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When You Inherit an Estate

Hello, my name is Jacob Langston. My father passed away two years ago, and I inherited his entire estate. Dad was a great guy, but he sure did have a lot of stuff. He lived in a large home, and I honestly don’t think he changed a thing since my mother died twelve years before him. I couldn't afford to keep the house, so selling it was one of the first things I had to take care of. I was at a loss for what to do with all the belongings inside. I had to start moving things out in order to get the house ready to sell. Once it sold, I had to move the rest out. I hired a moving and storage company to help with this daunting task, and am I glad I did. Stay tuned as I share this adventure with you!

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When You Inherit an Estate

2015

Unloading Excess Costs With 3 Easy Moving Tips

According to the United States Census Bureau, the average American can expect to move about 11 times throughout their life. Now if you strive to live a simplistic lifestyle with few belongings, this number likely does not sound like a big deal. However, if you are like most people, packing up everything and moving it to a different location at least 11 times, even over a lifetime, will sound like a lot of work and a lot of money.

How To Protect Four Fragile Items During Moving

When moving, it's important to ensure that your items not only make it to their new home -- but also that they make it there without suffering damage. Here's a look at four items that are often broken or damaged during moving, and how to protect them. Electronics Electronics like televisions and computers have so many breakable components, from glass screens to fragile plastic encasement. If you have the original boxes from electronics, putting them back in the original boxes, complete with the Styrofoam packing or packing peanuts, is your best option.

Two Tips To Help You Save When Hiring A Moving Company

Although moving is often an exciting time, it can also be quite stressful.  Enlisting the help of a moving company can minimize some of this stress because they assist with the more difficult tasks, such as packing, hauling and unpacking.  However, while you may want to work with a moving company, you may believe that it's simply not within your budget to do so.  Instead of doing all of the hard work yourself, use this information to learn more about how you can hire a moving company without breaking the bank.

Learn The Benefits Of Using A Storage Unit As A Temporary Garage When Needed

If your garage has recently become flooded and you are not able to do work on your car in it, consider taking everything to a local storage facility so that you can get the job done. There are many benefits to working on your vehicle in a storage facility when no other space is available. Learn why a storage unit is such a great option for you to use when you need to make repairs on your car.

Self Storage Can Help You Run A More Organized Business

The business that remains organized operates smoother and with fewer unwanted incidents like lost documents or missing customer orders. For many small businesses, space may not be an option in the workplace for storing sensitive items like employee data and other documentation. You may have a great need for additional storage space at your place of business for larger items like furniture or machinery. Without successful storage solutions in place, you run the risk of your business becoming disorganized, slow and unprofitable.

Storing A Car For Your Teen Driver

If you have a teenager approaching the driving age, you are probably beginning to think about what you are going to do about getting your teen a car. If you find a good deal on a car several weeks before your teen is ready to drive, don't let it pass you by. Have you thought about using a self-storage facility to store your teen's car? Self-storage facilities can be a great solution to the problem of not having anywhere to keep the car until it is needed.

Making the Big Move: Tips for International Relocation

After years of dreaming, you are finally making the move abroad.  You have a new job lined up and are eager to get going, but you are overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done. Take a deep breath and remember what Lao Tzu said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."  The list of single steps for an international move is a long but manageable one.

Picking A Self-Storage Unit? Look For Security And Protect Your Items

If you're moving and you have to put a lot of your personal items into a self-storage unit, there are a few things you want to know before you load a unit up. You want to find a unit that is going to be safe for your items, and you want to protect all of the items so they are in the same condition when you come home as they were when you put them in the unit.

How To Stay Organized When Moving With A Bunch Of Helpers

It's always nice when friends offer to help you move. As the saying goes, many hands make light work! The only struggle involved with having so many moving helpers is keeping everyone organized. These tips will help ensure you keep your crew on-task on moving day, so everyone's energy is spent moving and packing boxes, rather than stumbling over each other. Assign everyone a task based on his or her strengths.

3 Things To Look For In A Storage Company Before Your Next Adventure

As an adventurous 20-something, you'd rather go out and live your dreams than work a day job your entire life. If you're getting ready to set out on your next big excursion – maybe to backpack through a new state or even a new country – you obviously can't take everything you own. Renting a storage unit is a great alternative to throwing all your possessions away and starting from scratch in a year!

3 Reasons To Rent An Outdoor Storage Unit

Renting a storage unit is a great way to remove clutter from your home or garage, or even to have an extra place to keep extra inventory for your business. When choosing a storage unit, you will have to decide between a unit in an indoor facility, or one from an outdoor facility. Three reasons to rent from an outdoor facility are convenience, unit size, and accessibility. Convenience An outdoor facility tends to be the more convenient option, mostly because the facility will often allow you to access your property whenever you like.

How To Avoid And Prevent A Rodent Infestation In A Storage Unit

Your items, when packed correctly and stored properly, are usually safe within a locked unit at a secure storage facility. Your main concern isn't usually theft but damage from pests. Knowing what to look for when renting a unit, and how to prevent any infestations once you move in, will keep everything in pristine shape while it's in storage. Tip #1: Choose the Right Unit A full inspection of your new unit before you move in is a must.

How To Preserve Photos While They Are In Self-Storage

If you love to take photos, either as a hobby or a profession, you may find yourself running out of space for storing them at home. Many photographers decide to store their photos at a self-storage facility, as they do not need access to them every single day. Before you start moving photos into storage, there are a few things you need to know to make sure your photos last a very long time.