Guides
Storage guides
Practical notes for renters, and a separate series for people who operate a facility. Cove does not publish prices. City and type pages list the facilities already in the directory. Unit size calculator.
For renters
Unit size, what changes a quote, what not to store, climate control, RV storage, renting out a garage, and a PCS move.
- How much does RV storage cost?Length, height, cover, and access change the quote. Cove does not publish a rate for any city, and this guide does not invent one.
- Storage unit sizes explained, from 5×5 to 10×30Cove's size guide maps rooms and large items onto standard units. It is a planning estimate, not a promise that a facility has that size open.
- Climate-controlled vs regular storage: when you need itClimate control is a building question, not a badge Cove can add to every listing. Ask what is heated, cooled, and kept indoors.
- How to rent out your garage for storageA garage can hold someone else's boxes or a car. Price the space you actually have. Cove does not invent a city rate, and a draft stays private.
- Moving storage checklist and PCS military storage guideUse a local unit when dates do not line up. Government storage is arranged through the transportation office. This guide does not state an allowance.
- What affects the price of a storage unitSize, climate control, access, and the fees due at move-in change the quote. Cove does not publish a rate for any city, and this guide does not invent one.
- What not to store in a storage unitFood, fuel, animals, and living in the unit are the usual refusals. The facility's list is the one that counts. Ask before move-in. This is not legal advice.
For facility owners
How to promote a self storage facility: the listing, local search, reviews, advertising, software, and your town.
- How to promote your self storage facilityThe moves that usually matter are ordinary. Claim the Google profile, keep the listing accurate, answer reviews, put up a simple website, show up in town, and pay for ads after that.
- Local SEO for a self storage facilityLocal search for a storage facility is the Google profile, a consistent name address and phone, pages for what you actually store, and reviews. Skip the gimmicks.
- How to get and respond to self storage reviewsAsk at move-in and after you have been useful. Answer every review. Google is the one that matters most for a facility people find nearby.
- Advertising options for a self storage facilityOperators usually look at Google search ads, Meta, Nextdoor, and a local sponsorship. None of them fix a profile that is unclaimed or a phone that is wrong.
- Software and tools self storage operators useFacility management, a storage website, and online rentals are usually the software jobs. The names below were checked against each company's own site. Compare their current prices there.
- Community marketing and your local chamberJoin the chamber in the city where the facility sits, if you will actually show up. Sponsor one local thing you can explain. Mention a base or a campus only when the offer is real.
- Your Cove listing and Cove CertifiedA claimed page should match the gate: name, address, phone, website, hours, and amenities. Cove Certified is optional. A verified badge can earn advertising credits.
For investors
A separate series on investing in self storage: buying a facility, REITs and private funds, due diligence, and market trends. These pages are information, not an offer to sell a security.