what do u pay for storage space?

**Wino** · 03-12-2013, 12:55 AM

$110/month (Taxes included); Houston, TX; Second floor, climate controlled: 10 x 10 x 9 (ht)

**bjl584** · 03-12-2013, 03:11 AM

Normally this is a bad idea except for short term storage needs. Long term, it's usually better to sell the stuff that you are storing and rebuy it at a later date. That said, around $100/month is probably about average for a 10x15 space.

**youngblud** · 03-12-2013, 03:30 AM

Rv covered parking $140
NW Vegas, very secure.

**disneysteve** · 03-12-2013, 04:05 AM

We pay $0. If it doesn't fit in the house, we don't need it.

I think the rapid spread of paid storage space is insane. People are spending a fortune to keep stuff they don't even want or need. Have you ever watched Storage Wars? When they open those storage lockers, it is pathetic to see what is in them. I have to wonder why anybody ever rented a locker to keep that stuff. Surely they pay more in rent than what the stuff is worth.

**amarowsky** · 03-12-2013, 05:21 AM

Originally posted by disneysteve View Post

I think the rapid spread of paid storage space is insane. People are spending a fortune to keep stuff they don't even want or need. Have you ever watched Storage Wars? When they open those storage lockers, it is pathetic to see what is in them. I have to wonder why anybody ever rented a locker to keep that stuff. Surely they pay more in rent than what the stuff is worth.

Exactly. I have a pretty big garage. And what sparked my interest was earlier before winter, how many friendsi had ask me if they could store their motorcycles there. And simultaneously I knew of several other friends that were getting storage space becauseo of mid term temporary moves or just other random items they want to buy and store before they can provide their own storage. I'mthinking about researching this further as far as buying my own storage area to rent. Seems a lot easier to run thana bar.

**youngblud** · 03-12-2013, 05:45 PM

The storage business is just starting to take off in the Philippines, where we vacation often.
I actually saw a commercial the other day.

Hoarders breed more hoarders I guess. I'd park the RV in our tiny driveway but the HOA might attack. Next house will have parking and we'll get rid of the nasty storage fee.

**Baby_nurse** · 03-13-2013, 10:18 AM

If I'm not willing to make room for it in the house, then I'm certainly not willing to pay to store it somewhere. The one exception was when we were selling our first house. At the suggestion of the realtor, we moved a bunch of stuff in to storage while the house was on the market. To our surprise, when we did move in to the (much) larger home, we found we didn't miss most of the stuff that we had in the storage unit, so we cleared it and either tossed it or donated the stuff.

**Gailete** · 03-31-2013, 06:35 AM

When my ex and I broke up, until he had a more permanent place for his stuff he rented a storage unit. I'm not sure what he paid though. We both had to move out of the house as it was being sold to get us (me) solvent again (he will never be solvent financially). The sad thing was, much of what he put into storage was stuff he had moved from Minnesota years eariler and other than building a storage area for it in the garage, had never used any of it. It had come from storage in Minnesota, to storage in the garage to storage in a rental unit and I don't know where it went from there. We have been divorced for something like 13 years and I still get credit people calling me trying to track him down as he is so in debt. He just can't let go of things. Some of that crap he probably could have sold and made some money with it and dumped the rest, but he just couldn't let go.

**scottgriffin** · 04-10-2013, 02:37 PM

Storage Cost

I pay about $55 dollars a month for my storage space. It would have been over 100 dollars a month but my ex agreed to pay half of it.

**boefixepa** · 04-10-2013, 05:03 PM

Stuff... how it controls us. I am with the group that says if it can't fit in my house, something needs to go.

**scfr** · 04-10-2013, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by boefixepa View Post

Stuff... how it controls us. I am with the group that says if it can't fit in my house, something needs to go.

Agreed. The only scenarios where I could imagine renting a storage space would be: 1) temporary holding space if going to live overseas for a few years or 2) storage for business inventory.

**Wino** · 04-10-2013, 09:28 PM

Stuff... how it controls us. I am with the group that says if it can't fit in my house, something needs to go.

So, what would you have me do with my family photos and heirlooms from my grandparents while I'm in Dubai? As long as I need a space for something, I might as well have a space for other things as well. $100 per month is $6000 for five years. Go ahead and burn all your children's baby photos and throw away any rememberances you have from your deceased relatives, then make your blanket statement.

**scfr** · 04-11-2013, 05:17 AM

Originally posted by Wino View Post

So, what would you have me do with my family photos and heirlooms from my grandparents while I'm in Dubai? As long as I need a space for something, I might as well have a space for other things as well. $100 per month is $6000 for five years. Go ahead and burn all your children's baby photos and throw away any rememberances you have from your deceased relatives, then make your blanket statement.

Chill - Note that temporary holding space if living overseas WAS mentioned as an exception on my post above.

I'm sure the poster was referring to their OWN house. Please note that she said "MY" house ... She said nothing about "YOUR" house ... She was talking about her unique situation.

And for what it's worth, people make blanket statements all the time without thinking about the always-present "exceptions to the rules." The one I have to deal with right now, due to the debate about "marriage equality," is comments about all of the 'rights' that heterosexual married couples supposedly have. Well, my spouse is not a US citizen and he does not automatically have all of the rights that citizen spouses have. It used to tick me off until I realized that people didn't mean to be cruel ... They just aren't informed or don't think through all the possible scenarios.

**boefixepa** · 04-11-2013, 06:52 AM

Well, sorry, I meant no offence, personally if it means that much to you, then by all means store it. If you have other family members ask them, hopefully they would care about it enough to hold on to it.

In our family we don't have that many heirlooms. Pictures have long sense been scanned onto the computers. I can never foresee a situation where I would pay 6K to keep an old dresser, or other old furniture from grandma. I'd sell it if it had real value, or find a good home for it with a friend or family member. To me it's stuff, but I know people who feel differently, it's okay if you are like that. I know I don't expect everyone to be like me.

what do u pay for storage space?