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Two days between move-out and move-in dates- what to do with my stuff?

I'm moving out of my current apartment on the 31st, but unfortunately can't move into my new apartment until the 2nd. I have a place for my body to go- but have no idea what to do with my stuff in that time period. I don't want to move it all into an actual storage unit just to move it back out again two days later.

PODS seem to only be rentable for a month at a time (expensive!), and I haven't seen an option to rent a U-Haul for more than a few hours. Looking for an option that's not insanely expensive.

RM asked in Other - House & Home 10 months ago | Report

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  • Finn3goof_small
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    A u-haul truck is about $20-$40/day and if you aren't going far you won't get screwed by the mileage charges which is how they really make their $. Try enterprise as well.

    Tom answered in Other - House & Home 10 months ago | Report
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  • Min-wage_small
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    You can rent a U-haul for more than one day in person (maybe on the phone?) at least at certain Uhaul stores. Get a written reservation, and buy a padlock that will fit the latch on the back of the truck when you pick up the keys.

    Make sure you reserve it soon, and leave enough time to get everything loaded and unloaded. Your biggest problem is going to be lack of availability, so you might need to check several places.

    I've had good Uhaul rentals with Mail Etc. in the U District - 4739 University Way. You have to go there in person to reserve and pick up the truck keys and they don't have a lot of trucks, but they didn't seem to bill by the hour like most Uhaul places do to maximize income. They aren't open on Sunday, but let me pick up the keys on Saturday; they have a drop-off box in front of the store.

    General Uhaul tip: make sure you ask if they want receipts for gas returned with the key, and whatever other fees they might charge.

    asteria answered in Other - House & Home 10 months ago | Report
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  • Mr_small
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    I moved into my current apartment little over a year ago. I had a few days gap between move-out day and move-in day. Like you, I had a place to stay till I could move my stuff into the new apartment, but not for my stuff. I didn't want to rent a truck (I don't drive, you see..) and a friend w/ a truck who was willing to help me moving wasn't available till the last day. So, I told my landlord about my dilemma, and he OKed to stay till the new apartment was available. In my case, he didn't charge me anything because no one was moving into my apartment at that time and he wasn't in a hurry to fix up my room. Why don't you talk to both landlords about your problem? They might charge you for the two days stay, (which won't be expensive. divide your monthly rent by 30 x 2?) People are generally helpful about things like this, so if nobody's moving into your apartment soon, or if your new apartment is ready a couple of days before the official move in day, they might allow you to stay late or move in early. Good luck!

    MR answered in Other - House & Home 10 months ago | Report
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    O my captain

    I agree. Talk to the U-Haul rental agent and explain what you want to do:
    You want to move your stuff into the truck, hold it over-night, and then move stuff in the following day. So you're basically just renting the truck for an extra day or so.

    Their rates should be far more reasonable than PODS for a short term rental. I believe most of their rental periods allow for one day loading, one day travel, and one day unloading. At worst, you might pay one day penalty if you are "late" by one day... but you could avoid this if you explain.
    ( I've found them very accommodating if you explain, AND return the truck spotless, gassed up and with a minimum of fuss and further work for them. I had an extra half day late charges waived by the local guys cause I returned one spotless, with all moving blanets shaken, folded neatly and the truck swept out. They were pleased I took the extra effort to make their job easy.)

    Talk with them.
    I've had a good experience and offered to share it on-line.

    O my captain answered in Other - House & Home 10 months ago | Report
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