"I don't give a darn what a building looks like; I want to be very confident that it is a strategic asset," he said in a rare 2006 interview published in an industry magazine. "For example, hotels are fabulous, they look good, you walk in and everybody greets you, you are a big shot, but look at the money you have to spend to keep it fresh. It's a very, very expensive investment. On the other hand, self-storage, you sweep it out, paint it and that is it."