Preparing for the move
Start six weeks out. The biggest predictor of a stressful move is how late you start sorting what's going, donating, or trashing. We've seen households save four hours on move day by getting honest about what to keep two weekends before the truck arrives.
Schedule the in-home walk-through early. The earlier we see the home, the more accurately we can size the crew + truck — and the easier it is to spot the things most movers miss until they're standing in the kitchen.
Notify the people who need to know — landlord, HOA, kids' school, work, the post office, utilities, and the vet. We keep a one-page checklist we'll print and hand you at the walk-through.
Packing and moving day
Label every box with the destination room AND a short content list ('kitchen — bowls, mixing'). Boxes labeled just 'kitchen 3 of 7' are useless when you're trying to find the toaster Sunday night.
Pack a 'first night' bag — sheets, toothbrush, towels, phone charger, a few changes of clothes. You'll thank yourself.
Walk every room with the crew before they leave the empty house. We do this with you on every move; the 5 minutes catches the laundry-room shelf or the garage corner everybody forgot.
Settling in
Set up the bedrooms first. Make the bed. You'll fall asleep easier on night one, and you'll be grateful in the morning.
Don't unpack the kitchen all in one go. Open boxes as you need them; you'll re-sort intelligently instead of just refilling the cabinets the same way you had them before.
Take a photo of every wall before you fill it with art. You'll thank yourself when you're trying to remember where a picture used to live.