Moving Tips

Over 50 million North Americans move each year for personal reasons and career opportunities.  It's a significant event in anyone’s life.  Your money, your memories are at stake.  It can also be stressful, even under the best of circumstances.  A few simple moving tips include planning ahead and preparing in advance for the move these two steps will go a long way to help reduce stress during this dreaded event. 

If possible start planning your home move approximately 8 – 12 out from the actual move date. Little by little, week by week you will be prepared and ready for the move not rushing and scrambling to complete last minute change of address forms, canceling subscriptions or forgetting to contact the utility company for hookup of services at your new home. In this section we will give you some helpful moving tips and information not only on scheduling the move but also packing, loading and unloading.

If you are going to hire a moving company learn to protect your self from dishonest, “rogue” movers. Most moving companies are legitimate businesses that do quality work. But in recent years, a growing number of complaints have been filed against movers, and many of those complaints spring from the fraudulent practices of a small percentage of dishonest movers known as rogue movers. Included in this section are some helpful tips and resources to help you find a reliable mover and in the unfortunate event you have a problem with your mover we have included some helpful sites for further information.

Moving with pets can be stressful for both the pets their owners. Like the rest of your move planning ahead and being prepared and knowing what to expect will go a long way to help reduce the anxiety associated with the move.

Transporting vehicles can be a costly venture if you don’t take the necessary precautions.  Learn the important questions you should be asking your mover before you agree to hire them and most importantly do not rely on any verbal promises. Many more moving tips will be covered in this moving guide to help make one the most stressful parts of buying a home more bearable.

• Finding Reliable Movers
  Finding reliable movers in part involves avoiding rogue movers, who typically work like this...
  
  
• Moving Packing and Loading Tips
  We've put together some moving packing and loading tips, but before you begin I suggest...
  
  
• Plan Your Move
  Plan your move well in advance this will help relieve some of the stress and make the whole moving process run a lot smoother. If time permits start 8-12 weeks before the actual move
  
  
• Moving Pets
  When moving pets, it may be difficult but try to keep your pets' routine as regular as possible.
  
  
• Transporting Vehicles
  Before selecting a shipping company for transporting vehicles, I recommend you contact the Better Business Bureau in the city in which the car transport or auto driveaway company is listed...