Moving for Beginners: What Do You Need To Consider For A House Move?

A house move can perhaps be one of the most satisfying things you can do in your lifetime – after all, it’s not all the time that you can actually get to buy your dream home. Thing is, a house move can be extremely stressful, especially if you’re doing it for the first time.

Thankfully, just because house moves can get complicated doesn’t mean it’s completely impossible to do. In fact, we have some steps you can follow below in order to get going with your house move:

1. Assess your location first.

When we suggest “check” your location, we don’t just mean your new home. It helps to observe your general neighborhood, and your location at large. Where are relevant places of interest such as hospitals, police stations, and schools? Where are popular restaurants, cafes, and supermarkets? Knowing these will help you and your family check locations you can stay in if you need a breather after a long few days of moving.

• Being familiar with your location can offer a lot of advantages for you and your family, as you can immediately get an idea where to say while on the move, or where to go in case of emergencies. It might be advisable to book a hotel or a place to stay, if in case you won’t be able to unpack right after you get to move.
• Likewise, it’s also important to check whether your long distance movers can even operate inside your new home’s location. This is important especially if you’re doing long distance moves – such as interstate or cross-country moves. Identifying these crucial elements early on can save a lot of time and money in the long run.

2.Create an inventory of all your belongings.

When it comes to things you own, you might think of selling or even throwing away some of them before the move. However, it might help you be more organized if you list everything you own first. Not only is this going to give insight on what you own, but this also lets you know if any of the things you own are worth bringing.

They can also make moving companies come up with quotations faster, as the things you want transferred do affect costs. When making an inventory, list what you own, how many you own, their make and material, and other relevant notes that might be useful to you.

• When making an inventory, it doesn’t matter if you choose a digital or a physical medium. The important thing here is to make sure all the essential information is put there for your reference. These include the names of objects and what they’re made of, how much they cost, and other special notes.
• When you make an inventory, you make it extremely helpful for movers to give quotations to you. This is important, as a lot of  movers determine a huge part of their quotations based on how heavy the things you want them to transfer are, or if there are any objects with special care requirements.

3.Gather everyone around you and take advantage of the additional manpower.

Another thing you can do when moving is to actually share your plan with the people involved with the move – such as your housemates or your family. Inform them of the plans on the move so far, and then see if they can contribute in some form or fashion to speed things up.

• Huddle everyone together and elaborate to them the steps and the processes involved in the house move. Doing this will help you zero in on the kind of time and schedule everyone has, and in what way they can help during the entire move.
• You can assign them to pack and unpack in their own rooms to give them a sense of ownership. This also teaches them the value of responsibility, can engage them better, and even be a good bonding opportunity.

4.Create a reasonable timetable around your daily routine.

Remember, when conducting a house move, you need to make sure you’re doing this without disrupting your daily routine as much as possible. Don’t let your house move potentially jeopardize your schooling, career, and your relationships with others.

If possible, organize other steps in your move around paid leaves, days off, break times, holidays, and other free days that you have. Try to huddle your housemates or the rest of the family so you’d be aware of all the time you have and how to allocate tasks properly.

• Remember, when it comes to your schedule, don’t let your move jeopardize your daily routine. You should find a way to make it possible for you to pull off your daily move with as little inconvenience to your daily life as possible. This might be difficult at first, but this is a good practice to ensure your life won’t be jeopardized with the move.
• Likewise, use your prep time to check just what other requirements you need to accomplish during the move. Are all the taxes and utilities for your old and new house paid? What other documents do you need to file?

5.Consider hiring professionals to help.

Just because you’re planning a move doesn’t mean you need to do everything alone. If possible, try to see if you have enough budget to hire moving companies to help you with your move.

These companies most likely have the skills and training, as well as the training and the transportation, needed to safely and securely bring your belongings to your new home.

• When choosing NYC movers, always remember to check their licenses, certification, and relevant documentation. If you want, you can also call labor organizations and your relevant working offices to confirm whether these movers can actually operate in your area. This might seem overkill for others, but this seems a perfectly reasonable way to ensure you’re not wasting time and resources to the wrong people.
• You should also take note of their quotation and what it’s comprised of. When they give you a price quote, ask for a breakdown and confirm if there will be any “surprise” payments you need to make during the move, such as allowances.

Begin Your House Move with Good Planning

With the above tips in mind, it’s important to always remember that any house move can be stress-free and much easier to handle if you tackle it with planning in mind. Like with any family gathering or important occasion, planning ahead can save you a lot of time and trouble that can hinder your focus and concentration on the task at hand.

The same goes for moving houses – and especially so, given there are a ton of things you should consider during the moving process. Allotting enough time and research to get these sorted out can definitely make your move much easier and bearable.