How to Pack Your Bedroom Oct 7, 2016 Bedrooms aren’t impossible to pack, but the thought of having to pack up your bedroom may overwhelm you just the same. Many of you keep your bedrooms comfortable and cluttered because you’re probably not parading every guest you entertain there – it’s your private space where you sleep and keep however you choose. In order to motivate you to pack up before the moving company arrives; use this simple guide for packing up your bedroom. Grab the Right Supplies Before you check out the bedrooms, ensure that you purchase the…
How to Hire a Painter Oct 5, 2016 Whether you want to freshen up your current home or the one you’re moving into, painting is the easiest way to dress up a shabby-looking room for potential buyers or to suit your new home’s needs. The question is do you want to complete the painting or hire a professional painter or painting company to handle the job? Depending on your schedule and skills, you may hire a professional, and if you do, here’s what to know before hiring one. Finding the Right One Searching for a painter involves relying…
Moving Tips: Who to Notify When You Move Oct 3, 2016 Staying on the grid while moving isn’t too challenging when access to e-mail, social media, and other communication methods makes almost everyone readily available. However, not everyone may be aware that you’re moving, and you don’t want to miss out on snail mail and utility services for a single second. Obviously, you must update your address before moving, but who needs to know? We know who needs to know and how and when to tell them below! Family and Friends Notify family and friends of your new address -- even…
6 Mistakes Made by First-Time Home Buyers Sep 30, 2016 After receiving generous monetary gifts from family and friends for your wedding, you’ve decided to buy your first home. This should be a piece of cake, you and your new spouse agree because you believe you have just enough for a hefty down payment and can afford monthly mortgage payments. With a sizable amount, you must not squander your newfound cache of cash, so read about mistakes first-time homebuyers should avoid before buying your dream home. Ignoring Your Budget Before embarking on house hunting, carefully calculate your budget, tucking in…
Beginning Married Life on a Budget Sep 28, 2016 Marital bliss in planning your wedding and honeymoon insulates you from real-life marriage, offering lifetime romantic memories. Unfortunately, one thing you won’t forget is the bills you’ll need to pay for events you wouldn’t trade for the world. When you start watching bills accumulate, realize that beginning your life together means watching your budget, especially if you want to buy your first home. FlatRate Moving presents newlywed tips to protect your budget and allow you to buy your dream home! Discussing Money Matters “We need to talk” sounds ominous, but…
How to Move in Together After Marriage Sep 26, 2016 Although you’re still in the happy daze of your honeymoon, the reality is about to pop your love bubble. When you arrive home, you’re finally moving in together and merging your households for the first time. Since you’ve never lived together before, you’re in for the first challenge of married life which involves compromising as a couple. Rearranging your living arrangements is just the first in a series of lifestyle changes you will experience, so to survive with your relationship happily intact, heed these helpful hints about how to move…
What to Do With Used Moving Boxes Sep 23, 2016 Although we don’t recommend using secondhand moving boxes when moving, even if you purchase brand new ones from us, you will be saddled with gently used boxes that have no place to go after a move.…
How to Host a Yard Sale Before Moving Sep 21, 2016 If you’re not computer savvy, want to get rid of unwanted items in one fell swoop and earn some cash, host a yard sale before moving out of your house. Although the trend nowadays is to…
Maintaining Two Households When One Doesn’t Sell Sep 19, 2016 Say you put your house up for sale, do everything you can to make it desirable to buyers, and it sits idle despite dropping the price. Sometimes, no inexplicable reason exists to explain it, but you’ve already scheduled a moving day with the moving company to your new home and cannot postpone it any longer. Is it feasible to transform your former residence into a rental property and simultaneously maintain two households? Find out whether renting out and owning two properties is for you. Review Your Financial Portfolio Before you…
What are the best days to move in NYC? Sep 1, 2023 If you’re planning on moving to New York City shortly, you are likely filled…
A FlatRate Guide to Selling Your Furniture (and other tips) Oct 16, 2019 At FlatRate Moving we are asked every day if we have any recommendations to…
The Ultimate Guide to Moving from NYC to LA May 2, 2018 Moving from NYC to LA is almost a no-brainer. For many residents of the…
Moving from New York to Florida: Tips & Expert Advice Apr 25, 2018 While it’s known as the home to Orlando, the “theme park capital of the…
9 Easy One-Pot Meals To Make Before You Move Mar 23, 2016 The days before you move can be stressful and busy while you juggle work, family,…
Moving and Storage: How Much Does It Really Cost to Store Furniture? Nov 21, 2015 Whether you are downsizing temporarily, remodeling your home, or moving out of the country…
How to Pack Candles for a Move Jun 12, 2013 When you think about packing up your house for a move, you may think…