Moving? Reduce the Stress with these 16 Tips!

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Las Vegas S.0075212

1. General rule is to assess your situation and take measures accordingly. This task is usually made one month in advance to have all the time needed to schedule properly your movement. Different choices can make an alone living person in comparison to a couple or a big family. Your pocket and how much you can afford to spend for the movement are points of reflection for each of us. So, every case is unique with particular needs. Sit a little and assess it and draw out a basic movement plan in order to go as flat as possible along the path. Imperative is a back up plan in case of something goes wrong and out of any prediction.

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2. Budget. Consider your financial status and what it can cover. Moving to a new home may need much or less care depending on your wallet. It could set the way and your personal efforts during the process. Also the funds can determine how much secure would be your moving property. Saving some money during your transit make sure to ask for quotes at different moving companies to find the best price for their services. If your situation allows it is better having apart “the back up” money to secure your schedule with no delays.

 

3. Be flexible. In the whole process you can expect that somewhere you’ll find a bug. Being prepared to change your list of do’s will help to keep the stress down. By starting the task a little bit earlier gives all the room to re-think how to temporarily progress and re-plan your movement.

 

4. Choosing a Realtor. You can chose a professional Real Estate Agency to take care of legal aspects ofproperty transaction. The Realtor will provide help in the management of the process making things run easier according to schedule and to make the most from selling your house for the top dollar price. If you are a Nevada home owner and planning to move consider the WOW service of Ballen Group at Keller Williams Realty in Las Vegas Summerlin for a professional guide and handling of your case.

 

5. Secure your documents. Store all important documents to a file or document’s box for easy access in the future. This may include; certificates, statements, contracts, bills, even passports or other similar documents.

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6. Check your insurance certificate what does it cover and what to pay attention during the transportation of your things. You may have antiques, pieces of rare art, or other irreplaceable objects of emotional value and wich can cost a fortune. Its important to check what is covered and how much attention to pay to packing and moving these belongings.

 

7. Visit your new place. Knowing your future home location is helpful to soften your changing experience and make it less overwhelming. Having a walk in the new neighborhood and exploring the area for its facilities makes it easier to adapt and to join the new community.


8. Consider to declutter some of your stuff that you don’t use. You can donate or sell it in proper places. It’s better to reduce your packing work to preserve energies, time and money. You can give away not only clothes that may be sitting for years in your closet, but also old fashioned appliances and many other unnecessary things. By donating even selling for a low price you can make somebody happy helping by this way other people in their lives. Also you can profit from tax deductions when filing your statements.

 

Some of accepting charities that turn your clutter into cache for the fellow people in need.
Donate Clothing. You can donate your “old fashioned” clothes at ease and in quite short time in charities like;GoodwillThe Salvation Army, Purple Heart, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Big Brothers Big Sisters . If they serve your area ask to schedule a pickup visit. Further information is available in their websites as their contacts and coverage.


A secondary lesser-known charity with noble mission goals is Dress for Success. The donation goes to disadvantaged women with lack of possibilities to find appropriate dressing to wear in job interviews. Your office-oriented clothing helps women rebounding from life on the streets, domestic violence and immigration from poor countries.


Donate your old books at Books for International Goodwill (B.I.G.), a charity that disseminate used books at high demanding groups of people with no means of access to them.


Donate Non-Perishable Food. If you’re just decluttering, the FeedingAmerica.org is the organization you can donate your accumulated non-perishable food.


Search for your corresponding food bank in the area. All donations are tax-deductible.

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9. Make the final decision how you are going to move. You can pack and go in your own way, or hire a professional moving company. This depends in which situation you are and specific needs.
If you chose to move in a Do It Yourself fashion maybe you can seek some help from relatives or even surrounding neighbors. Make sure to have apart good meals, which can help all of you to carry on job making it less annoying. Proper food is more than a usual need in that day. Securing the necessary energies and maintaining the body well hydrated will help the situation out and keeping the stress down.

Moving Day10. Hiring a professional moving company. First don’t wait until the last moment to hire a moving company.For a stress free move you may need to close your deal in a month in advance and schedule the process to your needs. Rushing in the last days will not serve the purpose of good moving experience. Maybe you will not find the right company to satisfy your requirements and you can spend more money than your funds allows.
Choosing this option next you want to find the top company for the best price out there. It can be difficult selecting the company you want to trust to move your assets. Useful information for a moving firm could be found at its respective web page in customers feedback. A detailed information of your possessions and your special requirements are some of the clues you may need to provide for the negotiation with transporting companies in order to close a deal. After that a closer inspection of the goods being transported may be attempted from the moving company. This assures that they are prepared for the task and bring all tools and materials needed for that day.
A professional moving company may provide a separate packing or unpacking service with less cost, personal effort and time. They also provide boxes and packing supplies making it a complete process ready to satisfy every ones needs.
Is vital to ensure that you have hired the right company with the necessary experience , because them will do the job for you and to make your move less stressful. Some reputable moving companies located in Nevadaare;

Atlas Van Lines. “Committed to make your next moving experience a great one”. Being in the field since 1948, a long year experienced company also provides reliable storage service.
Eli Relocation. Based on customers feedback offers services that the others can’t. The company offers nation-wide moving service and worldwide as well.
Interstate Contracted Movers. Winner of 2015 Golden Dolly Award. Rated as best moving company in Vegas, it’s another professional, reliable and with “in range” prices. Offers its services in all other states.
Trans-United. Rated a 5 star company by a large number of customers. Great positive feedback from most of the clients despite some casual negative experiences. Offers also worldwide moving service and place for storage.
Champion Movers. Active in Nevada and nearby states. Flexible company with various special services provides; Residential and commercial, last minute moves with no extra charges, weekends included, packing and moving material, free estimations.

11. Secure packing materials. If you are going to pack yourself consider to buy used boxes, and related moving stuff. Buying new boxes can get expensive. You can search in following retailers for used ones. Perhaps you will need to resell them back after you are settled in your new home.
https://usedcardboardboxes.com/
http://www.boxcycle.com/
http://www.ecobox.com/Moving-Supplies/Used-Moving-Boxes


A good choice is to search the Craigslist. Many people could sell boxes for less than a retailer do.

Also moving supplies like tape, labels, special enclosures, carriers are needed during your preparation. You can find interesting the following online stores;


U-Haul. Sells almost you need for packing goods.
Homedepot. Is another known Superstore that you can find packing supplies.
ULINE. Dedicated to pack and move solutions. Offers a number of assembling materials and tools including;


– Drums, pails and containers
– Bags
– Food packaging
– Labels
– Material handlers
– Custom Products

 

12. Label your packages. It is necessary for easy recognition of the items you have in boxes and is sign of a well organized plan. More stress relieve after you start the remodeling of your new home. Labeling helps to find a suitable place in the carrying vehicle differentiating the storage order. In case of an unexpected damage of the cargo you know what is in each box and could easily make an estimation of the loses and damaged objects affected. When arriving in the new home labeled boxes can be distributed straightforward to their marked compartment. Unpacking will proceed with simplicity and order ensuring re-placing of each item in their proper position.

 

13. Minimize stress. Try to avoid over-caring which will keep stress levels at high. Consider moving as usual job and act as a fully responsible adult with situation under control. Take intermittent breaks, eating and drinking your preferable food replacing these way the lost energies helping your mind think better and take proper decisions. Have nice conversations with your family, helping friends or company’s employees. Open the radio or play popular music making the surrounding environment vibrate along the rhythm. You can enjoy your moving day and having fun with every one turning it in a celebration not in a strain mind-boggling event. To make your moving better and less stressful you can ask for the experiences of your relatives and known people. They can give you key points in what to do and how to’s and what to avoid to keep the muddle away.

 

14. Pack an overnight bag. You may need during movement and in the first days in your new place some emergency clothing, soap, toothbrush . A bag with most necessary changing garments is more than useful when every thing is still half packed and you don’t want to rush unpacking keeping it cool. A similar bag maybe you need for the transiting meals and drinks keeping them always in your vehicle, or in other circumstances in the first row of your cargo.

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15. Treat yourself and settle in. When your goods are dumped in your new destination all the hard and risky part is gone. Take your time and quietness to unpack and set everything in the right place.Unpack one box at a time. There’s no need to pay the moving company to unpack, unless you are in certain circumstances. Unpacking yourself can take few days or a week and you are this way out from the zone of causing yourself stress and unnecessary pressure.

 

16. Record and share your experience. Point out what was proper and wise and what gone wrong. Which parts of the plan were extremely useful? Where the process ran easy and where it stuck?


What was best in your preparation and timing? Why was your plan special? What was the best in the packing and unpacking, materials used, from where they were ordered, costs? Was it a good DIY moving experience or was awful and with lot of damages? Was it a good moving company, how they managed the job? What were their pros and cons? What new did they bring in your moving experience? Would you recommend them?


These are some of the constructive questions you should answer and give your advice to your known circle of people and even in Internet in open discussions or feedback panels.

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