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Moving Day:
If you are moving locally have one person go to the new house when delivering the first load and one person stay behind to keep the process going Have small children stay with friends or family, children will slow the process and get bored
One Week before Moving
Handle your banking needs, close accounts if need etc. If moving long distance have your car serviced and fill all fluids Request a change of address from the post office (this can be done online at USPS.gov
Four Weeks before Moving:
Notify any mail subscriptions of a change of address Check out your new community if you are not familiar with it, use the internet to locate all of the stores and places you use in your current community Get children’s school records Find the schools your children will go to and make arrangements for them
Six Weeks before Moving:
Start talking to your children about the move so they are not anxious Create an inventory of everything to be moved Collect everything that is not to be moved and have a garage sale or donate to charity (Charitable donations are tax deductible save the receipts)
Controlling Dust Mites in Your Home
Posted with permission. By: Heather Peters My guess is that you don’t know much about dust mites except they are small, unseen creatures that disgust you. Perhaps someone in your household is allergic to them. Here is some background information on dust mites and how you can work to control them in your house.
Sometimes It’s Best To Leave
Spring is here and the real estate market is looking good! So let’s make sure you are going to do all the right things so your house will sell fast and for the best price possible. Now, to begin with, most articles will tell you to Stage, and this one is no exception! Not everyone [...]
Victoria Hunter of STAGE FOR $UCCESS earns Prestigious RESA-PRO™ Home Staging Designation
Foster City, CA, March 30, 2010 Victoria Hunter of STAGE FOR $UCCESS has earned the RESA-PRO™ designation. RESA-PRO™ designees must meet the following 6 mandatory requirements:
Isn’t Staging Just Another Expense?
One of the reasons that I named my company Stage for Success is because in order to sell your house quickly and for the most money you need to stage it to be successful. It is surprising to me that even with all of the media attention on staging there are still many realtors and [...]
Why Would I Leave My Dirty Rug For Your Dirty Rug?
I wish I had a dollar (due to inflation this has risen from a nickel) for every time I have heard “I don’t need to change that… the new buyer will be remodeling anyway”, I would be a very rich woman. This applies to everything from switch plates, old carpet, old cabinets, old paint, and [...]
I Don’t Want To Fix Anything – I Just Want To Sell!
Let me tell you the story of two houses. Both are about 30 years old. Both have been lived in by older parents and have not been updated. Both have original lighting, paint, floors and hardware. Both are definitely of an era of 30 years ago and show it. Both are good, well-built houses with [...]
