Welcome To The Storage Auction Blog

by Travis Lane on May 17, 2013

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Hello & welcome to Texas Storage Auction Schedules & News, home of the world’s largest storage auction blog. I’m Travis Lane, the owner of AuctionsTX.com and a storage auction buyer. Whether you’re new to the storage auction business or whether you’re a seasoned pro, our storage auction blog has something for you.

Right off the bat, I’m going to let you know that you won’t find any get rich quick schemes here, that’s not what we’re about. We are here to provide quality articles, news & opinions and to objectively educate people about the storage auction business. We have hundreds of articles on this blog which discuss all aspects of the storage auction buying and selling process. This blog also discusses our service, which provides the storage auction schedule for Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin, Texas. For more information on our service, click here.

This blog is your blog too and I encourage you to interact in the discussions and add your opinion. I will be glad to publish your articles, questions, comments, suggestions & even your rants & raves, pertaining to our industry. We can all learn something from each other and it is my goal to make this blog a valuable tool for storage auction buyers, auctioneers & storage facilities. Check back with us frequently because new content is being added daily.

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