How to Prepare for a Long-Distance Move

Wow! You’re finally ready to go for it! You’re ready to take the plunge into that new job that is in a different state. Or you’re ready to move closer to your kids. Or you’re not sure what the future holds, but you know you need a fresh start in a different part of the country. Whatever your reason, getting ready to make a long-distance move is quite a significant undertaking. Do you have all your ducks in a row? Do you even have the right ducks in the first place? There’s a lot to worry about, and a lot to take care of from a logistics standpoint. Don’t let all of those things diminish your excitement for the original reason for your move. By making sure you get a few things taken care of the right way, you can help make sure everything goes smoothly and you get to enjoy the start to the next phase of your life. Here’s how to prepare for a long-distance move.

First, you shouldn’t feel like you have to handle everything on your own. Even if you excel at making plans and handling logistics, the sheer volume of things that require your attention during a long-distance move can be too much for anyone. I suggest you contact a long-distance moving company to handle the actual physical moving portion of your move. As you’ve begun to consider everything involved in your move, you’ve likely already discovered that there is a LOT more to the long-distance move than just moving the items themselves from one location to another. Fortunately, we live in an era where at least your cell phone number can move with you with no difficulty, so you don’t have to change that unless you want to, but pretty much everything else changes. From cable and internet to utilities, to your address, you have a lot of changes to oversee and plan for. Why not let a company that has the experience and expertise required handle the physical movement of your items from one house to another?

Once you’ve decided to go ahead and let a long-distance moving company handle the move, another key decision to make is which company you’ll trust. My recommendation here is that you chose a mover that actually lives and works where you are right now. I don’t meant to simply Google the term “movers near me” though that might provide you with a somewhat decent first glance. I mean look for a company that has operated in your area for a long time and actually knows what is important to you. Carey Moving & Storage has several locations throughout North Carolina and Tennessee, so you can talk to a real person that lives where you live and knows what life is like in your area. They know the traffic and road conditions. They have experience working in your area and can use that experience for your benefit.

If you’re on board with me so far, the next items on the checklist will be even better. If you’ve looked for moving companies near you, it’s possible you found a couple options, so you’re probably looking for something to distinguish between them. One of the easiest ways to do so can be done right from the outset. Carey Moving & Storage will provide you with a free move quote. With years of experience helping clients make long-distance moves, they are able to accurately assess the size of your job and provide you an accurate quote for what the job will cost. So much so in fact, that they can provide binding and not to exceed estimates. That kind of security in the price of your moving company frees you up to make a lot of the other plans for your long-distance move, such as rent or utilities that may require deposits to set up.

With most moving companies, one item on the list of how to prepare for a long-distance move might include a warning to pre-pack your fragile or valuable items. And with MOST moving companies, that would be sound advice; however, that is absolutely not the case with Carey Moving & Storage. They provide customized crating of pictures, glass, and marble so that you don’t have to spend time and money packing before your movers come to pack. And that also gives you the peace of mind that all of your fragile items are being properly cared for by people who know what they are doing. Additionally, when the time comes for them to pack all of your belongings, they don’t only pay attention to the small details but to the large ones as well. Your furniture will receive equal care to your fragile items. Carey Moving & Storage provides plastic stretch wrapping and blanket wrapping for all furniture to make certain that all of your items, big and small, reach their destination in exactly the condition they left.

The final thing to consider when preparing for your move is how everything will actually make the trip from point A to point B. With Carey Moving & Storage, all of their semi-trailers are equipped with air ride suspension systems ensuring that your items have as smooth a time on their trip as you’ve been able to have by hiring a moving company.

I wish every facet of preparing for a long-distance move was as cut and dried as the process of looking for a long-distance moving company. Unfortunately, life doesn’t always work that way. Some things are always going to be difficult. If I had a dollar for every minute I’ve spent on the phone with a customer service representative from a cable or internet company, I could probably retire before I turned 40. So in order to ensure you have enough time to deal with those unavoidable phone calls and waits, you really should consider using Carey Moving & Storage to make the process of actually moving from one state to another as simple as possible.