The Renter's Bent (Blog)
New to self storage and looking for solutions? Curious about this relatively modern trend in American life? Want to know what motivates the StorageFront team? StorageFront's blog is a helpful mix of tips and tales for renters, conjured up by our own diverse team of writers.
Sep
02
2010
In fact, with the new solar panels in place, the facility produces more energy than they need. What do they do with that extra energy? They sold it back to the local utility company.
Aug
31
2010
Experts still cannot agree on the causes of such excessive hoarding. Debates continue in the psychological field of whether or not to classify compulsive hoarding as its own disorder or a symptom of a much deeper condition such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Aug
27
2010
Two self storage shows will be hitting the airwaves this fall. “Auction Hunters” on Spike TV will follow two auction veterans, Clinton “Ton” Jones and Allen Haff. “Storage Wars” on the History Channel will also follow a group of buyers around the country. They made a stop earlier this summer in Victorville, Cal.
Aug
21
2010
Alison Howard, a writer for Details.com, has uncovered quirky things kept in the storage units of the rich and famous—from Paris Hilton’s photos of her swapping spit with Val Kilmer, to Nicolas Cage’s Tarbosaurus skull (which Leonardo DiCaprio also bid on, leading one to wonder what kind of stuff DiCaprio stores).
Aug
20
2010
A couple weeks ago I blogged that former Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich’s storage unit, which included a 6-foot Elvis Presley statue, would be auctioned off in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Because Rotz thought she wouldn’t be at the storage facility for long, she did not have her cell phone on her person, nor did she tell anyone of her plan to stop by the unit. She was trapped with no food, no water, no phone and no one even aware that she was there.
Her day began without a hitch but landed her in confinement...
Aug
18
2010
Here’s the Spark Notes’ version. Grandma is late on her monthly payment; gets notice in the mail; is late again; belongings get auctioned off, including a box with her grandson’s ashes; Grandma is devastated and contacts local paper to tell her story.
Yeah, this story is sad, but I have a hard time feeling bad. Read why...
Aug
18
2010
In the state of New York, facility owners can provide insurance to renters.
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