Financial Performance - Reported net income of 29.8millionforQ32024,adecreaseof30.983.9 million, or 0.62pershare,adecreaseof7.5580.2 million, down from 642.7millioninthesameperiodof2023,representingadecreaseofapproximately9.779.5 million, compared to 73.7millionin2023,anincreaseofapproximately7.51.03 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 0.77inthesameperiodof2023[32]−TotalrevenueforQ32024was174.8 million, a decrease of 3.5% compared to 181.2millioninQ32023[55]−NetoperatingincomeforQ32024was124.6 million, down 5.3% from 131.6millioninQ32023[55]OccupancyandRevenueTrends−Samestoreperiod−endoccupancywas85.615.67 in Q3 2024 from 15.81inQ32023,adeclineof0.9147.9 million through a joint venture, contributing about 37.0million[4][15]−Thecompanyacquiredself−storagepropertiesfor229.5 million in 2023, with guidance for 2024 acquisitions ranging from 100millionto300 million[21] - A total of 96 self-storage properties were disposed of, generating net proceeds of 616,812,000,with39propertiessoldinQ12024alone[46]−Thecompanyhasacquiredself−storagepropertiesinmultiplestates,includingGeorgia(11),Indiana(7),andTexas(19)[46]ExpensesandCostManagement−PropertyoperatingexpensesfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,were159.6 million, compared to 172.2millionin2023,reflectingadecreaseofabout7.345.0 million, slightly up from 44.3millionin2023[32]−Theaveragepropertyoperatingexpensesincreasedby3.4149,659,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024[59] - Property operating expenses totaled 52,712,000inQ32024,downfrom58,581,000 in Q3 2023, a decrease of approximately 10.5%[66] Debt and Financing - Issued 350.0millionofseniorunsecurednoteswithaweightedaverageinterestrateof5.63,658,205 to 3,428,304,areductionofapproximately6.33,428,304,000, with a weighted average effective interest rate of 4.34%[48] - The net debt to annualized current quarter adjusted EBITDA ratio stands at 6.4x, while the trailing twelve-month fixed charge coverage ratio is 2.8x[49] Guidance and Future Outlook - The company reaffirms its previously provided Core FFO guidance estimates for the year ended December 31, 2024[20] - Core FFO per share for 2023 was 2.69,withguidancefor2024rangingfrom2.36 to 2.44[21]−Samestoretotalrevenuegrowthfor2023was2.4147,858,000, with 18 properties and 7,698 units[45] - The total outstanding debt across all ventures amounted to 1,212,881,000asofSeptember30,2024[52]−Thetotalrentablesquarefeetacrossallventuresreached17,978,106,withanoveralloccupancyrateof86.711.2 million[55] - The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area experienced a 2.2% decrease in occupancy, dropping to 87.3% in Q3 2024 from 89.5% in Q3 2023[57] - The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area reported a 3.8% decline in total revenue to 40,150,000,withnetoperatingincomedown5.631,086,000[59]