Moving Tips!!

[McBenny]

Jun 18, 2015 8:43:51 GMT -6 McBenny said:

Start in the closets -

Pack your off season clothes, coats, etc that still fit.
For kids - it has to fit. If it doesn't fit DO NOT PACK!
If you love it, pack it.
Think of it like this - am I willing to pay someone to move this?
Back any extra blankets, comforters, sheets, etc.

Move on to kitchen -
Pack serving dishes, etc. Things you don't use day to day.
If you want to take it a step further you can pack your plates etc now and you paper in the meantime.
If you are very close to the move and you know your ass isn't going to be cooking, pack those pots, pans, crock pots, etc.

Decorative stuff -
Pics and stuff off wall. If you can box, do. If they are big, you can wrap them with a blanket or comforter.

I use blankets and comforters to wrap the TVs.

You want to have a first night bin or box. Paper plates, cups, towels for first night showers, chargers, laptop, basic cleaning supplies. Things they feel they want immediately the first night - blankies, lovies, etc.

Pack an overnight back for the shit you will need immediately that you don't want to lose like contact solutions, hair stuff, glasses, birth control pills, etc.

You can wrap breakable items in clothing. This saves on cost and then you won't have bubble wrap or paper to throw away at the new spot.

You can pack glasses and stuff with socks.

Labels your boxes to which room and what's in there if you can.

If you can, go to the new place before hand and clean the kitchen and bathrooms.

Keep sandwich bags for shit like screws and parts to things. Label them with sharpie.

Don't make boxes heavy. If you have books in there even them out with stuff animals or clothes at the top.

You can take a pic with your cell of eletronic hook ups.

Tape drawers shut so you don't have to empty them. You can wrap these with plastic wrap too.

Don't take your shit off the hangers, just put a trash bag on the bottom half. It is not cute but makes for record time unpacking. Just hang those bitches and pull the bag off.

If you are renting, takes pics or video of the place and how you left it.

[kitchen]

I just came here to ask for moving tips. This is helpful.

We have boxes that weren't unpacked when we moved 11 years ago (we've moved twice since that move also) should probably not come with us. I'm debating even opening them. Except for the books. It's not their fault our current house doesn't have a bookshelf for them.

[bearfootzcontinued]

Any specific tips for staging a house? Like what I should pack first and get out of the way before we list the house?

[kitchen]

Oct 16, 2017 10:20:57 GMT -6 bearfootzcontinued said:

Any specific tips for staging a house? Like what I should pack first and get out of the way before we list the house?

When we staged our house last year, our realtors had a stager come.  She basically had us get rid of all of the clutter.  That sounds obvious, but year.  All of the personal pictures, all of the clutter.  We kept a few accent decor things, but very few.

[teambrink]

Oct 16, 2017 10:20:57 GMT -6 bearfootzcontinued said:

Any specific tips for staging a house? Like what I should pack first and get out of the way before we list the house?

Basically make it look like you do not live there! We had to get rid of some bulkier furniture to open the rooms up and remove all pictures of our family. Our agent said it helps people envision themselves in the house.