It started with a listing at a commercial real estate firm that John Hayes Gilliland was working at. He saw a listing for self storage buildings and things took off from there.
\nGilliland was honored as one of the \u201cForty under 40\u201d profiled by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal in 2002.
\n\u201cIt is a wonderful honor,\u201d said Gilliland. \u201cIt is a goal I have had since I returned to Pennsylvania in the early 1990\u2019s. It is a very prestigious honor to be picked as one of the \u2018Forty under 40\u2019.\u201d
\nGilliland, currently of York, but formerly of Warriors Mark is currently the president of Investment Real Estate and Investment Real Estate Management in York County.
\n\u201cI had two listings for self storage sites in Hanover and saw the profit margin that was available,\u201d said Gilliland. \u201cI resigned from the firm I was working at and in December 1998, my father and I purchased the land in Bald Eagle to build our first storage unit.\u201d
\nGilliland currently operates seven self storage facilities.
\nGilliland is also president of the Pennsylvania Self Storage Association and vice president of the Northeast Regional Board of the National Self Storage Association.
\n\u201cOne of the greatest joys of my career is working with my father,\u201d said Gilliland. \u201cHe has been my mentor in many ways. He taught me about farming and the many other businesses he is involved in. If I wanted to see him as a kid, I had to go to the farm because he was working. He taught me a strong work ethic and I am passing that along to my sons.\u201d
\nGilliland has seen the major real estate booms that have hit the United States.
\n\u201cI went to California right after graduating college and worked in the largest bull real estate market in history,\u201d said Gilliland. \u201cEverything was coming easily. I was driving in a convertible, but then the market started to slide. I learned that everything doesn\u2019t come so easily. Real estate works in cycles. We are in a boom market now. I was fortunate to get a taste of the downtimes early. It gave me a more responsible outlook. It has you planning for a rainy day when the market isn\u2019t as good.\u201d
\nWith self storage units in Bald Eagle and Warriors Mark, Gilliland is looking forward to the completion of Interstate 99.
\n\u201cI am seeing the progress that Harrisburg and York is making because of the infrastructure they laid down 20 years ago and I see that progress happening for Tyrone, Altoona and State College,\u201d said Gilliland. \u201cWhat these companies will see is a good work force, property that is at about 20 percent of the cost it is here and the ability to get goods on the highway quickly. You are seeing companies like Wal-Mart doing that with their distribution center in Clearfield and Smith Transport in Bald Eagle. I believe that I-99 will be the saving grace of the Central Pennsylvania area.\u201d
\nGilliland is married to the former Denise DelGrosso and has twin sons Jacob and Alex. His parents are J. Galen Gilliland and the late Janice (Latham) Gilliland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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