Doing real life Storage Wars as a home business


Hello Friend,

Have you ever thought about buying out a whole rummage sale or a large lot an an auction, or an entire garage full of stuff? There is a television show called Storage Wars and in that show, they buy abandoned storage units that the owners were not able to pay for.

My family has done this as a side business. The history on one unit we bought was that a woman died in a nursing home and did not have family alive or ever marry. She was a crafter and had a moving company pack up her belongings and put it in a storage unit for her. She was renting so she didn't have a house to sell. Her unit was put up for auction about a year after she died.

I found lots of new fabric that was cut at the store with the receipt in the bag and totes of new skeins of yarn. It was like I hit the jackpot! She also had stamping supplies, many unused. It was really fun to go through. My older kids and I used a lot of the supplies in preparation for the fair that year.

Right before we moved, I sold the extra items at a craft consignment sale and earned a nice amount to help pay for some moving expenses.

If you ever want to learn more about this business or give it a try, there are lots of posts on my blog about it. The menu to reach every post is listed in this one post:

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