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Over the years, it’s easy to let your home fill up with belongings you’ve collected. Fortunately, there is an easy solution to getting rid of clutter: rent a storage unit. The problem for most people when it comes to cleaning out their home isn’t throwing away the unnecessary items; it’s the sentimental items that can be hard to let go of. A storage unit helps you avoid this by simply placing your precious belongings somewhere else.

As you begin sorting through your items, divide all non-essential items into four categories: records, keepsakes, seasonal, and junk. Write everything down to have a report of where each item went.

Records

storage unit elyria ohThese include any financial documents you need to hold onto for a long period of time, whether they’re tax records (never throw away before seven years), loan paperwork, mortgage files, insurance policies, and bank statements (keep up to a year). Throw away any documents past their usefulness.

Keepsakes 

If you have personal items you want to hold on to, but you don’t use them every day, a storage unit is an excellent solution. For instance, you can store photo albums, family heirlooms, antiques, and any other objects you have a sentimental or financial attachment to.

Seasonal

In the summer, box up all of your holiday decorations, winter clothes, snow blowers, and all other things you don’t plan to use for a few more months. While you could keep these items lying around your home year round, they just take up space you could use for something else.

Junk

After you’ve placed all the items you plan to move to your storage unit in the above categories, you should only have belongings you plan to throw or give away left. This should be any broken items, things you haven’t used in over a year, or anything you have duplicates of.

 

Now that you’ve figured out what stays and what goes, contact Elyria South Storage in Lorain County, OH, to find a storage unit for your personal items. They have units in all sizes and even provide storage for boats, trailers, RVs, and other vehicles. Call the facility today at (440) 986-5201, or visit their website to learn more about their services.

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