When moving and having to sell your current home, decluttering and cleaning is often the first part of preparing for the sale. For homeowners in Houston, this is actually a great time to start preparing, well in advance, for your home movers.
By choosing home movers early in the process, even before your home is sold and you have a moving date, you can take all that extra “stuff”, including boxed items and furniture, and keep it in the moving company storage facility. This will not only clean up your home, but it will give you a head start on all your packing tasks.
To prepared for your home movers even months in advance of the move, start with the obvious items to box and move that won’t cause any stress or distress if they are no longer in the home.
Pack Seasonal Items
Depending on the time of year, you may be packing your summer or your winter seasonal items in advance. This can include decorations and lawn equipment as well as other types of items for lawn maintenance and home décor.
Don’t forget you can also pack up seasonal wardrobes as well. By using home movers with secure, well-maintained storage areas you can box these items and keep them in a climate controlled area that will keep them in perfect condition until you are ready to finally move to your new home.
Clean out Closets and Storage Areas
In addition to seasonal items, most people have closets of things that they rarely if ever use on a regular basis. This may include all those unique kitchen gadgets that are used for one specific recipe, or perhaps extra linens, the good china and crystal, and other types of things you don’t need to maintain in the home.
By cleaning out storage closets and storage areas, home buyers will have the impression of lots of storage space, which is a big consideration for many families.
Eliminate Unwanted Items
While decluttering can mean asking your home movers to simply take items to storage, it can also include getting rid of old furniture and things that you have been hanging onto for years.
Any move is going to be based on the weight on the truck, so if you are able to get rid of these items before the home movers start loading the truck you can save money and avoid moving unnecessary items to the new home.
