Let Self Storage Move You Into A Better School
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There are many reasons why families find themselves in a position to relocate or move. Circumstances such as jobs, active duty or deployment, college, geography and more all lead families to pack up and trek across town, across the country or even around the world.
One reason that sometimes sneaks up on a family is relocating in order to live in a better school district. It’s true, that moving across the street can sometimes mean the difference between one school and another. Young families buying their first home may not have thought several years ahead and what the location of their first house may mean for their children’s education.
Unfortunately, selling your home can be unpredictable. How long should you let it sit on the market? What if it doesn’t sell before the school year? What if you find the perfect house to buy but haven’t sold yours? All these questions can keep you up at night.
There is a solution that will give your family some rest. If you must relocate in time for the start of a new school year, then time is not on your side – you have a deadline. Renting a smaller place until you sell your home or find a suitable home for sale is a great solution to getting an address in the right school district; however, you are still asking yourself where you will put all your stuff in the transition.
Renting offsite self storage is the best way to relocate because you can store all the furniture, boxes of clothes, kitchen appliances and more. Self storage offers a safe and secure home for your belongings while you hunt down the right home for your family to grow into. All the items that make any house a home can be safely kept in storage while you take the time to make the right decision.
The last thing you want to do is rush into a home just because time is running out.
In fact, renting self storage as soon as you choose to put your house on the market is a genius idea. You can immediately pack away unused items and place them in storage. And presto! You’ve added square footage to your home that will help potential buyers feel a sense of spaciousness. It’s the cheapest remodel you can ever do and it will end up being convenient for you as you move into an apartment or home.
There are a few tricks into renting self storage that will help you get more for your buck. First of all, when you rent something like a 100 square foot storage unit, you are not just renting 10 feet by 10 feet of floor space; you have rented cubic feet – meaning you have vertical space. Typically, storage units are 9 feet tall.
The height of a storage unit means that you can stack boxes up as high as you can safely manage. Also, you can place oblong furniture on end so that it stands vertically. Of course, you should properly protect and wrap the items you store.
The picture here demonstrates how protecting a wardrobe and keeping those doors from opening during a move is easily done with a few passes of stretch wrap. Most self storage facilities sell moving and packing supplies like these right in the office.
- Moving Supplies Protect Furniture
Buying a few sturdy boxes will mean your items are all in one piece when it comes time to move them out of storage. Specialty boxes designed for glassware and dishes will keep items from clanking around and chipping in the boxes. The last thing you want is to unpack and find that you may as well throw the old dishes out because they’re cracked and chipped. The importance of a well packed box is even more vital when those items may be family heirlooms or meaningful pieces.
If you are thinking of moving your son or daughter so he or she can get a better education, don’t let the timing of real estate transactions and space stop you. Self storage is here to help.
Disclamer: This entry is intended to promote our partner StorageMart and some or all participants received compensation.
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