Moving feels like a bad dream and moving nightmares can happen even in broad daylight. There are various reasons, but most of them involve making terrible decisions without doing the proper amount of homework required for the best outcome.
If you’re planning to make a move, and wish to avoid a moving nightmare altogether, you are in luck. The following tips will make you have a hassle-free move without breaking a sweat.
Allocate a Moving Budget
You need to have a moving budget as the last thing you want is to go overboard with your finances. The idea here is to control your moving expenses by going through as many moving companies as you can to get a quote.
Once you get an idea of what a move will cost, make a budget and try as best you can to stay within it.
Specify your Moving Requirements Clearly
When getting quotes from different movers, be clear about your home and belongings. If you’re not sure, get the mover to come over to your house to give an accurate quote.
Avoid Giving Movers your Valuables
Making a move is never easy. Sometimes you want to hand over everything to your mover for a peaceful transition, but that’s not the best idea.
You can’t leave everything to your movers, especially your prized belongings. Separate your valuables such as jewelry and cash, and keep them safe, unless you want them lost or stolen.
Cheaper is not Always Better
When searching for the best mover out there, do not under any circumstance choose a cheap mover. To get an idea, go through reviews for cheap movers to see how previous customers have fared.
There have been instances where customers were scammed. To avoid this from happening, choose a mover that comes highly recommended with raving reviews.
Move at the Right Time
Just like everything, timing is everything for making a move too. Depending on the day, time and season, the cost of the move will vary.
For this reason, it’s wise to choose the off-season. If that doesn’t work for you, pick any day during the week for more significant savings.
Pack Ahead of Time
Although you have your movers to count on, take the initiative to pack as much as you can. As mentioned earlier, your valuables should be your priority, even if you will not pack anything else.
That’s right. Even if you are making a move on your own, make sure you pack way ahead of time.
The last thing you need is to rush through stuff on the day of the move itself. By preparing everything beforehand, you’ll know exactly what you are getting yourself into on D-day.
Pack Properly
Enough emphasis cannot be placed on the fact you will need to make sure everything is packed correctly. Whether it’s you, or a mover you have hired, get everything packed the way they should and prevent damages to your items.
It will take a considerable amount of effort, but it will be worth it. If you do not know where to begin, you can always start by reading up and/or watching videos about packing things correctly.
Also, consider renting moving bins thanks to the countless benefits they offer.
Research Lifting Techniques
If you are doing all the heavy lifting, make sure you do not hurt yourself in the process. You can actually hurt yourself if you do not pick up things efficiently.
Once again, you will have to read and watch videos to acquaint yourself with the different lifting techniques to get the ball rolling without severely hurting yourself, which could not only cause you to take days off from work but delay your move at the same time.
Make a Schedule
Unless you are off from work, you will need to make a schedule to incorporate your daily activities, i.e., job, children and social events.
If you don’t schedule everything, you will find it extremely difficult to decide what you need to do and when. When it comes to making a schedule, it does not have to be complicated.
All you need to do is to use a calendar to track things that need to be dealt with for your move.
Donate What is not Required
When preparing to make a move, you’ll realize you have a lot of stuff you don’t actually need anymore. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
How do you ask? For starters, you will have fewer things to pack.
Additionally, you won’t have to worry about finding a place to store them at your new place. If you’re wondering what needs to be done about items you don’t need, it is effortless; you get rid of them by donating them.
If they are of no use at all, they should be discarded for good. The bottom line is that moving can be a strenuous task.
Many facts need to be considered, which are often overlooked. However, it doesn’t have to be this complicated if you simplify things.
If you are planning a long distance move, you cannot afford any mistakes whatsoever. So it is a smart idea to hire professional movers.
Once you are done with your move, take the time you need to settle in. If you have done whatever is required beforehand, unpacking everything will be a breeze.
Just make sure you keep the essentials out, so you don’t unpack everything to find something you need at a particular moment.
Do you have any other tips to avoid a moving nightmare? Please share them in the Comments.
