Tracy Taylor, also known as Starke Taylor III, established the Move It companies in 2013 as a fresh endeavor following a 40-year collaboration in the storage industry under the brand Watson & Taylor Self Storage. Throughout these four decades, Watson & Taylor actively engaged in various aspects of real estate, encompassing the development, acquisition, operation, and sale of self-storage properties.

Under the trade name Watson & Taylor Self Storage, Tracy Taylor, III, forged a four-decade-long partnership in the storage industry before founding the Move It companies in 2013. During this extensive period, Watson & Taylor Self Storage successfully ventured into diverse real estate asset classes, undertaking activities such as the development, acquisition, operation, and divestment of self-storage properties.