Switching apartments can make sense sometimes. For instance, a new apartment might be closer to where you work. It might also make it easier to see family and friends. In many cases, you might just be moving into an apartment that's cheaper. In any case, you want to do your move as fast as you can to minimize the interruption to your life. Knowing some tips and tricks helps you accomplish this.
List All Your Belongings
Go through your apartment and write down a list of everything you own. That will help you determine how many boxes to get and pack. You might need this information to get an accurate quote from professional movers, which is something that you should look into.
Schedule Professional Help
Consult a number of door to door movers & apartment movers for quotes. Apartments often involve going up and down stairs, which can take a lot of energy and muscle for all your boxes and furniture. Using professional labor can expedite the process and make it possible to make the move actually happen if you don't have enough friends or family available to help out.
Get Rid of Things
Making a list of everything you own wasn't just for organizational purposes — you probably uncovered a lot of things you just don't need or want anymore. Sell what you can online or to thrift stores. A garage or yard sale probably won't work from an apartment. Donate what you can that's leftover, and just toss out the rest. Minimize how much you have to move. You might save money on the movers with less stuff.
Pack One Room First
Try to pack up one room in your apartment first before the others. You can use it as a staging area to pack up the rest of your home. Bonus points if you can make it close to the door so your movers, be they professionals or friends and family, can get your old apartment unpacked faster. You might even want to use a room close to the front door of your new place as your unloading zone to get unpacked.
Switching apartments usually means you stay in the same market or city. That should mean your move only takes one day. Using these tips and tricks means you have a better chance of making the switch in one day so you can start your life again in your new place.
