Orchidflower
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Has anyone taken the goods they wish to keep and put them in storage for, possibly, a longer time like 3 months to maybe even 3 years? I am talking two bedrooms worth of stuff, plus living room, kitchen..well, you get the idea. It's alot. I have a small house or a 2 bedroom condo's worth of things I want to keep.
Here is my problem: I have no help at all to do this!!! It is just me by myself.
So, how do I find workers if I use, say a POD? Or do storage places have people who will pack your things for their storage facility? Or do you use someone like United Van to pack you up and they will store it for anywhere from 3 months to a couple years?
I will have alot of breakable expensive things, like cut glass, and so cannot afford a sloppy crew. What is the safest way to go about this so my things survive intact if I am gone 3 years?
How do I find help that will pack up my stuff--without scratching antiques or breaking them--and get the things into a storage facility for moving them interstate at some much later date?
The things I don't care to keep, I know I can have an estate sale and get rid of. But how do I store the things I do want to keep while I explore what alternative I want to do about living, which means alot of travel to other cities/States/countries?
I realllly have no idea how to even handle this, so your help will be much appreciated. I figured come to this board as I am tired of worrying about this for the day my parent passes, and I have to move.
Here is my problem: I have no help at all to do this!!! It is just me by myself.
So, how do I find workers if I use, say a POD? Or do storage places have people who will pack your things for their storage facility? Or do you use someone like United Van to pack you up and they will store it for anywhere from 3 months to a couple years?
I will have alot of breakable expensive things, like cut glass, and so cannot afford a sloppy crew. What is the safest way to go about this so my things survive intact if I am gone 3 years?
How do I find help that will pack up my stuff--without scratching antiques or breaking them--and get the things into a storage facility for moving them interstate at some much later date?
The things I don't care to keep, I know I can have an estate sale and get rid of. But how do I store the things I do want to keep while I explore what alternative I want to do about living, which means alot of travel to other cities/States/countries?
I realllly have no idea how to even handle this, so your help will be much appreciated. I figured come to this board as I am tired of worrying about this for the day my parent passes, and I have to move.