Why is there so much rental storage space nowadays?

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5. I kept my stuff in temp/humidity controlled storage for two years

I moved to South Texas and was staying at my mom's place, to look after her. She had the room and the furniture herself, so there was no need to move my stuff. I was living in the outskirts of Boston before, and it turns out that the cost of keeping my furniture in storage, month to month, was less than the cost of commuter rail into Boston, month-to-month.

The furniture I own is worth it; Kincaid Carriage House furniture and the like.

We're now in own space. The cost of transporting the furniture down was more than what we paid in storage.

Plus, since this was a move, I was able to deduct the cost of storage and transportation on my tax return.

Hope this helps.