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selection is whether you will be moving directly into a new home. If this is not the case you should consider renting a storage unit until you have found your new permanent home. In my past moves I have taken short term apartment leases and rented furniture rather moving twice. Having movers store your goods is very expensive while renting a storage unit yourself will cut your costs by up to 75%. If you want the movers to place your goods in your storage unit you will need to rent a unit on a ground floor as most professional movers will not load a second floor unit. If there are specific personal items that you want use large colored coded stickers to mark the boxes and have these set aside during the storage unit load from the truck. One thing to keep in mind, if you talk to the had mover early in the day it is likely that they will load your truck with the marked boxes at the same time they are loading your storage unit, always make certain that you pre-tip for this service! When you get ready to move to your permanent abode you can do it yourself or follow my final piece of advice, hire someone to move your goods from the storage unit to your new home.

Now to the last a final thing to know before the movers come to your house for inspection and bid, they are going to propose based on what you show them you have. It is rare that the cost you pay will be substantially less than the bid price. Walk through your house, open your drawers, your closets, your cabinets, all the other places you hide things especially things you never use. Be brutal with yourself and your family. Even the most frugal of us amass "junk" over time; humans are by nature gatherers we can't help ourselves. Relocation offers the perfect opportunity to purge ourselves of all the things in our lives that are filling the nooks and crannies of our home and will quite frankly cost us in our move. I know, we all start off with the idea that we will hold a garage sale, make some extra spending money as we prepare for our relocation. All fine and good if you think you have the time for preparation and a day or two to spend waiting for those who might be interested in the stuff you no longer want or need. My experience with garage sales is this they are generally not worth the time and energy necessary to set up and conduct. Call me jaded, however during relocation there is a limited amount of time to complete a significant number of critical tasks the time it takes to gather, mark, and manage

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