frequently asked questions

overview

We are real estate investors, developers, and operators with the shared goal of empowering you to succeed in real estate through quality and transparent data. Our team consists of curious and hard working people to support you:

Our Mission is to foster successful real estate projects by providing accurate, transparent, and verifiable real estate data. 

We aim to…

  1. Enhance real estate returns for investors, tenants, and communities
  2. Preserve cultural integrity by reducing vacant and neglected buildings 
  3. Protect the environment by ensuring efficient resource allocation

TractIQ is used by leading investors, brokers, operators, and vendors in self storage. Some customers include:

  • 10Federal Storage (Investor)
  • Reframe Holdings (Investor)
  • Store Here (Investor)
  • Marcus & Milichap (Broker)
  • Lindsey Self Storage Group (Broker)
  • Cushman & Wakefield (Broker)
  • Founded in 2021, TractIQ underwent an ownership change to fuel its growth in 2024.
  • As part of the change, the company made a significant investment in product development, data quality, and strengthening its leadership team. 
  • The team includes investment professionals who previously acquired over 700,000 SF in self-storage assets before shifting entirely to the data business to avoid any conflicts of interest. Additionally, the company brought in top-tier tech talent from Google, Dell, and Zendesk.

“There’s so much data. It’s insane. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Zack Widmann, Reframe Holdings

data

TractIQ has over 200 data points which include the following

Storage Supply

  • 60,000+ active self storage facilities
  • 30,000+ self storage facilities pricing down to the unit level and including a variety of different cuts (e.g. ground floor vs elevator, climate vs ambient, drive up, and unit type)
  • 35,000+ owner names and contact details for active self storage facilities
  • 4,000+ self storage facilities under development (from early planning through construction) including developer information for many

Storage Demand Indicators

  • Demographic information (e.g. population, median income, population growth, and dozens of other factors)
  • 79,000+ housing starts (e.g. multifamily, single family, elder care, etc.)
  • 318,000+ commercial construction projects (e.g. education, industrial, financial institutions, hospitality, military, office, restaurant, retail, manufacturing, medical, etc.)
  • Traffic counts
  • Signal brands (e.g. active Walmarts, Starbucks, Kroger etc.)

Site Risk Factors:

  • Flood zones
  • Sea level rise
  • Seismic risk
  • Wildfire hazard
  • TractIQ offers an archive of rental rate data dating back to 2018, providing years of historical insights to help identify trends and make more informed projections. 
  • For demographic data, TractIQ goes even further. Depending on the source, its data can go back as far as 2010, giving a long-term view of population dynamics and shifts. 
  • By default, the system uses the most up-to-date and reliable data from the most recent EASI data sets. This ensures you’re working with the latest and most accurate insights, updated annually with the freshest data.

You can see the ACS data release schedule here.

TractIQ data can be easily exported using many PDF, CSV, and XLSX reports directly from the platform for up to a 20 mile radius (or 60 minute drive time) from a facility or point.

For more expansive data exports, see Data Exports / API

Our rental rate data is tracked weekly and reported monthly within the application for most facilities.

Some facilities that have less dynamic pricing are tracked quarterly to help you understand historical trends.

With our robust team of data engineers, data scientists, and data QA specialists, we are able to mix automated processes with human review.

Storage supply

  • Every facility in our application has been reviewed by a qualified storage expert.

Demand information

  • We include multiple ways to understand demand that aggregate government data sets (e.g. census), vendor data sets from highly-vetted vendors, and we apply additional business logic on top. All this in addition to our manual QA to ensure this data is recent and accurate.

We are always fully transparent with our data. For instance, we openly share the last update date for all construction data and include citations within the application so you understand data recency.

While we don’t allow you to export nationwide data from within the application, we do provide custom nationwide quarterly or monthly exports. Please contact us for details and pricing.

  • TractIQ seamlessly integrates with select CRM platforms, allowing you to pull vital data such as facility information, pricing, and demographic insights into your workflow. 
  • This integration ensures you have all the critical data you need at your fingertips, streamlining your decision-making process and enhancing productivity.
  • Please contact us for details and pricing.
  • Yes, TractIQ offers a robust API that gives you direct access to facility data, pricing, and demographic information in real time. 
  • Whether you want to integrate our data into your existing CRM or property management software or build custom solutions, its API is designed to deliver seamless connectivity and rich insights.
  • Please contact us for details and pricing.