{"id":34633,"date":"2016-02-18T08:06:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T15:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=34633"},"modified":"2019-07-11T13:37:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:37:26","slug":"flipping-houses-portable-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/18\/flipping-houses-portable-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Flipping Houses with Portable Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34756\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Flipping-a-House.png\" alt=\"How Portable Storage Can Help You Flip Houses\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Flipping-a-House.png 810w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Flipping-a-House-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Flipping-a-House-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>Flipping houses involves a lot of shifting items&#8211;and that&#8217;s why it makes sense to use portable storage when a lot of furniture and boxes are in limbo.<\/p>\n<p>While renovating a low-value home to put it back on the market at higher value is no simple task, U-Haul storage options help alleviate the stress of flipping a house. Because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/UBox\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=ubox&amp;utm_content=20160218-flippinghouseswithportable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U-Box Moving Container<\/a> serves as both portable storage and a moving option that&#8217;s able to be shipped, you can spend more time planning fresh renovations and know that the U-Box can be shipped when and where you need it next.<\/p>\n<h3>Storing Items Room-to-Room<\/h3>\n<p>A U-Box container will secure the items you&#8217;re swapping in and out while the home is in transition. You can fit about a room and a half of typical household items inside the U-Box moving container, so as you fix up each room, it&#8217;s easy to transfer furniture between the portable storage container and the house under renovation. Be sure to stock up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Boxes\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20160218-flippinghouseswithportable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cardboard boxes<\/a> to pack and organize your things&#8211;using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Tape\/Smart-Move-Tape?mid=90&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20160218-flippinghouseswithportable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">labeled tape<\/a> to correspond to each room in the house.<\/p>\n<h3>Use a Trailer for Home Fix-Ups<\/h3>\n<p>For a DIY house flip, it&#8217;s best to start out with an open utility <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Trailers\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trailer&amp;utm_content=20160218-flippinghouseswithportable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trailer <\/a>to haul the supplies you&#8217;ll need to fix it up. Toss in the toolbox, landscaping equipment, paint supplies and other tools you will need to make tweaks to the house.<\/p>\n<h3>Use U-Box Container for Furniture Shopping &amp; Swapping<\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve made improvements to cabinets, plumbing, walls, and flooring, use a U-Box moving container to start flipping the home&#8217;s furniture. Visit swap meets, secondhand furniture outlets, garage sales or bigger-name furniture retailers to find just the pieces you need to accent each room. The U-Box moving container can hold your old furniture as you&#8217;re donating or reselling it, and it can also store and transport the new furniture you&#8217;ve selected for the renovated rooms.<\/p>\n<h3>De-Clutter with Portable Storage<\/h3>\n<p>When presenting the newly refurbished home to potential owners, it&#8217;s important to set up an aesthetically pleasing open house before the tours start. Organizing and decluttering tasks&nbsp;require somewhere to store the extra junk before either donating, storing or tossing it&#8211;so the U-Haul U-Box container is perfect for holding these items.<\/p>\n<p>Flipping houses can be efficient with a U-Box container&#8211;it&#8217;s as easy as holding what you need when you need it, and shipping it wherever you need it to end up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Do you have any tips for flipping houses? Leave them in the comments below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flipping houses involves a lot of shifting items&#8211;and that&#8217;s why it makes sense to use portable storage when a lot of furniture and boxes are in limbo. 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