Moving to a new state is a challenging, brave, and rewarding experience. If you are planning to move to a new state, then there must be a lot going on in your mind, already. Packing, moving, permits are the last thing you want to deal with. Yet, no matter how cautious you are there are chances you might miss something or end up spending a lot of money. Professional movers can help you solve these problems.
Even with professional help, there are a couple of things to take care of while moving to a new city or state. Finding the right removalists being on the top of the list. Here are five key things to take care of before making the big move.
Find the Right Movers: Finding the movers or removalists who fit your requirements and budget is the first thing to do. Google search, caal-based queries are the basic route to go to find the right removalists for your move.
While finalizing removalists, ensure that they have the right permits, prior professional experience. Before finalizing, decide on the payment modes. To save some dollars, do not opt for hourly rates. Pay should be based on distance, additional services, weightage of shipment. Try to get a package and ensure a timely pick up and drop-off.
Pack Versus Order: Everything you have cannot be moved with you. It is the best time to declutter or downsize. Start with removing or selling things which you are planning to buy when in the new city. For things which are urgent, try to pre-order, so you have them by the time you arrive. Ordering bigger appliances and furniture pieces can save you money as you can not only earn by selling old ones but it also reduces cost of the move considering the moving costs depend on the weight of consignment.
Create Carry with You Kit: Apart from what goes in with movers, make a carry with you kit which you can take with yourself while on the move. This can contaMove With the Movers – stay in touch, arrival time, office in both areas, staff to clean up, and din all your important documents, and essentials which you would need on the first day or as soon as you move. This can also include medicines, snacks, a pack of clothes among other things.
Moving with Movers: Try to move with your movers. Time the move such that you arrive before them. You can book a moving company which has offices in both cities – the one you are moving from and the one you are moving to. While booking the movers, you can ask for cleaning services as well. This will ensure the new place is clean before unloading your stuff.
While unloading ask your movers to set-up some appliances such as televisions, fridge etc in their designated places. Once bulk items are in place, it would be easier to set-up the rest of the house. Further, create a dedicated place to dump stuff or unload based on labels on the boxes, this will ensure easy and smooth set-up.
In case of anything going missing or delayed, contact the customer service of the removalists. Before moving, ask for the contact number of the staff who is helping you move. Try to have conversations while on road. If you are moving via a flight do ensure you are in contact before and after boarding with both the staff at work and those in the office for transparency. Keep on asking for an estimated time of arrival.
Documentation: Before leaving your current residence, ensure you have set-up mail forwarding. This includes changing delivery addresses, sharing new addresses with your current office, and asking friends to check and forward mails in case. Further change your address on your medicare, kids’ school, office and other places to ensure you do not miss on anything important.
Also, click images of the utility meters and share it with the landlord or authorities. This will set-up transparency and you will not have to pay anything extra, in case readings change. Do the same before starting using the utilities at a new place so you do not pay for the tenants before you.