Where are good home base sites in Fallout: New Vegas?

Where are some good places to set up a home base in Fallout: New Vegas?

My criteria for "good" are as follows:

• Permanent (non-resetting) storage containers, the more the better
• Quick to get to from a fast travel location
• Quick to get to a place where you can fast travel away
• Nearby access to fire, reloading bench, and/or workbench for crafting
• Nearby courier access (would be a nice to have)
• Accessible as early as possible (with a low level)

This question (Can you get your own house in Fallout: New Vegas?) mentions three places, but none of them really meet my criteria. The locations don't have to be a place that is officially yours, just one that you can claim and use without having to fight your way in and out.

In the past I've used the Goodsprings Schoolhouse, but it's a long walk from the fast travel spot to it, and it's a long walk from it to any crafting places.

Goodsprings has most of what you're looking for, I didn't use the school house, instead I used the boxes next to where you took target practice, both work benches are there. AFAIK you only need 1 box to store a lot of stuff. If it's because of sorting, well you can click on the top of your inventory window, click on the "Items" in the title bar, that will give you different types of sorts.

Harpers Shack- Has plenty of room to store items, has a; work bench, reloading bench, campfire, bed, table, and the only thing to worry about is being near a viper camp, they do not bother you because they are normally killed by passing NCR/legion squads and sometimes golden geckos.

I always use the hotel room in Novac as my base of operations. Novac's pretty close to the start of the game (long before I venture out far enough to need additional storage). It's fast to get in and out of the room, there's a doctor nearby for any radiation or injury issues, Cliff Briscoe is a decent vendor, and there's plenty of storage. Crafting is available at the gas station just outside the hotel perimeter.

If you've got Old World Blues, using The Sink as a base of operations is also pretty decent. The Transportalponder will take you there from pretty much any outdoor location, even if you're overburdened (without the fast travel while overburdened perk!). It's loaded to the gills with every crafting station possible, plus a number of ways to disassemble junk items into useful crafting materials. The one major downside is that you can't go there with companions - you'll have to dismiss anyone following you before entering and go pick them up after leaving.