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Smart Moving Tips
We're sure that you're excited about moving into your new
home with us, but you're probably far less inspired with the actual
process of moving.
There are many things you can do to alleviate much of the stress, anxiety
and physical strain that moving can cause.
To begin with, we make your move a lot easier thanks to the FREE services
we provide through our partner, The Source for
Relocation Services, Inc. They facilitate many of the important tasks of your relocation, including:
- Finding the best agent to meet your needs in selling your current
home.
- Helping you get your home sold quickly, at the best price possible
and at the least amount of inconvenience to you and your family.
- Arranging
cost comparison estimates for all your moving and storage services.
- Establishing a relationship with specialists who can coordinate your
move from start to finish. This includes creating a floor plan customized
with your furniture at your new home. It also includes sorting, donating
and profitably disposing of your unwanted items, assistance in preparing
your existing home for sale and closing, and more.
Our sales counselors
can arrange a free consultation with The
Source to discuss your moving needs. They can answer your questions
and help you make the transition an easier one.
A few simple questions to ask yourself that can help you figure out
what kind of moving assistance you might need are:
- Will you personally sell your home or hire a realtor to assist
in the sale?
- Will you hire a professional moving company for your move or will
you move yourself?
- Will you need assistance in packing for your move?
- Will you need assistance
in downsizing for your new home?
If you need
any of the following, The Source can help facilitate the process. Keep
in mind that there are plenty of considerations, decisions
and precautions to be made when hiring a realtor, professional mover
or transitional downsizing company.
Realtors
- Do you or a family member
know of a realtor who you/they've
had success with previously? If so, their prior experience might
make them a good fit.
- Check to make sure your realtor agent has an active
real estate license that is in good standing.
- Does the agent belong
to the Multiple Listing Service?
- Is your agent's full-time career
real estate or is it part-time, side-work?
- Does your agent hold
any real estate designations?
- How will he/she help you sell your
home at the price you want to sell it?
Professional Movers
- Ask friends and family about their latest moving experiences,
who they hired as a moving company and whether they were pleased with
their
performance. You can also contact the Better Business Bureau in your
area for suggestions.
- Instead of selecting one moving company, it is
suggested to compare and contrast what three different moving companies
would offer. Be sure
to get written estimates from three potential movers and ask them
to thoroughly explain them in detail.
- Insurance is something that needs
to be understood. Be sure to discuss insurance with movers, especially
due to antiques and other expensive
and irreplaceable items. Standard coverage will not suffice for such
items, so you will have to adjust coverage or find a different way
to move such items.
- Make sure you understand
what claims protection you have. Discuss this with the moving company
you've selected.
- Find out how pickup and delivery will work.
Transitional Assistance Companies
- There are companies that specialize in downsizing homes so that the
owner's possessions fit comfortably in a new home.
- These same companies also organize packing and moving of your belongings.
- Packing and self-moving can be physically demanding and strenuous.
- Ridding oneself of possessions can be difficult and transitional
assistance companies can often make the disposal process easier. In
addition, these companies can help you profitably dispose of these items.
- Visualizing how your current furniture and other possessions will
look in your new home is usually not easy to do, but these special companies
can help outline how your new home will look, even by creating a floor
plan customized with your furnishings.
- Connecting and disconnecting phones, cables, stereos, TVs, computers
and other electronics can be a real hassle and very confusing, but many
of these companies can handle your connection
requirements.
- Moving is generally never stress free, so using a fully customized
service can help you rest easy as they can handle all the details to
make your move a smooth one.
Please
feel free to contact any of our sales and marketing professionals at
our communities. Our moving services
are just another example
of how we help you in our caring, supportive way!
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