In the often hectic period after selling a home and before buying a new one, you have to do something with all of your belongings. You could put them in the garage, but that will leave no room for your car and will inevitably lead to some type of Hoarders situation that you’ll have to deal with once the home sells. A storage facility is an option, but then you have to rent another truck to get items there and add an extra load/unload phase to your project.
Have you thought about using a storage container instead? Let’s discuss the benefits of storage containers during home sales and how they can help.
How Storage Containers Help Before the Home Sale
Before the sale, you’re trying to prepare your home for showings. Your goal is to make the home look as good as possible. It needs to look clean and organized, of course, but people also need to envision themselves living there. That’s why it could be argued that homes staged for showings perform better than homes that are presented empty.
Storage containers help you do this by letting you keep any furniture, appliances, toys, clothes or other clutter on site yet out of sight. In case you aren’t aware, a portable residential moving container is delivered to your location and loaded on your timetable. Or, as can be the case with home sales, you can keep it close to your home for the entirety of the time the home is listed.
How Storage Containers Help During the Home Sale
Once the home is ready for showings, it will start to experience a large increase in foot traffic. It’s even more important to keep clutter out of the way in this phase, as belongings can get in the way and potentially cause an injury. You can also keep cleaning supplies and equipment in a storage container during the home sale so you can easily clean up after the latest round of visitors. Finally, storage containers can house renovation supplies and equipment, in case you were making any upgrades to the home before the sale.
How Storage Containers Help After the Home Sale
Once the home sale is complete, that’s when you no longer need the storage container, right? Well, storage containers are perfect for residential moves, so you might just want to keep the container to store your belongings while you look for your next home. In fact, storage containers are so affordable, flexible and convenient, you might just want to use them for belongings moving forward since you have the option of storing them remotely. With storage containers, how long you use them is up to you.
If you’re selling your home and are interested in using storage containers before, during and after your sale, contact SAM (Store & Move) for a no-obligation quote today.