DanyoGusto
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Long story short, a buddy and I are looking to rent a storage/work space for works in progress, this decluttering our homes besides our personal/test cabs. Any suggestion on what to look for in storage spaces?
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Long story short, a buddy and I are looking to rent a storage/work space for works in progress, this decluttering our homes besides our personal/test cabs. Any suggestion on what to look for in storage spaces?
My advice, don't do it.
My advice, don't do it.
My storage unit experiences:
In April of 2014, I started preparing for my fiance to move in with me. This required getting a lot of stuff (games and other things) out of my house "temporarily". I didn't want to spend a lot of time driving to-and-from a distant storage unit, so I identified several possibilities within 5 miles of my house. I then watched the rental prices daily on their web sites. As availability changes, the rental prices and special deals change on a daily basis.
When a good price and good deal popped up on a unit, I drove right over, looked at it, and rented it on the spot.
I rented a non-climate-controlled 10x20 foot unit with direct drive-up outdoor access. That cost me $122 per month. They did not require additional insurance. I checked with my insurance agent; he told me that my homeowners policy would cover stored items for a short term (up to a year).
It took a while, but I filled up that big unit with games, other hobby stuff and household items. I even ended up acquiring new games because I could just stick them right in the storage unit...
A few months after we moved to a larger house, I finally cleared out that storage unit in November of 2015. That's about $2,400 in rental fees!
In May of 2015, we were getting our townhouse ready to go on the market. That meant getting a lot more things out of the house. I had to rent a 10x15 foot indoor climate-controlled unit for $169 per month (no additional insurance required). Fortunately, the house sale and purchase went quickly, and I only had to pay rent on that unit for three months.
Now, a friend of mine, facing a divorce and house sale, rented a storage unit in a small town well outside the metro area for some of his games and other items. That was about $65 per month for a 10x20 foot unit. I ended up tucking a few of my project games in there too over time.
It's a very long story, but he ended up renting that storage unit for about 9 YEARS. That's about $7,000 in rental fees. The total value of all the contents wasn't that much.
My post on that storage unit cleanout:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=370928
Recently, I've been re-organizing our garage with the goal of getting both vehicles in there for the winter. To make that happen, I have to move some project games from the garage down to open spots in the game room. My wife said, "Well, instead of doing that, you could rent a storage unit to move them into for the winter."
No. Uh-huh. Nope. Don't want another storage unit. (A 10x10 foot near my current house would cost $85 per month.)
Don't do it unless its an absolute last resort.
Here in Santa Fe, NM storage is expensive. a 10 x 20 was $230/mo. I ended up renting a 45 foot cargo container for $140/mo. It about 400 sq/ft. I do have 10 acres of land so placing it somewhere was not an issue.
IT currently holds all my access parts inventory (I sell parts for a living).
Don't do it unless its an absolute last resort.
Here in Santa Fe, NM storage is expensive. a 10 x 20 was $230/mo. I ended up renting a 45 foot cargo container for $140/mo. It about 400 sq/ft. I do have 10 acres of land so placing it somewhere was not an issue.
IT currently holds all my access parts inventory (I sell parts for a living).
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so yeah. i've have a storage unit since 04/2015...
company: public storage (nationwide chain)
size: 10x15 (150sq/ft)
got rid of their cheap $10 lock which can be picked under 15-30 seconds.
i invested $50 in a German-engineered ABUS Diskus 20/70 lock.
Good luck picking that. Or hacksawing it. Only a plasma cutter will work.
starting price was $138/mo... (all costs include insurance)
+$14/mo increase on 09/2015: $152/mo now...
+$15/mo increase on 09/2016: $167/mo now...
+$18/mo increase on 09/2017: $185/mo now...
total amount wasted to-date: $4,987.00 (31 months of storage)
alternatives: none. no friend is going to store 30 games. i doubt a warehouse is
cheaper or more secure. my condo does NOT fit all these. none are for sale.
what to do? what to do? what to do? what to do? what to do? what to do?