Moving is a big summertime activity. When the kids are on break and out of school, it's the perfect time to move into your brand new home. The only issue is that if you're making plans to move in the summer, everyone else is planning on doing the same thing too! With the high demand in the moving market during…
Moving is an exciting experience, but it can also be incredibly daunting. It doesn’t matter how much furniture, large appliances, and other belongings you think you have – moving is usually much harder and more time consuming than you think. Thankfully, there are a lot of different service options to explore when you are facing a move. Whether this is…
The holiday seasons are just around the corner. Even though this is a time for celebration, it can also be moving time for many families across the Pacific Northwest. While moving into a new house may add to the magic of the holidays, the packing and relocating process can be a lot less glamorous. However, that doesn’t mean that your…
As Seattle continues to grow and develop as a hub for businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs, the housing demand in neighboring cities has also gone up. One of these suburbs is the forested region of Kirkland — a great location for those looking to avoid the fast-paced life of downtown Seattle, but still hoping to be within commuting distance. Kirkland was…
After moving into a new home and spending some time settling in, many people want to meet their neighbors and start integrating into the community. If you've just moved, you’ve likely already had a few neighbors introduce themselves, and maybe one of two even brought over a housewarming token when they saw the moving trucks in the street. If you’re…
What are the best ways to meet your neighbors and develop a community after moving to a new area? Community is important, and chances are that if you’ve just moved to a new neighborhood you might be feeling a distinct lack of community immediately following your move. One of the most effective (and fastest) ways to start a new community…
This guest post is from Angela Pearse, a blogger for Zumper who frequently combines travel with freelance writing. She’s passionate about Art Deco hotels, historical novels, Netflix, hiking and healthy living. Moving is hard at the best of times. But, add moving in bad weather into the mix and you have a whole new host of problems to deal with.…
Moving to a new area can be both exciting and scary. You’re getting ready to start the next chapter in your life, and the possibilities that lie before you are seemingly endless. If you’re a student making this move, however, you have the added stress of trying to plan a move while also dealing with your classes and the work…
The late, great comedian George Carlin once said that “A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.” While we’d like to think that there’s a lot more to home ownership than just collecting stuff, it’s true that as you live, you tend to collect things. Many of these items are…
Most people assume that a professional moving company will transport anything that the consumers ask them to. However, what many people don’t know is that most moving companies have a list of non-allowable items that they cannot transport. Today we are going to give you a list of non-allowable items, as well as let you know why movers can’t transport…