the data, and the judgment, priced like software on your G&A line.

The ladder

  1. Free $0

    Monthly research and charts on @OverlockHQ

    Join for free

  2. The Model $995 one-time

    The full underwriting workbook, numbered copy, yours forever, plus Dominic, the AI underwriting copilot. Works on Mac and Windows. The workbook runs in Excel 2021 or Microsoft 365 on either; Dominic runs on Windows with Excel. On a Mac, email me and I’ll help you get Dominic set up.

    First 10 copies at $749 · full price credits toward Operator for 12 months

    Buy the Model Take a tour of Dominic

  3. Operator $2,495 / yr

    One facility. Your own deals.

    $208 a month, billed annually. First 10 seats at $1,795.

    Adds

    • Dominic, the AI underwriting copilot.
    • Street-rate comps for any market (12-month history where available).
    • Monthly pricing & promotions note: your facility vs. its comp set.
    • ECRI recommendation builder: per-unit increase schedule from your rent roll.
    • Quarterly reforecast in the model: actuals vs. underwriting; annual re-underwrite.
    • Quarterly REIT update packs · monthly subscriber letter.
    • Email, with a reply within one business day · 30 / 60-minute calls on request.

    Subscribe to Operator

  4. Desk $5,995 / yr

    Everything in Operator across up to five facilities, plus me on your live deals: direct underwriting assistance, four full underwritings a year, quarterly calls, model customization. Five seats. Sold by conversation and invoiced directly; not a checkout product.

    Desk

  5. Scope confirmed first

    Deal Desk from $1,250 / deal

    One full underwriting of one deal, done by me. $1,250 for Operator and Desk subscribers. $2,495 for Model owners. Everyone else, email for a quote.

    Email [email protected]

The field

Data platforms

TractIQ
from $199 / mo. (Starter)
StorTrack
est. $600-$2,400 / yr*
Radius+
est. $1K-$3K / yr*
Yardi Matrix
est. $10K+ / yr*

Per-deal judgment and revenue management

REIT third-party management
~6% of gross revenue

Operator does the pricing and ECRI work for under a tenth of what third-party management charges, for any facility above about $420,000 a year.

Feasibility consultants
$3.5K-$10K / study
REIT 3PM “free” BOV
$0
Broker BOV
$0

Models & templates

Generic CRE model files
$0-$300

Static spreadsheets, no storage-specific logic.

Advertised pricing as of September 2026. *Estimated cost of comparable single-user access. $208/mo is annual÷12 display only; billed annually, not a monthly plan.

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