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Tips to Make Your Move Less Stressful

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Real Estate Agent with Tailored Real Estate Services

Whether a buyer or a seller moving can be one more stress added to the weeks of inspections, appraisals, quotes for work to be done, repairs, and seemingly endless paperwork that needs to be signed or initialled. The buying or selling process commotion can many times leave little room for thoughts of the move itself.

Some tips that may make your move go as smoothly as possible are:

1) Keep some packing materials available for last minute items. Transport items of special value yourself instead of using a moving company if possible.

2) Mark a box "bare necessities" that is packed with those things you will need right away, soap, tissue, towel, or paper towels, toothpaste, deodorant, cell phone charger, coffee maker. (light bulbs, just incase)

3) Change for young children can be unsettling, especially when seeing their possessions packed away and moved.  Keep out a special toy or two to help them not feel as if the familiarity of their world is going away.  Enlist the aid of a family member, friend or neighbor to occupy their time while you prepare little ones things for the move.

4) Make arrangements for someone to watch your pets. They like children may be stressed and escape unnoticed with doors opening and closing.

5) The last thing you want to do on the way to your new home is clean the old one.  Be good to yourself and hire someone to come in and clean after the move.

6) In advance of your move fill out a mail forwarding card at the post office.

 

 

Posted by

Connie Johns, Realtor

Transaction Realty 

Connie Johns is a Realtor in Toledo, Ohio. Serving Buyers and Sellers real estate needs in the greater Toledo area and surrounding suburbs of Maumee, Perrysburg, Holland, Sylvania, Rossford, Northwood and Oregon. Homes for sale in Toledo, Ohio, specializing in first time homebuyers, investors, short sales and foreclosures.

Visit www.ConnieJohns.com for the latest listings, real estate information, and helpful tips.

Comments (5)

Sam White
College Station, TX
Integrated Marketing - Bryan College Station,

Thanks for adding another layer of organization to what is a complicated operation!

Jun 07, 2010 11:50 PM
Pat O'Reilly
RE/MAX..214-289-6176 Irving and all of Dallas Fort Worth - Irving, TX

Good list. Thanks for the post and have a great week!!

Jun 08, 2010 02:06 AM
Connie Johns
Tailored Real Estate Services - Toledo, OH
Toledo, Ohio Area Real Estate

You are welcome fellas and thank you for your comments.

Jun 08, 2010 07:40 PM
Dawn A Fabiszak
Private Label Realty ( Denver metro area, Colorado - Aurora, CO
The Dawn of a New Real Estate Experience!

Connie ~ I especially like step #5.  It really makes a great impression on the new buyers!

Jun 09, 2010 10:19 AM
Connie Johns
Tailored Real Estate Services - Toledo, OH
Toledo, Ohio Area Real Estate

Dawn...so true and it frees up time for the seller so they can concentrate on settling in to their new digs.

Jun 09, 2010 05:16 PM