Home storage vs. depository for Gold IRA - my 2 cents and a question

• •Okay, so I’ve been wrestling with this for a while, and figured I’d throw it out to the collective wisdom here.
• •Seemed like the smart move given, well, everything.
• •The question that keeps nagging at me is the storage.

Okay, so I’ve been wrestling with this for a while, and figured I’d throw it out to the collective wisdom here. When I cashed out of my tech startup a couple of years back – let's just say it was enough to buy a very nice house in Dublin, OH outright, with plenty left over – a chunk went straight into a Gold IRA. Seemed like the smart move given, well, everything. The question that keeps nagging at me is the storage.

Currently, everything's in a depository. It’s insured, secure, all the good things they tell you, and honestly, it gives me peace of mind. But there's always that small voice in the back of my head whispering about having direct, immediate access. I mean, what if things really go sideways? I'm not talking about some fringe apocalyptic scenario, but something like a major economic downturn where banks are freezing assets or access is restricted. That’s probably the entrepreneur in me, always thinking about contingencies. Home storage obviously presents its own set of risks – theft being the big one, and then the whole insurance headache.

I’ve done a decent amount of research, even poked around the Learning Center at Gold IRA Blueprint, which has some solid stuff on this topic, but it always comes back to this trade-off between security/insurance vs. immediate control. The fees for depository storage aren’t insignificant over the long haul either, though for my portfolio size (sitting comfortably in the low 7-figures after diversified investments), it’s not exactly breaking the bank.

So, for those of you who have been in the Gold IRA game longer than I have, or who've faced a similar decision: what swayed you one way or the other? Did anyone start with a depository and then switch to home storage, or vice-versa? Any major regrets or brilliant insights I’m missing here? Appreciate any real-world experiences you can share.