According to Sparefoot, the national average cost per square foot in 2018 was $0.96 per month. If you have an extra bedroom or half of your garage available, that’s over $100 each month you can make by listing your space on XS Spaces! Now we’re not going to tell you how to spend that money,… Read more…
We love winter in the mountains! But all good things must come to an end. So unless you’re chasing storms on the south side of the equator, our friends at Evo have some tips for you when you put your skis and snowboard away for the summer. Get them clean. Spray everything down thoroughly trying… Read more…
If you’re trying to sell your house, it’s a great idea to stage your home. In fact, it’s believed that properly staging your home can increase the sales price from 1-5%! Staging a home is the process of strategically arranging furnishings and decor to make a house look its best while selling. Here’s how to… Read more…
Residents of a Tacoma neighborhood along South Lawrence Street are facing a lawsuit from a commercial developer over plans to build a four-story storage facility. Pacific Northwest Development LLC wants to build a 120,560-square-foot storage and retail building on a one-acre site at the corner of South Lawrence and 19th Street. The facility would include… Read more…
In April of 2018, the city council of Clearwater, FL allowed a developer to knock down an aging office building in the neighborhood of Skycrest and build a storage facility in its place. The vote was 4-1 in favor of the developer. This was despite the fact that this was against the wishes and advice… Read more…
On May 20, 2018, the Denver City Council banned the construction of self-storage facilities within one-quarter mile of any RTD (Regional Transportation District) light-rail train station with an unanimous vote. Industrial areas are exempted. The ban extends to suburban areas in addition to the downtown Main Street zones. City council member Mary Beth Susman says… Read more…
Maybe we’re getting ahead of ourselves but spring is just around the corner! That being said, people are going to be digging their bikes out of basements and garages they’ve rented on XS Spaces and hitting the road. We’ve found an article with some tips on how to best get your two-wheeled ride ready for… Read more…
We get this question a lot and it’s very understandable. Space Owners want to make sure they aren’t exposing themselves to too much risk and Space Renters want to make sure their items are safe. Typically, the items being stored are covered by the Space Renter’s home owner or renter’s insurance. The Space Owner is… Read more…
Unlike XS Spaces, many share economy apps take a big chunk of change to participate. CNBC introduces us to Al Castillo, a full time driver for Uber, Lyft, and Juno in New York City. Besides revealing that Al is pretty cool dude, CNBC takes us through how much it costs Al to operate. By their… Read more…
The Columbian newspaper reports the Vancouver, WA city council’s moratorium on new self-storage construction will likely not be lifted until fall of 2019. The moratorium, which was implemented in December of 2018, is in response to concern that public storage facilities, which employ few people, are not an effective use of commercial land. The city… Read more…