Tri City Wa Real Estate Moving Assistance

Moving can seem to many to be an upheaval of the greatest order, a process of collecting up an entire lifetime worth of belongings and transporting it either near or far into a brand new place. Obviously, with so many of your worldly possessions in limbo, moving can be a stressful time. Throw in perhaps a family to look after or kids to keep track of and it’s easy to see why moving can be such a draining experience. Mail needs to be rerouted, schools and doctors change, and everything has to be boxed up and ready to go.

However, moving doesn’t have to be that way. There are some tips and services that you can make use of to make moving day less of a strain on you and your family. Instead of worrying constantly about which box contains your medicine or whether or not the moving company is going to arrive on time, by taking a few precautions and making a phone call or two, you can quickly take what might otherwise be a supremely stressful time and make it much more bearable.

The Big Day

The Lane Real Estate Team of Joe and Colleen Lane has helped countless sellers navigate the process of moving and has seen countless buyers expand into a new space themselves. Over the  20 combined years Joe and Colleen have worked in the Tri-Cities real estate market, they have seen what works and what doesn’t and have compiled a few of those tips here. The first is perhaps the simplest. Pack your most vital belongings, things that you will need almost immediately upon arriving in your new home, in a single box. Set that box aside and keep it with you at all times on moving day.

It may seem like too simply to really be that effective, but there are a range of belongings you are going to need upon arriving in your new home. For you and your family, that could mean keys or vital cell phone numbers or any variety of things that you don’t want to be searching for through a pile of boxes as they come off the truck. Taking the stress out of moving is all about streamlining the experience and for those items that are most important, providing continuity to your life by keeping those items nearby can really help make moving day feel less disjointed.

Navigate Your Family

Children often feel the brunt of moving because they may not understand the reasons behind the move or may feel most uprooted from a network of friends. By taking some extra care both in explaining what is going to happen through the process and then describing the various steps as they happen, your children can feel less lost in the process of moving. It can be very easy to get buried in the logistics of moving this box here or that box there, only to lose sight of the way your family is dealing with the move. Keep one eye on how they are handling it to make sure that they feel supported.

The same can go for a spouse, a close friend or even a mover. Keeping communication flowing through moving day and the days leading up to it can take out some of the potential for confusion that can really derail a potential move. Make sure your wishes and decisions are explicit. Don’t let assumptions enter in to any part of the moving process. Whether it takes a discussion with your kids about how they should behave on moving day or a discussion with a mover on just where the fragile items should go, getting that communication out of the way early paves the way for a smoother moving experience.

Moving can be a stressful time but with a few simple steps, some of the sting can be taken out of the process. Perhaps the bottom line is to keep communication open early and often as it will only make you and those around you more comfortable with the situation. You may be uprooted, but you certainly don’t have to feel that way.