Self storage St. Pete is one of the newer self storage centers in the area and one of over 3000 self storage facilities built in the United States during the past year.  The self storage industry has grown approximately 9 percent each year for the past 20 years.

The American Self Storage Association is the one providing these statistics and says they are proof that people will always need more space for their stuff.  Self storage units made approximately $17.5 billion in gross national revenue even in these recessionary hard times. 

The key to success for many self storage facilities is flexibility.  Not locking people into a six month or year contract is the key to keeping more of a self storage unit filled with people’s excess items.  Many people are in a transient position not knowing where their next paycheck is going to come from because their company is shutting down or they have just lost their job due to cutbacks because of the dwindling economy.

Storage units in St. Pete might receive more customers if they allow them the flexibility to rent three months at a time rather than six months or a year at a time.  Many people in difficult financial situations would be more willing to sign a three month contract than a six month contract feeling they could pay for three months with the hopes of getting a job in that amount of time.

Of course a self storage facility will always have the every day self storage homeowners that cannot make room in their home or garage for their accumulated stuff that they just cannot part with.  Snow shovels, textbooks, toys, desks, old computers, portable fans, seasonal items such as Christmas or Easter decorations all fit nicely in a storage compartment that is climate controlled and has 24 hour surveillance for peace of mind.

In addition to flexible contract schedules, many self storage facilities are now allowing customers 24 hour access to their items through locked and gated key-card entrances which are designed to close behind them so no one else can enter the property.