{"id":2974,"date":"2022-09-19T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2022-10-06T23:08:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T23:08:26","slug":"how-to-move-what-to-consider-before-a-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/how-to-move-what-to-consider-before-a-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving 101: What to Consider Before A Big Move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes to liv\u00ading in a city, mov\u00ading is sim\u00adply a part of life as rent con\u00adstant\u00adly fluc\u00adtu\u00adates, you change jobs, you want a dif\u00adfer\u00adent com\u00admute, and so forth. The good news is that you can learn every\u00adthing you need to know about mov\u00ading in a city from those who have come before you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the most impor\u00adtant things you need to know before mov\u00ading. Start by cre\u00adat\u00ading a mov\u00ading bud\u00adget<\/a>, then decide your next steps based on the below factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are Professional Movers Worth It?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you gen\u00aduine\u00adly dread the process of mov\u00ading, you may be curi\u00adous about whether you should hire a pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal mover. Pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal movers can help you with the entire pack\u00ading process, from pack\u00ading up your belong\u00adings to trans\u00adport\u00ading them and unpack\u00ading them in your new home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start by ask\u00ading around for sug\u00adges\u00adtions. Oth\u00ader\u00adwise, look online for a rep\u00adutable com\u00adpa\u00adny. When hir\u00ading a pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal mover, you want to get an in-per\u00adson con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adtion for an accu\u00adrate quote from three dif\u00adfer\u00adent com\u00adpa\u00adnies. Before hir\u00ading a mover, make sure they can give you the help you need, are licensed and insured, and that they have pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal accreditations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When hir\u00ading a mover in a big city, you\u2019ll pay any\u00adwhere between $40-$150 per hour, per mover (plus extra fees for stairs, heavy items, etc.). Typ\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly for a 1\u2011bedroom apart\u00adment, you\u2019ll spend between $700 and $1,400 on just labor (mov\u00ading sup\u00adplies are often billed sep\u00ada\u00adrate\u00adly, plus you\u2019ll have to tip your movers). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Should You DIY Your Move?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Are you bud\u00adget-con\u00adscious or look\u00ading for ways to cut mov\u00ading costs? Con\u00adsid\u00ader mov\u00ading on your own instead. Choos\u00ading to do all the heavy lift\u00ading your\u00adself is the cheap\u00adest option since you wouldn\u2019t have to pay to hire movers. How\u00adev\u00ader, there are plen\u00adty of oth\u00ader ben\u00ade\u00adfits to a DIY move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if you DIY your move, you\u2019ll have mov\u00ading expens\u00ades<\/a> for hir\u00ading a mov\u00ading truck, gas and tolls, mov\u00ading sup\u00adplies, park\u00ading, insur\u00adance expens\u00ades, and feed\u00ading the friends and fam\u00adi\u00adly you rope in to help. Plus, there\u2019s always a risk of break\u00ading some\u00adthing in the move. So be sure to do the math and make sure a DIY move will actu\u00adal\u00adly save you money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An aver\u00adage 1\u2011bedroom DIY move in a city typ\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly costs between $400-$1,000. So, most of the time a DIY move will be cheap\u00ader than hir\u00ading pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal movers. How\u00adev\u00ader, doing it your\u00adself will like\u00adly be more stress\u00adful, time-con\u00adsum\u00ading, and painful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selling Your Stuff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Whether you\u2019re hir\u00ading a pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal or mak\u00ading your move DIY, you want to move as few items as pos\u00adsi\u00adble. When it comes to declut\u00adter\u00ading most peo\u00adple default to toss\u00ading or donat\u00ading, but don\u2019t for\u00adget that you can sell many of the things in your apart\u00adment, includ\u00ading fur\u00adni\u00adture, cloth\u00ading, jew\u00adel\u00adry, and artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of the fur\u00adni\u00adture in your apart\u00adment and deter\u00admine whether you 1) want to move it and 2) if it will fit in your new space. You can eas\u00adi\u00adly sell fur\u00adni\u00adture online that is old, out\u00addat\u00aded, over\u00adsized, or doesn\u2019t have sen\u00adti\u00admen\u00adtal val\u00adue. While some sites require you to do all the leg work, using a ser\u00advice like Apt\u00adDe\u00adco<\/a> makes the process extra easy. With their white glove ser\u00advice, you don\u2019t have to lift a fin\u00adger; sim\u00adply post your item and when it sells the Apt\u00adDe\u00adco team will come to dis\u00adas\u00adsem\u00adble and deliv\u00ader it to the buy\u00ader for you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sell\u00ading your fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/a> before a move makes the entire mov\u00ading process eas\u00adi\u00ader by let\u00adting you avoid mov\u00ading the big, heavy items. Plus, it puts a bit of cash in your pock\u00adet to help fund your move, refur\u00adnish your new apart\u00adment<\/a>, or throw a wel\u00adcome par\u00adty in your space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What You Need to Help You Move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sim\u00adpli\u00adfy the mov\u00ading process by hav\u00ading the right mate\u00adri\u00adals ahead of time. While some mate\u00adri\u00adals you need are obvi\u00adous, there are oth\u00ader help\u00adful things to have on hand, such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n