Taking a few, simple steps like these will help you sell your home more quickly. Recommendations by
real estate companies to ready a home for sale include the following:
* Organize cluttered closets to make them look larger.
* Clean the oven and stove thoroughly.
* Clean tired, dull carpeting.
* Air out the home. You are the last person to notice a peculiar odor there.
* Wash all the windows.
* Replace the doorbell if it is broken.
* Wash the mailbox.
* Plant a few flats of flowers in flower beds and arrange fresh, blooming plants in flowerpots on the porch.
Making Moving Easier
by Patricia McGovern
BEFORE
Think of moving as an adventure not just a chore
Declutter as much as possible as you pack.
Pack a box of stuff you'll need right away. Things like lightbulbs,
garbage bags, paper towels, or go to walmart as soon as you get there
and buy that kind of stuff BEFORE you unpack.
Get a special present or two for the kids, wrap and place on their bed
after you set it up (do that quick in case they want to nap ). Then
they have a new toy or two ( inexpensive or a new video ) to occupy themselves
with while you unpack.
AFTER
As you unpack, declutter still more as you see what won't work in your
new home.
Go for simple when decorating, setting up- it'll be easier to keep up
with later
Eat out the first day or two after moving or at least have frozen
pizza, pot pies, sub sandwiches,etc. No reason to have cleanup mess. Use paper
plates till all set up.
Set up kids rooms first then kitchen that way the kids have there
familiar belongings out and they can occupy themselves some while you
work. Kitchen of course so you can cook, clean, etc.
Recycle boxes if possible, if they are good and strong and will
work for another move you might put an ad in the paper ( if the
classifieds are inexpensive there) and say they are free to anyone
willing to haul them off.
Tips for Surviving a Move by Julie Champion eems.com
Summer is definitely upon us. Schools are out. Airlines are overbooked. Hotels are sold out. Movers are insanely busy.
It seems everyone tries to plan a move in between school years. This is no doubt appreciated by school-aged children who won't have to switch schools mid-year, but it can make the logistical aspect of moving even worse than normal.
Following are a few suggestions, although by no means a complete list, that we hope will make your move survivable:
Store the important items like prescription medication, passports, medical records, etc. in your carry-on baggage.
Pack some kind of motion sickness prevention if you get carsick or airsick. Also bring along whatever you need to help you be asleep and awake at the right times (sleeping medication, jet lag remedies, etc.)
Pack one day's clothing for all family members in your carry-on bag in case your checked luggage gets lost.
If you're traveling with small children, carry pajamas, a favorite toy, book or stuffed animal, and a favorite snack food on the plane with you.
If your luggage is ordinary, tie a brightly colored ribbon around the handle of each piece. (Make sure there are no loops or lose ends that can get caught in baggage handling equipment.) Many people leave the airport with a small black rolling bag, only to discover at their destinations that the bags contain someone else's belongings.
Consider putting an identification tag on small children.
Depending on the country you're leaving, you may need to keep enough local currency for an airport departure tax.
Write the address of your foreign destination on something that you can give to the cab driver. This may be easier than trying to explain it to him in English.
Best of luck to all of you who are moving this summer.
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