Storing Safely With Kids

4 Reasons To Consider Renting A Storage Unit

Most cities have several self storage facilities, and a lot of people are eager to rent storage units. Renting a storage unit can be a huge convenience in a number of situations. Since storage units are available in different dimensions, everyone can find one that is the size they need. Some common reasons to rent a storage unit include:

Listing Your House for Sale

After living in a home for several years, it is not uncommon to collect a lot of belongings. During everyday life these things can be placed in closets or stored in the garage, but when you're listing a home for sale it is important for your home to be decluttered and look as spacious and open as possible. Renting a storage unit while you're listing your house for sale makes it easy to remove furniture and other belongings that you do not need at the moment, which makes it much easy to keep your home show ready for potential buyers.

Inheriting an Estate

When a loved one passes away his or her heirs will have to divide the assets according to a trust or will. Depending on the amount of belongings a deceased person owed, the heirs may not have room for everything in their own homes. Renting a storage unit allows the heirs of an estate to clean out a deceased person's home and then sort through everything to decide what will be kept and what will be sold.

Moving

Ideally, most people would like to sell their house and close on a new house at the same time to make moving easier. Unfortunately, that often does not happen. If you have sold your house but will not immediately close on a new house, consider renting a storage unit for your belongings. Doing this allows you to stay at an extended stay hotel or small rental without having to worry about what you will do with all of your stuff.

Extended Traveling

Many people dream of spending several months traveling and exploring the world, and there is no better time to do so than when you don't own a home and are coming up to the end of a lease on a rental or apartment. However, when you're backpacking you still need to figure out what to do with everything you own. Don't bother begging family and friends for garage space for all of your boxes-- it is much easier to just rent a storage unit. 

If you're facing one of the situations above, contact facilities like LoDo Self Storage & Moving Center near you and learn more about storage units.