Testing My Real Estate Theory - Storing Your Stuff

We hadn't gotten very far with the purchase of a . We were waiting to sort out a few inspection items, none of which are a big deal. We were supposed to sign a P&S come Tuesday, but we'll have to see if we get there or not.

In the meantime, we still had to organize our move out. Mike called POD last week to have them deliver a POD two weeks prior to closing. (If you aren't using a moving company, this seems as though it is the next best thing.) POD allows us to move our items into the storage unit in our free time. We don't have to drive back and forth to and from a storage unit because this is right in our front yard.

If you are , you may not be aware that you should vacate your house the day prior to closing. This allows for the buyers to do a final walk through to assess that nothing has been damaged or changed since they put an offer in. This puts most sellers in an awkward position because you are more or less homeless for 24 hours, meaning your belongs either need to be in storage or on a moving truck. To save a bit of money, we went with the POD, just as we did with our last move. It worked out well. They come and drop off the unit, pick it back up on a day that works for you and then deliver it to the next destination and leave it there as long as you want (or as long as you are willing to pay to have it there).