Kinda confused on gold IRA storage fees, need some insight from you all

• •Okay, so I've been digging into the gold IRA thing pretty hard lately.
• •Austin's a great spot for tech, but the market feels like it's on a knife edge more often than not these days, and I want some real insulation.
• •I'm leaning heavily towards a Gold IRA for the tax advantages and the ability to hold physical assets.

Okay, so I've been digging into the gold IRA thing pretty hard lately. Got about 600-700k in my portfolio right now, mostly tech stocks, and with everything going on, I'm seriously looking at diversifying a chunk into precious metals. Austin's a great spot for tech, but the market feels like it's on a knife edge more often than not these days, and I want some real insulation.

I'm leaning heavily towards a Gold IRA for the tax advantages and the ability to hold physical assets. I've been looking at American Gold Eagles and Canadian Maple Leafs, mostly. My main hang-up right now is understanding the storage fees. I've seen some flat rates thrown around, usually in the $100-$250 annual range, which seems manageable. But then I've also seen percentages – like 0.15% to 0.5% of the total asset value. If I move, say, $150k-$200k into gold, those percentages start adding up fast. A 0.5% fee on $200k is a grand a year, which feels steep just for storage.

So, for those of you who've already gone down this road, particularly with larger amounts of gold, what's been your experience? Are the percentage-based fees more common for higher values, or is it more about the custodian? Is there a sweet spot where flat fees become less economical than percentage fees, or vice-versa? I'm trying to figure out which structures are more common for a substantial holding, and if there are hidden fees I should be aware of. Any advice or just sharing your own setup would be super helpful.