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7 Ways a Storage Unit Can Help During a Move
Our real estate agents know that moving creates exciting lifestyle changes, but it also presents challenges for relocation. Whether you're moving across town or across the country, planning and organizing your move will make things much easier.
If an upcoming move is causing stress, renting a self-service storage unit can help.
- Declutter Your Home
If you're selling your home, it's important to declutter spaces so potential buyers can picture themselves living in the house. Moving personal items like family photos and mementos, trophies and awards, and extra clothes and shoes to storage helps to depersonalize your home and remove distractions. - Sort Through Household Items
Renting a storage unit before you move will give you a place to sort through household items while getting them out of the house. You can take your time packing and move things you use less often to storage. This creates a better way to see whether you want to keep or discard items in the house. It also keeps your home neater, cleaner, and more organized during the move. - Organize Boxes and Containers
If you're packing for a move, organizing and labeling boxes and containers is essential for finding things later. If you're like most people, you likely have a particular way of packing and identifying boxes and containers. Whether you prefer felt-tip markers or computer-printed labels, make sure all boxes and containers are tagged with contents, or you'll find your stress levels rising after the move. - Store Valuables and Special Items
While any reputable moving company will guarantee the safety of fragile and valuable belongings, you may choose to move them in your car. By moving valuables into your storage unit, you can get them out of the way of movers. If you plan to store antiques, artwork, electronics, musical instruments, or photos, consider a climate-controlled storage unit, depending on the time of year and length of intended storage. - Stage Your Home
If you plan to stage your home, pack anything you can live without and move it to the storage unit. Extra pots and pans, towels and bed linens, out-of-season clothing, and cleaning products can be boxed up and moved to clear out closets and cabinets. Potential buyers will look through them to check out available storage space for their things. Effectively staging your home will attract interested buyers and increase your bottom line profits. - Lower Your Moving Cost
Some companies offer free moving equipment with a storage unit lease. Storage companies frequently provide complementary step ladders, moving dollies, rolling carts, and packing blankets to make loading and unloading easier. They also offer easy access to loading docks and covered ground-level storage. - Take Advantage of Short-Term or Long-Term Rentals
You can rent a storage unit on a daily or weekly basis, but rates may be higher. Some companies have regulations that require at least a month-to-month contract. Depending on your moving needs, you do have options.
If you're interested in buying or selling in Brighton or surrounding areas, contact us for information and prices on available properties.