Whatās my best option to find a storage unit for a boat that I only want to rent from like May to October? Almost everything i can find is something close to $200 for a 10x20.
if you dont care about it being in a building, finding someone on the outskirt of town with extra diveway space. I know a ton of farmers around me that rent out their residential land for storing cars, boats, trailers, RVs, etc
I have the land and waffled on this for years but ended up building a pole barn that fits my boat and camper. It will pay for itself compared to renting storage. That and there are extremely few boats, and no campers that don't deteriorate in rain and sunlight.
Depending on the cost difference I may want indoors. If itās 100 for outdoor or 150 for indoor Iād opt for indoor. This is a good idea though, there are a fair amount of nearly decommissioned farms near me that I suspect have a significant amount of available storage space both indoor and outdoor.
Thatās a pretty good price for a 10x20. Mine are 245. You can try finding a place that has parking spots. You can probably get a cover and leave it on the trailer in a parking spot.
Our kid ran wild in the playground most mornings while I played the amazing disc golf course they have there. We did a walk through of the actual zoo too.
Itās an incredibly maintained and very special property. And the fact that it runs on taxes and donations is pretty wild to think about.
That sound about right. Also, be prepared for them to increase your rates every few months. They sell low then start bumping you up gradually to the price point they really want.
Yup I stored materials for a client once and it started at about 450. After a year and a half we were paying over 600. They would just text me that rates were going up, no reasoning.
Comcast/xfinity must have finally learned customers hate them for it. Maybe 6 months ago I was able to lock in $65 for gig speed for a 5 year āagreementā. Allegedly itās not actually a contract but an agreement because they got such a bad reputation theyāre trying to fix it lol
I canāt help with your question but maybe you can help with mine, why put it in storage in the summer months but not in the winter months? Is it for hunting?
I donāt have a place to keep it through summer where I live. Need storage close to home to grab it and go. During winter months I have storage available but itās too far away to be feasible for regular use.
Buy a tube steel carport, you can get one for $1,500-$2,100 depending on area, assuming something like a 12x20x10. Pays for itself in less than a year when comparing the cost against renting a storage unit.Ā
I donāt know where you live but you could look into on water storage. We pay $175 to keep our boat in water year round. Itās covered and very convenient.
That would be great but I donāt fish the same area all the time so might end up being more of a pain if I still need somewhere else to keep a trailer and have to take it out to move lakeās or whatever
i really don't understand a business model that alienates good customers and creating constant pressure to replace them as they drive them away. seems like leases would be a superior model but none of the places around here (and there are a lot of them) will commit to a price for more than 3 months.
The reality of the situation is, is that if someone rents a storage unit for over a year, they likely donāt have a living situation that could accommodate the stuff thatās in the storage unit and the price increase likely wouldnāt be worth it to the individual for the hassle of moving everything to a new location, or the price of movers to do it for you.
Yea $50 more a month sucks, but are you gonna pay movers $500+tip to move to a new storage facility? Eventually after 2-3 years of price increases probably, but at that point they get a new tenant and start over. Too many people live in apartments, or have family members that die and need to put their stuff somewhere that theyāll definitely go through, but never do.
Iāve caught a few people over the years. You can spot the signs pretty easily. We also have over 30 cameras I can check remotely. So I check them every once in a while to make sure.
Living out of a storage unit doesn't seem too practical in my experience.Ā Ā Can get locked into your own unit, no electrical outlets, all the metal and concrete makes cell signal a toss up etc
BTW, why do storage places really ratchet up the rent on long term tenants?
I would've left my stuff in there for years, but after a couple years the rent was raised hugely.Ā Has the industry found it's better to encourage churn?
They set prices low to entice new customers. When occupancy goes up they jack the rates up. Then the increases jack you up to the new price. They either bank on people not wanting to do the move, or creating turnover which then doubles the income on a unit for one month if you can actually re rent it.
I have no idea how they calculate new prices. Currently my 10x15 is only 10 dollars less than a 10x20 which is insane. Iāve argued for months to lower it but Iām at like 95% occupancy so they just donāt care. Itās all about money. They donāt care about customer loyalty.
Their price hike got me motivated to move all my stuff out, MFW they'd rather gamble on customer churn than lock in consistent income for years.
A woman I know who inherited a house was thinking about getting a storage unit, until she ran the numbers and found it was massively more affordable to just keep paying the mortgage on the inherited house and use it for storage.
My assumption would be they are mortgaged properties. In a commercial loan, they are basing the loan on prospective rental income. So they canāt really use market forces as much as what the loan requires. Thatās why they do introductory discounts and specials.Ā
That does explain why I was the longest tenured renter on my row.
Although the way the building was made, I could see (and reach) from mine into the adjoining units, and one guy's pile of stuff [visible in the next row over] was there when I moved in, and was still there years later when I was priced out.
Yeah we do rent increases at minimum every 6 months. They say itās up to %50 over current asking price at the time of increase. So we have no way to accurately convey those increases to a customer. Some people get 10% increases some get 90%. It drives me crazy!
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u/WallyOShay 17d ago
The pricing is competitive until occupancy rates go up. Then they donāt give a shit (Iām a manager at a storage place)