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I suspect the total cost of your warehouse space would exceed what you're willing to pay for this service. I mean, self-storage companies charge a lot, and they don't even catalogue your crap for you. Plus shipping costs, labour, etc.

It's completely impractical, sadly.

I want it too.




I used to manage a storgae, actually two. They were all huge rip offs. I only met a handful of people who used them correctly; move in and move out within a month. 99.9% of people move their crap(sorry, but unless it silver, or gold bullion) in and leave it their forever. The owners know this and exploit the psychological phenomenon. Plus, they actually love late fees. There was a difference between what men and women horder. If you are close to homeless, and still have a car a small storage unit does made sense though. Get the smallest unit available--closet size--and use it to store clothes and food, and personal effects. Make sure to keep your automobile--preferably a inconspicuous van--like a VW newer bus, or anything that dosen't stand out as looking like you sleep in it. One very ingenious young an converted a small moving truck into an apartment. He parked in the commercial areas and lived that way for years. He never told anyone though. People can be really petty--and beyond mean. God bless anyone who is contemplating using a Storage Facility.


1. I was living abroad for a year. It cost significantly less to store everything than re-buy it.

2. In the bay area, people often have a small living area. Storage is significantly cheaper than a larger apartment. Can you learn to live minimally? Sure. Is it always the preferable choice? If I hadn't found the place I did, I may have rented a 5x5 semi-permanently.


I've definitely considered living out of a truck. How did the guy shower?


cheapest gym membership in your area.


Storage is good for someone who is between apartments for whatever reason. I used it for when I moved across the country, and didn't have a permanent residence for several months, I was staying with friends and family.

Also good for college kids who go abroad, home for summer, co-op, etc...


Self storage often has to be in prime real estate locations(commercial next to an intersection). Amazon can put a warehouse in Iowa and save a ton on physical infrastructure. That said, there are those pods things, but something tells me those are a rip-off.


PODS are expensive to drop off, pick up, and keep on the street (roughly $75 pick up/drop off and $50/day in Los Angeles). After that it's the same as storage places or slightly cheaper. I looked into it a year ago and decided against it.


Self-storage facilities have to be located in places where people can get to them though. If you're shipping stuff there, it could be further away/on cheaper land.




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