Move Planning - Page 27

The one thing you may neglect throughout the moving process is your car.  Unless you plan to sell your car or use a car transportation service, whether you’re long-distance moving or moving around the corner, your car must move with you.  In order to complete errands related to moving and to arrive at your new home, you must rely on your car.  What you don’t need during this stressful time is car trouble, so prepare your car for the move by referring to these car maintenance tips. What to Replace…

Tipping remains a very personal choice dictated by many factors including service given, monetary concerns, and particular preferences guided by your upbringing and experience.  Since moving is not as common as getting a haircut, you may…

Unless you want to break your back handling the movers’ job, you're not working out until you find a new gym.  Searching for the ideal gym is a very personal decision, and you should look for one before moving out of your current home, so you don’t lose your momentum.  It’s a lot easier if you can transfer your current membership to a different branch of your local gym, but if you’re engaging in a long-distance move, this may be impossible.  Let’s navigate what considerations to make when finding a…

Living an online life is the norm for most people today.  Taking care of business online, staying connected to distant friends and family – even reading this moving blog – brings so much convenience and contentment that why would we ever look back?  When you’re moving, however, do you really want every detail of your move broadcast on social media? At FlatRate Moving, we want you to stay safe when you move, so please review these precautions about what NOT to post on social media about your move. Moving Days…

Deciding between using storage and decluttering before you move weighs heavily on you if you enjoy collecting or have comfortably resided in your home for a long time.  When moving your possessions from one home to the next, moving companies never mind hauling extra baggage.  Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide on using storage or decluttering because you will live with the outcome.  In order to make the best decision for you, let’s run down the positives for each moving method. What’s Good About Storage No Sorting Stuff Thinking…

When you start considering moving, you’re probably not thinking about who you need to help you beyond obvious professionals like a real estate agent and the moving company.  The closer it comes to your closing and moving days, you’ll realize that it takes more than your agent and the movers to smooth over and speed up the moving process.  Meet the people in your professional neighborhood who will help you get to your next house. Home Inspector You’ll need a home inspector, so locate a good one through your agent…

Naysayers will tell you that hiring a moving company and moving, in general, are bad ideas.  It’s too expensive; too much work and you should just stay put instead of striving for better.  However, we all…

The movers are coming! The movers are coming! What will we do with the children? If you haven’t scheduled a sitter to watch your children when the moving company arrives, you may be creating more mayhem…

Rent hikes, ghastly roommates, noisy neighborhoods—these are only a few reasons why New Yorkers tend to move every two to three years. Unfortunately, hunting for an apartment is only half the battle. It can feel like a full-time job to pack your life away in boxes and lug your loot safely to your new abode while keeping in mind that you have to clean, reorganize and unpack once all the heavy-lifting is done. That’s why you should totally consider hiring full-time movers like the ultra-efficient and trustworthy folks of FlateRate…