Moving to a New City with Kids and Pets

Advice from Someone Who Already Did It

Moving to a new city can be tough but you will need help from movers that operate in your area. Not only do you have to find a place for your family to live, but you also need to find pet-friendly apartments and schools that will work with your schedule. After living in NYC for 8 years, I felt like it was time for us all to move on. We found the perfect house outside of DC that has plenty of space for everyone (and our pets too!). Check out these tips if you’re considering making the trek yourself!

The first thing you need to do is get organized. I recommend taking a look at what you have and figuring out what you can fit in your new home, so that the U-Haul isn’t overpacked with things you don’t actually know if you want or need anymore.

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You also really need to make sure the kids are ready for this big change too! If they aren’t happy about leaving their friends behind, it might not be worth doing all of these other changes just yet. Make sure everyone feels included in this process – otherwise it’s going to be tough when you’re stuck somewhere strange without anyone familiar around. The last thing we want is unhappy members of our family which then leads us into point # four…

Moving day will go much smoother if you have friends or family helping out. If no one is available, consider hiring a moving company to help with the big day. This will take some of the pressure off and ensure that everything goes as planned – especially if you have pets who might not be too thrilled about all of this upheaval!

Speaking of pets, make sure you check with your new city’s pet ordinances before bringing them along. Some cities are much stricter than others when it comes to things like leashes laws and barking restrictions. You definitely don’t want to get caught unprepared and end up having to leave your furry friend behind because they can’t come into the new apartment complex.

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Moving with Movers: What You Need to Know

The Pros and Cons of Moving Yourself

Moving is a big job. It can be overwhelming, exhausting and time-consuming to take on the task of moving your own belongings. Moving yourself means you have to pack up all your stuff, load it into a car or truck, drive it across town (or even cross country!), unload everything at the other end and then reassemble your furniture in its new room. Whew! That sounds like an awful lot of work for one person – not to mention expensive because you might need to pay someone else to help you move.

Movers, on the other hand, do this kind of work every day. They know exactly how to pack your furniture into their truck and then unload it at its final destination without damaging anything or scratching walls in your new home.

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Movers bring all kinds of equipment with them like dollies (for moving smaller items), ramps for loading wheelchairs and large appliances (like washers and dryers) onto trucks, tools for dismantling furniture…

Also, movers know the best route for driving a moving van from point A to point B. They can tell you if there’s going to be bad traffic on that day or which of several routes is likely to save both time and money.

Movers also have insurance in case anything does break during the move, so they’re accountable for any damages – not you! Movers are experts at what they do; they want your job to go as smoothly as possible so you’ll hire them again some other time instead of doing it yourself. This means movers will take care with every piece of furniture…and even follow up after the move has been completed just in case something was damaged along the way but went unnoticed until later when nothing could be done.

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