My experience with Forward Storage in Salem, VA has been awful!
Since they were bought by Mitra Investment Partners about a year ago the place has become run down. They don't appear to do repairs to the facility and there is no security. The gate has been broken for months, so anyone can get in at any time. They are refusing to fix it, and they have been abusive and have been harassing me for complaining the most about it. However, all of the other tenants I've met have expressed the same concerns to me and to the employee.
Additionally, the rear of the facility has a concrete wall that has fallen into the storm water drainage, and tenants have complained that they can actually see through the floor in the rear of their units and out the back of the building! I have notified the city of Salem about this dangerous condition, but all the Mitra Investment Partners employees did was harass me further.
The facility is in a very dark industrial part of town and the main thing we are really paying for is the gate! Regardless of the price, if there is no security and the location is unsafe it is not worth it.
You may want to look elsewhere for your self storage needs than any location owned by Mitra Investment Partners. I guess the one thing they don't invest in is their properties! read more