Stress-Free Tips for Moving an Elderly Family Member

Moving is a part of life. In fact, the average American moves 12 times in their life, and a whole third of renters (33%) move every year. Children move with their parents, young adults move to college, and 30-somethings move to seek the next big advance in their career. However, we often forget that members…

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6 Ways to Prevent Winter Moving Woes

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No matter the time of year, moving to a new home can be quite stressful. But given the unpredictable weather conditions that often accompany the winter season, many families will purposefully wait to move until well after the new year. Unfortunately, moving in spring or summer can often be more costly and more difficult to…

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How to Prep For A Furniture Delivery

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Ordering a big piece of furniture seems pretty cut and dry, right? You order a big, comfy couch online and wait for the day it’s supposed to arrive. Once the furniture delivery services arrive, the furniture movers unload your couch, bring it up to the house… and… then what? Do you have a plan and the right…

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Tips For Moving At Night

While it’s preferable in most ways to move during the day, not everyone’s schedule allows them to take a day or two off work to move into a new home. If you’re using the PM hours to move your belongings, you have a new set of challenges to face. Here’s how to be prepared. Mistaken…

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We Should Have Left Yesterday! 3 Quick Tips For An Urgent Move

Thirty-three percent of renters move every year, and the average American moves 12 times throughout their life. Some of these moves can be well-planned over the course of a month, but often, relocating is an urgent, one-week chaotic affair. Maybe you got a job offer you couldn’t turn down, but the boss needs you by…

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Life-Long Moving Tips for College Freshmen

Graduates celebrating their achievements with a statistic highlighting that 77% of college graduates have changed communities one or more times.

If you’ve just moved out of your childhood home and into your first college dorm, you are probably totally reveling in your new, independent space. Even if you have roommates or suitemates. You can decorate! You can arrange things! There are no parents! This is likely your first experience moving where you called the shots…

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Preparing Your Antiques for a Big Move

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Over 60% of us will move to a new community at least once in our lives, which means that we’ll have to move those family heirlooms and collectibles. Antiques already require special care, and moving them can be particularly risky. With a little preparation and help from the experts, however, you can move your precious…

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5 Common Moving Scams To Avoid

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Unfortunately, you can’t trust everyone in the world. Most moving companies try their very best to move your belongings safely and respectfully from your old home to your new home, but there are scammers out there who take advantage of moving families. Avoid these big scams that fake ‘moving services’ have pulled in the past.…

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How To Feel At Home Fast After A Big Move

A cozy house with a blossoming garden accompanied by a statistic that about 23% of american adults do not consider their current residence to be their "heart home.

Around 23% of American adults don’t consider their current physical home to be their “heart home”. The numbers are worse for those who move more often; 38% of those who have lived in two or more communities say the same thing. Whether for work, school, or another necessity, Americans don’t always find it easy to…

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