Self-Storage Properties, Often Cited as Slump-Resistant, Aren’t Immune to the Coronavirus Customers Pull Back on Nonessential Spending as Economy Slows By Cara Smith-Tenta CoStar News May 15, 2020 | 5:11 P.M. The coronavirus pandemic is disproving a theory that the self-storage sector is inherently resistant to broader economic trends as stay-home orders and cutbacks on nonessential spending lead to fewer walk-in visits from prospective