Nobody likes the actual process of moving even if the move is local and to a better place. Moving can be even more complicated if you're doing it at the last minute, with little preparation time. It is possible to move at the last minute, but you'll need help from movers and have to get organized very quickly. If the move is local, this will be a bit easier, but you can also take care of a long-distance move at the last minute without too much more work.

Make Sure You Get a Binding Estimate From Movers

Local movers usually have an hourly rate that doesn't change, so you may be looking at a price for the move that doesn't vary by much — maybe it takes an extra couple of hours, but that won't increase your price by that much. Long-distance moving is different as many companies use the weight of your goods. This can result in a much higher bill at the end of the move than you were told as the moving company knows more about how much gas was used and so on. However, if you get a binding estimate or a set price that won't change, you'll know exactly what you owe. The drawback is that the estimate is likely to be higher if it's binding, and you really won't get money back after the move or find that the amount was lowered. But if you're moving at the last minute, a binding estimate that gives you a solid, stable number to work with is worth the reduction in stress.

Set Aside Vital Supplies

As soon as you can, calculate how many days you'll be staying at your old place and how many days at the new place before you can reasonably unpack. Set aside supplies — clothes, toiletry items, towels, and so on — for those days and keep them separate from everything that's going to be packed up. That lets you continue to live relatively comfortably even as other things get packed away.

Have the Movers Pack

This is the big one. Have the movers pack for you. Those two to four people can work miracles on a house in one day, whereas your packing might take a couple of weeks. Movers know the best way to pack things and can likely carry a lot more than you can per box, which means they can pack more into fewer boxes. Having the movers pack is going to be the fastest way to get your stuff ready to go.

Call movers now about binding estimates if you're moving long-distance, and if you're moving locally, find out when the soonest moving time is. Your move will be over before you know it.

Contact a company like Christofferson Moving & Storage to learn more.

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