Before the madness of moving

Before you move, do this.

When we put the cart before the horse, we end up dragging ourselves to the destination.

Moving is a multi-step process and many have their opinion as to what is the first step.

Take for example the realtor who thinks the first step is putting your house up on the market.

Or the mover who wants to come out and quote your project based on what they see.

All of these are required in the moving process but the first step might just be something else entirely different.

1) Determine where you are going.

Let’s say you want to move to a new town and want to downsize slightly. You are thinking maybe 2,500 sq ft would be much more manageable than your 3,500 sq ft home.

Knowing this will help you determine what and how much you need to part with in order to fit into your new home.

There is no need to move things (& pay for it) if you don’t have room for it and never use it again.

2) Go through your home and tag what you want to take with you.

You can use sticky notes to help visually distinguish what is going and what isn’t.

Green = go

Red = stay

3) Make some calls.

a- movers for an estimate and a calendar update

b- an estate liquidator to talk about goals and timeline

c- to find out what needs to happen before you arrive at the closing table

4) Put your house on the market.

A lot of us jump ahead to step 4 and then feel rushed to find movers, pack, decide what to part with, and possibly have an estate sale.

Timing is everything. When you are starting fresh or just simply moving into a smaller space, then hiring an estate liquidator to handle everything else is a breath of fresh air!

It allows you to focus on moving and they can focus on selling your items; who knows, you might just offset the moving expenses!

Let us guide you through the process!