Moving Tips - Page 24

One of the most stressful times in your life has to be when you move.  There are so many details to remember, so much money spent, and too many decisions to make.  Since where you live determines how your life will be and how you conduct yourself, it can take a toll on even the strongest individual.  This type of stress can leave you feeling sick, depressed, and with a severe case of sensory overload.  Before you yank every last hair out of your head, opt to de-stress during the…

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…

You trust your moving company will protect your valuables as you would.  You hope the movers you hired respect your belongings and carry them with confidence and care.  Unfortunately, mistakes may be made and accidents will happen.  Hopefully, nothing is stolen from you, either.  However, if you experienced these moving issues with the moving company you hired, there are steps you can take to, at the very least, be vindicated for your loss. Take Moving Inventory Before you start packing snap photos of your belongings, especially anything significantly valuable that…

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…

Where you keep your precious valuables during a move is vital to their safety and security.  Although you may believe every person you come across as trustworthy, it only takes one theft to change your mind.  Why risk it when you could prevent it?  Learn below the security measures you can take to keep your valuables safe when you move. Take Inventory Before you undertake any moving activity take inventory of your belongings. Decide what you consider valuable and also what items hold great value beyond the sentimental and could…

Moving is a huge change that’s noted as one of the most stressful life events to endure.  For adults, we figure out how to handle stress, no matter how difficult, and realize we’ll eventually adjust to our circumstances.  However, for kids, moving seems as bad as the appearance of zombies, destroying their happy lives.  Of course, that sounds silly, but children get scared when presented with new situations and may not hold the tools to cope and adjust on their own.  Your mission – which you must choose to accept…