Keeping your household organized is a challenge in the best of circumstances, let alone when you're in the midst of dealing with the disruption of moving.
As a member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, I always take the extra steps necessary to help my clients experience a stress-free, successful move. Throughout my years in the real estate business, I've witnessed many common mistakes that people make during the course of a move.
Here are seven to avoid:
- Packing everything. Prior to moving, it's important to take a look around and decide what you don't want to keep. This will cut down on costs by not having to transfer unnecessary items.
- Sending it all to storage. Storage is usually expensive and just delays the inevitable. Eventually, what you store will need to be moved into your home, so try and bring it all the first time.
- Shopping on the Internet for move quotes without dealing with a live person. This is one instance where dealing with a live person is necessary. You need to be able to ask specific questions and have your estimate explained to you line by line so that you can see where costs can be cut.
- Not looking into what your homeowners' insurance covers. For a nominal cost, these types of insurance policies may cover your goods in transit.
- Not taking photographs of items before disassembling them for the move. You will be unable to process an insurance claim if you don't have proof of what the item looked like before you packed it.
- Overlooking the box count. If you are paying for boxes by the piece, keep track as things are being packed as each box has a different price attached to it. You don't want to end up with 300 boxes when you only needed 200. Also, if the moving company sees that you're keeping track, movers will be less inclined to hit you up for additional costs when the job is done.
- Forgetting to take inventory. If you don't create an inventory, there's no fool-proof way to know if you've left something behind or if it somehow got lost in transit.
I specialize in helping
buyers and sellers invest in real estate in Loudoun
County and Northern Virginia.
I have over 25 years
experience in the real estate industry. As a Broker/Owner with Exit Realty
Talbot and Company, I bring special tools and solutions that enable me to
exceed the expectations of my clientele. If you are considering listing
your property in Loudoun County or the nearby areas, ask me about our latest
internet marketing systems. I would appreciate the opportunity to earn
your business. I am experienced in listing and selling short sales.
For information on the short sale process, please visit www.LoudounShortSaleSolutions.com.
For a free market
analysis on the value of your home, please visit http://www.LoudounHomeValues.com
My past awards and
designations include – 2003 President of the Dulles Association of Realtors,
2003 Dulles Area Assoc Realtor of the Year, Salesperson of the year 2000 Dulles
Area Assoc of Realtors, Top Producer awards from both the Dulles Area
Association and the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. I am a
member of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network.
I have lived in Loudoun
County since 1979. I am married with two grown children and two
grandchildren. My son in law is my business partner in real estate.
I love to jog in the mornings and spend time relaxing on my Trawler during the
summer months.
Loudoun County
and Northern Virginia Real Estate Sales and Solutions – Helena Talbot, Broker.
I specialize in helping buyers and sellers invest in real estate in the
Northern Virginia area to include Loudoun County and surrounding areas
including Fairfax, Clarke, Fauquier, Prince William Counties. Our
local neighborhoods includeLeesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Potomac Falls, Brambleton,
Broadlands, Lansdowne, River Creek, Belmont Country Club, Beacon Hill,
Shenstone, Waterford, Lovettsville, Purcellville, Hamilton, Round Hill and
Bluemont.
Cell 703.727.9885 Office 703.574.3800
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