Short answer
A storage unit helps when your move-out and move-in dates do not line up, when you are downsizing, or when you want a house to show well while it is for sale. At SB Storage in Tuscumbia, rentals are month to month, from $50.88 a month, with the first two months half price.
When it helps
- Closing gap: you have to be out before the new place is ready.
- Selling: fewer things in the house makes rooms look bigger in photos and showings.
- Downsizing: keep the pieces you are not ready to decide on.
- Moving in stages: load the unit over a few weekends instead of all in one day.
Moving tips
- Rent a drive-up unit so the truck backs right to the door.
- Rent the unit a few days early so you are not scrambling.
- Pack the things you will unpack first near the door.
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Answered by SB Storage, a locally owned self storage company with two locations in Tuscumbia, Alabama.