You are moving to a new home. Congrats. Should you do the job yourself? Maybe. That is if it's just across town. Pros in the industry strongly advise against the do it yourself style of moving if your change of address involves going more than 100 miles, across state...
5 Packing Strategies to Make Your Next Move a Breeze
Employing a packing strategy is a good way to alleviate the stress of moving. The decluttering method is effective if you have accumulated lots of stuff. With this method, you divide items into three piles: trash, donate and pack. Another method involves using...
13 Things You Need to Do When You Move to Get Settled Into a New Home
Moving is an exhausting process. Even if you hire a company to do the boxing and unloading, you still have to have a plan of attack. You need to know what is where and where it will go. You have to orchestrate all the moving parts. If you do the whole enchilada...
What to Do 2 Days Before Moving Day
When you go through the process of selling a home and buying a new one and then getting all the contents relocated, it's apt to feel like a three ring circus. But in the last 48 hours before the truck pulls into your soon to be old driveway to load up and cart away...
20 Tips for Moving in Peak Moving Season
There are many tips and tricks that you should learn about if you plan on moving during peak moving season. If you are moving into a new home, it's typically beneficial to hire a professional mover rather than do it yourself. You also want to set a moving budget that...
5 Temporary Housing Options for Next Time You Move
There are many different temporary housing options that you can choose from the next time you move. You can sign a lease for a rental home which can be a month by month lease of a full year lease. You also could just rent out a vacation property by using a marketplace...
What Does it Mean to Buy a Home “As Is”?
If your on the market for a new home, you may have come across the term "as is." Basically, this term means that the seller is not going to make any repairs to the home prior to selling. As the term states, is means you are purchasing the home exactly as it is....
How Long Does it Take to Move into a House or Apartment?
Moving into an apartment or a house is not necessarily something that just happens overnight. The actual time it takes to move in depends on several factors. For example, whether you are buying or renting, which will raise the question of lease end or contingent sale...