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Marisol Vega

Marisol Vega spent eight years dispatching and estimating for interstate moving companies in Phoenix and Denver, which means she has explained the difference between a binding and a non-binding estimate several thousand times and watched what happens when nobody does. She started CrateCompass because moving is one of the few expensive things Americans buy with almost no idea how the pricing works. She writes the guides she wishes she could have handed to customers before the truck showed up. Marisol Vega spent eight years estimating and dispatching for interstate movers. She writes CrateCompass's guides on planning, pricing and packing a move.

Self-Storage Unit Sizes Explained: What Actually Fits

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 by Marisol Vega
Three open self-storage units side by side in increasing size with boxes and furniture inside

Storage facilities describe their units in floor dimensions, which is a slightly misleading way to sell a volume. A 10×10 unit is one hundred square feet of floor, but you are renting the air above it too, and how much of that air you use is what determines whether the unit is the right size. … Read more

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