One of the first things you'll do is determine the type of move you're going to have.

If it's a corporate move, arrangements will be made by your employer. The same is true for a military move, although you may have the option of moving yourself.  If you were the ones who  made the decision to move, you have several options:

TYPES OF MOVER SERVICES:

• FULL-SERVICE MOVE?  Movers do all the servicing, packing & transporting.  This is obviously the most expensive route, but if you're lucky your employer will pay for it.  You have to deal with several people going through your home and your belongings, but your things will be packed properly and with proper packing materials.  It's also the easiest on your back!

• YOU PACK/MOVERS TRANSPORT? (PICK-UP & DELIVERY SERVICE, SELF-SERVICE MOVERS)? You'll do your own servicing and packing, and the moving service will pick everything up and transport it for you.  The price is based on the space and weight of your household goods and the distance of the move.

• DO-IT-YOURSELF MOVE? - You do it all yourself: packing, transporting, unpacking. Obviously, this is the cheapest way to go, but it's a lot of work. You should be sure that you have the time to devote to it.

TYPES OF MOVES:

• MOVING ACROSS TOWN? I have always found this to be absolutely the easiest and least stressful move.   If you are fortunate enough to be able to overlap your residences for, say, a week you can transport your belongings at your leisure, get your new home set up before you move in,  and forego that hectic “move-everything-at-once-whether-you're-ready-or-not” day! Even if it has to be done in one day, you will know your area ahead of time, and getting services set up is a snap.  

 

• MOVING ACROSS THE STATE?

 

• MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY?

 

• MOVING ACROSS THE OCEAN?