Moving Tip #1: Organization

People often ask how they can reduce the cost of their move. The number one answer is organization. The more organized you are the faster things will go and the less you will pay.

There are a couple of ways to go about being organized. First, label your goods. I've heard of people using colored dot stickers or simply writing on the boxes. I had a friend who got crafty and used paint sample strips from the hardware store to color code her boxes. My mother always favored the A, A-1 type method. Use whatever you want as long as there's some sort of system. Once the movers arrive, clue them into your system and make sure they don't have any questions.

Another way to be organized is to know where you want everything at the new place. This may sound a little silly or too elementary, but many times we run into customers who end up unsure where they want this or that and it takes time for the guys to continually move things around. Once you get to the new place, make sure you stand close to the door and direct the guys to put things exactly where you want them. Putting things down once instead of multiple times definitely cuts down on time and cost.