This all day course will focus on the step-by-step procedures for conducting an in depth, detailed financial and managerial audit of storage facilities. This class will include a manual with all necessary forms.

Here are just a few of the items covered during this fascinating look at self storage auditing:

• Learn the 20 revealing danger signals that all auditors must know.

• Discover the embezzlement techniques that will astound you; credit transfers, "The Plastic Bonus", past posting, kiting, lapping, laundering, churning, bartering, reversals, rent shading, concurrent books, cash soliciting, pre-existing tenants, fake receipts and many more.

• Hear about what every owner must do to prevent spybots, highjackers, key stroke loggers, adware, viruses and other data mining programs from invading your business and creating havoc.

• Receive sample forms to control write off's discounts, free merchandise, rate changes, free months promotions, fee waivers, and much, much more.

• Find out why an audit must be conducted in a step-by-step way, lest you overlook key danger signals that will amaze you.

• Learn about the common rental agreement problems, what they mean and how to document them.

• "Mystery Tenants" the most common embezzlement technique.  Hear the things almost every auditor overlooks when conducting inventories.

• Management reports tell the whole story.  Learn how to monitor the management reports and spot problems well before they become theft.

• Managers delay the close out, what does that mean?  Find out these and many other puzzling behaviors that spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E.

• Stealing checks and credit card payments are easy, find out why and what you can do to prevent it.

• Identity theft is better than cash, learn what you must do to prevent credit card fraud.

• Your biggest threat is not theft, it is poor supervision.  Discover where the problems are by following a simple, step-by-step analysis of your operations.

• 70% of all lien files have problems so severe that if you were sued, YOU WOULD LOSE!  Hear how to prevent problems before the sale.

• Think your policies are being followed, think again!  The seminar material provided will give you a comprehensive listing of policies that you must use.

• Your rental agreement, your software and your procedures are not congruent.  Find out why and what you MUST DO NOW to change it.

• Discover what you MUST do when you hire new employees.  Negligent supervision lawsuits are on the rise.  Don't become a victim; hear how easy it is to screen your next employee.

• Some times of year are more vulnerable than others.  Discover when and how most problems start.

• Learn how to create that all important "atmosphere of deterrence" without spending hours sifting through reports.  It's easier than you think!