In today’s economy, many people are trying to earn a little extra income wherever they can. One popular way to make some extra money is to rent out your home, or part of your home, to guests for a short amount of time. With the abundance of internet-based platforms that are available on which you can post your home as available to rent, it is becoming more and more commonplace for people to rent out their homes for a few weeks at a time while they go on vacation, travel for work, or visit with friends, family and loved ones. Compare Renting Someone’s Vacation Home To Renting Your Personal Home Typically, in the case of a dedicated vacation home that is sometime used as a rental property by the owners, the owners of the home typically put all their personal belongings into what is known as an owner’s closet when they have renters coming to stay. This is a closet space that is locked during the duration of the rental and only the owner has access to it. The purpose of an owner's closet is to keep the personal property of the vacation home owner protected from the renters. Similarly, if you wanted to rent out your personal home through an internet platform, you would need something akin to an owner’s closet in a vacation home rental for your personal belongs. While rental vacation homes are typically set up to accommodate renters, your personal home may not be well set up for this purpose. Vacation homes typically contain few personal items belonging to the owners, whereas your personal home is likely chock full of personal belongings with real or sentimental value. Getting A Storage Unit Mitigates Risk In any rental situation you run the risk of having renters who might accidentally break or damage some of your personal belongings in your home. Because you may have a lot of personal belongings in your home that you do not want renters to have access to, you might want to consider getting a storage unit for use while you are renting out your home. A storage unit offers you the opportunity to protect your personal belongings from renters who stay in your home. If you have any items of furniture that you don’t want to be utilized by others, you may want to consider putting them into a storage unit. Similarly if you have any personal effects that you do not want to risk being stolen by renters, you should pack these belongings up and keep them in storage, as well. Get an Alhambra Storage Unit When you need a storage unit, look no further than US Storage Centers in Alhambra. We offer storage units in a wide variety of sizes and we have flexible short and long-term leasing options. If you need to temporarily store your personal belongings while you rent out your home to generate some extra income, consider storing your belongings with us. Contact us today. US Storage Centers 2500 West Hellman Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803 (626) 377-9111
