If you have recently purchased or are about to purchase some amazing Texas Hill Country real estate, such as Fredericksburg, Texas real estate, you might be so consumed with searching for a home and handling all the details of escrow that you aren't focused on your own moving process. However, packing and moving can be quite stressful, and there are ways to make this process much easier.
Your first step is to hire a moving company, unless you plan on completing the move yourself. If you don't wish to use professionals, you still probably need to reserve a truck for your moving day. If you go with a company, get several quotes and never choose a mover unless they actually come to your home and assess what needs to be moved and then provide you with a solid estimate of how much the move will cost.
Simultaneously while looking for a mover, you need to be packing up your stuff. This is a big job, so start as early as possible. Pack up everything you don't have to have to get through the day. After all, knickknacks and framed pictures are nice, but you don't use them so pack these first. Pack up books, pack up CDs and DVDs and extra towels, sheets and clothing you don't use often.
One of the most important elements of packing is to complete this process in an organized fashion. This means each box should have a proper label written on it. You can even assign a different color for each room in the new house. For instance, every box with green ink written on it goes to the kitchen, red goes to the family room, etc. You also should write the name of the room on the box and a brief description of the contents.
It really helps to have a master list created that includes all of the many tasks that need to be completed by your moving date. There are so many things to do that it's hard to store them all in your brain, so make a list and you will be less likely to forget important tasks. Organize the list by category or perhaps by the date when items need to be accomplished.
This list will need to include a packing schedule as well as tasks such as changing your address. You need to contact the post office in person or online and put in a forwarding order, but you also need to actually contact every company that sends you bills, magazines or other items and change the address permanently. Also add tasks such as transferring prescriptions, school records and medical records if you will be moving out of the area.
Your first step is to hire a moving company, unless you plan on completing the move yourself. If you don't wish to use professionals, you still probably need to reserve a truck for your moving day. If you go with a company, get several quotes and never choose a mover unless they actually come to your home and assess what needs to be moved and then provide you with a solid estimate of how much the move will cost.
Simultaneously while looking for a mover, you need to be packing up your stuff. This is a big job, so start as early as possible. Pack up everything you don't have to have to get through the day. After all, knickknacks and framed pictures are nice, but you don't use them so pack these first. Pack up books, pack up CDs and DVDs and extra towels, sheets and clothing you don't use often.
One of the most important elements of packing is to complete this process in an organized fashion. This means each box should have a proper label written on it. You can even assign a different color for each room in the new house. For instance, every box with green ink written on it goes to the kitchen, red goes to the family room, etc. You also should write the name of the room on the box and a brief description of the contents.
It really helps to have a master list created that includes all of the many tasks that need to be completed by your moving date. There are so many things to do that it's hard to store them all in your brain, so make a list and you will be less likely to forget important tasks. Organize the list by category or perhaps by the date when items need to be accomplished.
This list will need to include a packing schedule as well as tasks such as changing your address. You need to contact the post office in person or online and put in a forwarding order, but you also need to actually contact every company that sends you bills, magazines or other items and change the address permanently. Also add tasks such as transferring prescriptions, school records and medical records if you will be moving out of the area.
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