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It’s the week before your move, and the situation has gone DEFCON 3 in your house. And things are veering closer and closer to DEFCON 1. You’ve run out of boxes twice, full rolls of packing tape are a distant memory, and every drawer in your home feels like a vortex of packing misery. In between frantically dragging your unwanted gear to the curb and trying to use socks as precious-items packing material, you realize you’ll never get all this stuff out of here in time on your own. You’re going to need  help . But do you break down and call in the pros or beg your friends? Before you decide (or curl up in a corner, assume a fetal position, and stare catatonically at the walls), try weighing these three factors: 1. Distance “The longer the move the harder it becomes, so we always recommend professionals for long-distance moves,” says  Jan Reid , CEO of  All Over Movers  in  Oklahoma City, OK . If you’re moving to a new city ...

Josh Haner/The New York Times   San Francisco looms large in the imagination of outsiders, who use it as a touchstone to define other places. Above, the city and Marin County, as seen from the Airship Ventures zeppelin. In 1898, in a book called “Skaguay, The Gateway to the Klondike,” promoting the golden promise of Alaska,  a civic booster wrote : The future of Skaguay is assured: she is the San Francisco of Alaska — the Key City of the great golden Northwest and will be the capital and the metropolis of the coming North Star State. It could not have been the first time that the name San Francisco has been the touchstone, the benchmark, the defining frame for someplace else. As in “ Geneva  is the San Francisco of Switzerland.” Or “ Port au Prince  is the San Francisco of the Caribbean.” Or “ Brighton  is the San Francisco of England.” As demonstrated by the pages and pages of links that appear with a Google search of the phrase “is the San Francisco...

Considering the fairly complicated nature of the busy preparations prior to a house move, home movers’ minds are usually overwhelmed by the staggering number of things to do, moving related tasks to complete, little yet important details to take care of and urgent issues to tackle. And due to the limited processing power of human brains, stress and chaos are likely to take over and slowly but surely start to move the moving preparations in the wrong direction. The truth is that residential moves are not meant to be handled without any help, that this is why most people about to move to another home in another city are always looking for good ways to relieve the building stress and force organized structure into the chaos. Yes, any type of competent and timely relocation assistance is always welcome, but what’s the best /understand easiest and cheapest/ way to get it? Luckily, the Digital Age gives us convenient ways to organize a move from start to finish directly from a mobile devic...

I’ll take “Stressful Situations” for $200, Alex. The question: “These are guaranteed to make a crazy move even crazier.” Answer: “What are toddlers?” Correct! For parents with  young children ,  moving  isn’t just about getting their stuff from Point A to Point B. It’s also about making sure their kids don’t hurt themselves during the chaos. Fun! There are no set rules on how to childproof your move, but a little bit of common sense goes a long way toward keeping your kid out of urgent care. First and perhaps foremost, you’ll want to keep track of dangerous items. Keep a close eye on medications and make sure to put them in a hard-to-reach place as soon as possible. Ditto for much of the  tools you’ll need to unpack : box cutters, knives, scissors, etc. If it’s sharp and/or poisonous, odds are a toddler will want to play with it. Don’t ask us why. Cleaning supplies are another big one. It’s a given that you’ll want to do a little cleaning on m...

Keep a cool head with this list that does the thinking for you To keep moving  bedlam at a minimum, we've created this to-do list. Print out this page, and check off the tasks, item by item. Many of the items can be done ahead, so do yourself a favor and get organized the day before. Come moving day , you'll be ready to supervise the whole affair, without worry or distraction. Task One: Clearly Mark and Set Aside Items You Don't Want Loaded This will remind you to tell the driver what not to load as you conduct your pre load walk through. Make sure your important paperwork pertaining to the move doesn't get packed and shipped with your household goods. Task Two: Pack Special Items for the Kids Have the kids pack a box of their "special" items, things that they'll want to have nearby as soon as you all arrive at your new home. Point this box out to the driver so it's one of the first to be unloaded. Note: You may want to arrange for some...

Do you work for the mover or are you a broker? Broker’s play an important role in helping customers match up with moving companies. Keep in mind, however, that a broker cannot give you a binding estimate and a broker is not responsible for loss or damage. Do you give binding quotes? Over the phone, a mover or broker may give you a quote that is generally not binding. A mover may give a binding, or “not to exceed” quote upon reviewing your items in person. Brokers don’t typically give binding quotes. Does the quote include extra charges? For example – flight charges, long carry charges, appliance charges, parking charges, storage charges, fuel charges, awkward objects, etc. If you have a piano, you should let them know right up front. Ask them if they have equipment to help with heavy and awkward items. Will my items be transferred? Long distance moves can sometimes require your items be transferred to another truck. This extra handling increases the chances for damage ...

Typically with long distance moving people do not want to have to make the long drive themselves if they don’t have too.  Often people have to make the drive themselves because they need to get their car or vehicles to their new home.  Driving the vehicle(s) to your new home is no longer your only option.  Now you can have your  Seattle long distance movers  transport your vehicle(s) for you saving your time, gas, and mileage on the vehicle.  Our Specialized moving crews have state of the art equipment and are trained in the latest handling and moving techniques to ensure a fast and safe move.  Whether you need to move a car, truck, classic car, or race car we can do it all. Most moving companies can accommodate vehicle shipping for most long distance and international moves so be sure to ask about it.  As highly experienced movers we will work with you every step of the move to ensure every little detail is taken care of and that w...