How to Plan for a Relocation by Yourself and Keep Organized

Schedule a walkthrough of your new home

One of the initial and most crucial items prior to moving your things into your new home is examining your new home to get a better sense of the spaces with nothing in them. During this walkthrough, you can take notes to ensure the floors, walls, appliances, doors, and exterior seem up to your contract’s specifications and indicate any certain concerns you want to discuss with your realtor. You should be checking your paperwork to ensure the details match what you are seeing in terms of the status of the place. Additionally, you’ll want to review the outside methodically and if there are concerns you should quickly communicate with your real estate agent so they can be handled swiftly to avoid additional aggravation.

Reduce your belongings early

Consider your move as a way to get a bunch of spring cleaning out of the way so you can have a clean slate in your new home. Try avoiding bringing clutter, furniture, clothing, and decor that you just don’t use or aren’t a fan of. If you feel like you have a ton of pieces you don’t intend to relocate, think about having a garage sale, selling pieces online, or donating to local charities. There’s no reason to be lugging extra pieces when it will simply cost you more time and money – specifically if you have a long-distance move ahead of you. You can absolutely make decluttering more fun than it sounds. Call a friend over to sort through your closet and see if they would like anything you’re getting rid of. Crank up your best songs and move through one section at a time, making heaps of what you want to keep and what is for donation or sale.

Put together a packing outline for every area

Once you’ve tossed the unnecessary items, now the exciting part begins. Packing methodically is critical to ensure all your items get to your new home safely and unbroken. If you plan to do your own packing, keeping orderly boxes helps make unpacking a cinch. Making a record of all your pieces and labeling what every box contains will be very helpful. You need to tag the exterior of your boxes with the items inside, room and your last name, so you know what is in them swiftly, how heavy they are, and if they include delicate items. Just remember, the more strategic you are early in the planning phases, the smoother it’ll be unpacking and getting everything organized in your new place. And since Corrigan Moving never leaves you hanging, just let us know if you’d prefer us to do the packing for you! Your move representative will be pleased to give you an estimate for packing everything, or simply a small number of things you’d opt to have it expertly packed.

Prepare to change electricity and services

An Additional helpful moving preparation that will make your life much smoother in your new home is transferring utilities and services to your new address. To ensure you have electricity, running water, operational equipment, and so on, it’s imperative to reach out your utility service providers with your moving details. Considering their schedules get filled up as well, coordinate with your realtor when you can relocate in and tell them of the schedule of transfer.

There may be some info you want to confirm related to an existing home warranty policy; especially to check if you can take it over to cover your appliances and important systems in your new place. All home warranty businesses provide varying policies; some encompass protection for smaller in-home appliances such as a refrigerator, although others encompass larger systems like your furnace. Therefore, it’s good to know what protection you have if you inherit a policy on the house. When the current contract finishes, you can determine if you would like to continue the coverage or alter policies to another company or plan.

Stay realistic about your necessities and money

Instead of expecting yourself to be able to do everything solo, think about what would be largely advantageous to outsource. Corrigan Moving can handle just large pieces of furniture, or every single thing. Think about your time and budget, and let our move professionals work with you for the top relocation plan. Cleaning is another crucial piece of the process, so rather than transferring everything into a somewhat tidy space, you may want to employ a business to do a complete deep clean before you commence moving in your possessions. It is up to you and what will save you time while remaining within a moving budget. From transportation to lodging, to materials and services, it’s simple to see how expenses can start adding up. By creating a budget for yourself, you can accurately outsource where needed and spend your money on things you can’t do solo.

Recruit friends and family for help

If you have friends and family close to where you currently live in or are near the location you’re relocating to, coordinate time for them to pop over and help you out. Usually, friends are willing to help out. You’d be shocked what an extra pair of hands or eyes can do when you are in the early stages of setting up your new space. If you have a buddy who is a whiz at organization, they may be able to make a list while you put everything in a box, enabling you to multitask. Don’t speed along to have it all done in a day, a week, or even your first month. The most imperative piece is transferring all your goods to your new place, making sure everything is operating as planned, and making needed payments.

Moving solo needs a lot of coordination and organization if you want things to run smoothly. While that is accurate, pairing with Corrigan Moving is a great weight lifted from your shoulders. We will collaborate with you to build a custom moving plan, based on your timeline and budget. By organizing ahead of time, pairing with Corrigan Moving, and permitting others to lend a helping hand, you can still make moving into your new home a seamless operation and a fresh new beginning!