How Self Storage Can Be Your Lifesaver During a Move

05/09/2022 How To

Self Storage Can Be Your Lifesaver

According to MovingB, a survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau reveals that the average US resident will move a total of 11.7 times during their life? This leads to the conclusion that approximately 31 million US residents will move every year

That’s a lot of moving. Why are so many people willing to go through the hard work and inconvenience of moving? Below are some interesting statistics to satisfy your curiosity.

  • 48% of people move due to housing and residential reasons.
  • 3% of people move due to familial reasons.
  • 4% of people move due to employment reasons.
  • 3% of people move due to other reasons.

If you’re preparing for a move in the near future, it’s time to get organized and start planning. Preparation won’t make your move problem-free, but it will help you to avoid some major missteps that can cause monumental problems.

One of your first tasks is to lease a self storage unit. Your first thought may be “How can a self storage unit help me during a move?” Your answer is that self storage can be your solution for everything from selling your home to storing your vehicles. Handy Storage can help you with all things moving and storage. They will guide you to the right size unit, supply you with high-quality moving and packing supplies, and answer any questions that you may have about the entire process.

Self Storage is Your Lifesaver During a Move

Selling and Staging Your Home

If you want to get the highest possible selling price for your home, you need to declutter. Clean closets, cupboards, and any area that isn’t neat and tidy. When you’re finished with this project, your real estate agent will suggest staging your home to appeal to today’s buyers. As you probably know, staging involves removing most of your furniture and belongings and replacing them with items that make your house look like an HGTV set, minus the crowd of homeowners crying and saying “wow” over and over and over again.
Where will you keep all of these things? As much as your friends and family love you, they don’t want their homes and garages crowded with your junk. Your solution is a secure, convenient, climate-controlled storage unit. You can move everything into your unit, and your prospective buyers can visualize their own clutter in your home. Be sure to find a facility located near your new home. You don’t want to move these items twice. For more information read, What to Look for When Choosing a Self Storage Facility.

Saving Time

When you’re planning a move it seems as though you never have enough time, and you probably don’t. If you rent a self storage unit, you can begin packing and gradually move the boxes, bins, and bags into your unit. This will relieve your time crunch and get the things that you don’t use regularly out of your way. For example, it’s not likely that you’ll be doing much holiday decorating during this process and that giant punch bowl that serves 200 won’t be needed within the next few months. These things can actually stay in your unit after your move.

Making a Smooth Transition

When you are planning a move it seems as though you never have enough time, and you probably don’t. If you rent a self storage unit, you can begin packing and gradually move the boxes, bins, and bags into your unit. This will relieve your time crunch and get the things that you don’t use regularly out of your way. For example, it’s not likely that you’ll be doing much holiday decorating during this process and that giant punch bowl that serves 200 won’t be needed within the next few months. These things can actually stay in your unit after your move.

Downsizing or Upsizing

If you’re growing older and in the process of downsizing to a smaller home, you already know that a lifetime of accumulated things may not fit into your new space. Instead of discarding your meaningful treasures, as well as items you may need later, a self storage unit will give you a home for your things. You can visit them regularly and, over time, decide how to distribute them to your family, dispose of them, or donate them. This gives your family more time to fight over who gets what!

If you’re at that phase of life where you’re leaving a small apartment for a large home, you will eventually need storage. You may as well lease a unit now. It will give you a safe place for any furniture that you purchase prior to moving into your new house, as well as space for the items you’ll accumulate over time.

Using Vehicle Storage

If your new home is distant and you’ve chosen to DIY with a U-haul truck or van, vehicle storage can be a lifesaver. One option is to tow your car behind the truck, but that is difficult and can be dangerous if you’re inexperienced. If you lease vehicle storage in your new location, you can load up the car with clothing and other smaller items and drive the car to the facility. You can then fly back and drive your truck to your new home. You can also do the opposite – drive the car to the new location and fly back to make the trip with your truck.

Final Thoughts
Whether it’s across town or across the country, moving can be time-consuming, stressful, and frustrating. Self storage can be a valuable solution that will save your time and your sanity.

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