Start Planning Early
As soon as you find out that you’re going to be moving, you should start to plan. We recommend beginning by establishing your budget and timeline. These parameters will help you make decisions down the road. You should also take the time to create a checklist of things to do so that you can stay organized throughout the whole process.
Purge Unwanted Items
If you are considering hiring a moving company, you are going to want to get rid of anything that you don’t want or use anymore. After all, why would you want to pay to move something that you’re going to throw away at your new location? Even better, you can donate the items to a charity to help people in need and get a tax deduction. If you’d prefer to make some extra cash to cover the cost of your relocation, you should hold a yard sale with all of your unwanted things.
Hire Professional Movers
Based on the budget and timeline you established before, you can choose to hire New Jersey long distance movers. When you leave your relocation to professionals, you can save yourself a lot of stress because we handle all of the heavy lifting and transportation. With the help of long distance movers, New Jersey residents don’t have to rent trucks, find packing materials, or deal with the assembly of appliances and large pieces of furniture.
Map out Your Travel Plans
Even if you let moving specialists handle the logistics of moving your items, you still need to plan your travel. For example, are you going to fly across the country and let the movers take your car? If not, you’re going to need to plan for hotels and other accommodations along the way.
Pack a First Night Box
Lastly, we recommend packing a box of things that you’ll need on your first night or for traveling. These should include clothes for traveling, toiletries, cleaning supplies, and toilet paper for when you arrive at your new home. If your furniture is going to be delayed, you should also consider packing an air mattress and bedding. It is important that you keep any of these boxes and bags separate from your other items so that the movers don’t accidentally pack them away!
To learn more about how to prepare for long distance moving, New Jersey residents should reach out to JD Carton today! You can call to ask about our residential long distance relocation services or our unsurpassed local and long distance commercial moving. You can also fill out our online form to request a free quoteSubscribe to J.D. Carton & Son's Blog