The First Storage Unit

Curosity began the journey. Courage took the next step. The next auction arrived. I took my $200, prayed the Lord give me wisdom to choose a good unit, and joined the ranks of those seasoned veterans who were looking for merchandise for their stores. There was a small unit that I won with the bid of $70. I was now the proud owner of a storage unit of "stuff." The unit was not totally jam, packed full; but there was enough stuff in it that I couldn't even begin to see what all was in it. I had twenty four hours to clean it out.

I went home and told my husband that I had been "brave" and bought a unit -- just a little one. He asked if I wanted him and his crew to pick it up for me the next day. I told him that I didn't want him to go to all that trouble. I could take our little "baby" truck and get it myself. After all, it was a very small unit and how much could it hold. He convinced me to let him and the crew do the job for me.

The next day I heard the trucks coming in. I looked out and was in for one of the shocks of my life! There were three pickups with their beds overflowing AND a sixteen foot trailer full of stuff. Somehow the little bit of stuff that was in the small storage unit seemed to have multiplied.

We unloaded the stuff into the one bay of our business' shop. What "treasures" we did find. Their were appliances, an antique sewing machine, boxes of clothes that were new with tags, all kinds of household items, toys, and then some plain junk. I allowed my children and our employees to go through the stuff and take what they wanted. One needed a washer. Another needed the dryer. One got a new wardrobe of name brand clothes. After everyone had taken what they wanted, I had a yard sale and sold the rest. The "left overs" of the unit brought in $300.

At that point I was hooked. I knew that money could be made. I began to share with family and friends this new found, part time job. And I tried to share with them what I had learned to that point. And that is a whole other story. . .