Logistics don\u2019t always work in your favor. Sometimes, you can\u2019t find a good lease on a new apartment until a month after your current lease expires. Sometimes you have to find a place for your family to live while a new home deal is going down.<\/p>\n
Most people spend time thinking about where they\u2019ll live in the interim, and they should, but few people take the time to set up a plan for storing all of their precious valuables.<\/p>\n
\u201cStorage?\u201d they\u2019ll say. \u201cThat\u2019s too expensive, isn\u2019t it? Besides, it\u2019s only a month I need it, and I\u2019ll probably have to sign a six-month deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Well, we here at UNITS Moving and Portable Storage of Chapel Hill don\u2019t believe that\u2019s how portable and temporary storage should work. It should work on your<\/em>\u00a0schedule and within\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0budget. Follow these tips, and you can make it work for yourself:<\/p>\n Find a storage provider that gives you one-month terms.<\/strong>\u00a0Sure, it\u2019s a common trick in the storage industry to make you sign for longer terms than you really need. But that doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t places like UNITS out there, ready and willing to give you just a month\u2019s worth of storage for the appropriate price. Don\u2019t let them sell you on some strange option that\u2019s far more than your storage needs. If you need a month, rent for one month, and don\u2019t let anyone pressure you into buying more.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Get physical flexibility.<\/strong>\u00a0No, we don\u2019t mean start doing stretches\u2014we mind separate the ideas of \u201cstorage\u201d and \u201cfixed location.\u201d Too many people think storage means locking away your goods in some old dusty vault far below the earth\u2014and few realize that places like UNITS can offer portable storage and even storage delivery right to where you need it, making the move all the easier when it\u2019s time to get into the new home.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Pick the right size.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s common to see storage companies sell their units as one-size-fits-all monstrosities. The bigger they are, the more they cost! We at UNITS think there\u2019s a better way to go about this, which is why we sell two different sizes, allowing you to customize exactly the amount of space you need to suit your budget and your storage needs. Sure, you won\u2019t get it exact every single time, but you\u2019ll be able to save money simply by making the right choice. If you\u2019re opting for another storage and moving company, make sure they have similar options\u2014otherwise, they\u2019re making a buck off of their own inefficiency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Plan ahead.\u00a0<\/strong>Finally, the most important step in all of this is to plan ahead to ensure that you\u2019ve got everything you need. If necessary, buy a separate office calendar\u2014they\u2019re available for cheap at a local office supply store\u2014and write down the exact dates of lease endings, lease beginnings, and when you need your storage rented. Knowing what\u2019s on the road ahead won\u2019t only help you pull off a move when the time is right, but will ensure that you\u2019ll feel better about being \u201cin between homes\u201d because the entire process is well taken care of and accounted for.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n