Anyone have any moving tips they would like to share?

Question

I am moving from Massachusetts to Florida in October, and was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice on how to make the move smooth sailing.

Answer 1

organize the boxes and when you are there unloading put them in the rooms it goes in.

Answer 2

ORGANIZE!!! it will help a ton! a good idea, would be to have a yardsale before you move, to get rid of old junk, so you dont have to take it. and whatever doesnt sell in Mass. might sell in Florida. If you have kid(s) get snacks video games, and maybe even a portable dvd player.

Hope you like Florida!! =D

Answer 3

Hire a moving service. I finally went this route last time, and will never move myself again! Loading my stuff usually took my friends and I all day, but the two movers had it done in a few hours.

If you can swing the cost, let the moving company pack for you. They’re experts and they’ll usually pay if something they pack gets damaged.

If you do your own packing, spend the money for packing materials (bubble wrap, wrapping paper, etc.) rather than using newspaper.

Pack boxes with related items. I know it’s tempting when you get tired to just give up and toss your flatware in with your TV remotes & your socks, but you’ll thank yourself later if you don’t. Also clearly label your boxes. Don’t just say “kitchen.”  List the major contents of the box (or number the boxes and keep a list somewhere). This will make organizing at your next place much simpler.

Spend the money for wardrobe boxes for your handing clothes. These things are incredible! Your clothes stay handing the whole time, and when you get to your new home, you can use the boxes as temporary closets until you have time to organize your clothes.

Answer 4

Organization

organize before packing, get rid of stuff

figure out where everything will go

label everything you pack as to what it is, what room it goes to