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Not everyone loves winter weather but some choose to reside in places where plentiful snow arrives early.  If you tend toward ski bum when the first snowfall comes, you may consider moving to a ski resort town.  Living in a resort town is unlike your typical suburban spread or city dwelling – there’s a different lifestyle awaiting you to which you must acclimate.  In this moving blog, we will cover what to expect and how to move to a ski resort town. Snowy Season is the Reason Most likely, you’re…

When you decided to drive and create a cross-country road trip around your long-distance move, you didn’t realize you may get bored.  Listening to the radio, watching the same DVDs on an endless loop, and observing your family ignoring each other by focusing on their phones and other electronic devices gets old and doesn’t lead to bonding.  Instead of continuing on this monotonous route, shake things up with our list of games to play on the road while long-distance moving. Check Your License Plates While you’re en route to your…

Sometimes, circumstances dictate when the whole family can move together.  Maybe your spouse transferred jobs, but you haven’t yet sold the house or you want the kids to finish the school year before the moving company…

The one thing you may neglect throughout the moving process is your car.  Unless you plan to sell your car or use a car transportation service, whether you’re long-distance moving or moving around the corner, your car must move with you.  In order to complete errands related to moving and to arrive at your new home, you must rely on your car.  What you don’t need during this stressful time is car trouble, so prepare your car for the move by referring to these car maintenance tips. What to Replace…

Every city you visit but aren’t fully acquainted with comes with its own myths.  Until you actually live and work in a place, you cannot verify every myth as gospel.  Remember how your parents told you…

Outside of Washington, DC, and Alexandria, VA, across the Potomac River, resides the gorgeous waterfront development of National Harbor, MD.  From the highway, a multicolored, spiked sculpture guides you toward the center of this manmade metropolis.  Once a plantation was built in the 1800s, a fire destroyed it, and the property was put up for sale in the 1980s.  A resort area that resembles a movie set for an idyllic city, it features hotels, stores, restaurants, a marina, and points of interest – all within walking distance in one neat,…

Sports are America’s favorite pastime.  We watch them; cheer on our favorite teams and trash talk our rival ones, and love to play them.  When kids play sports, they’re active and away from time-sucking electronics.  They’re taught lifelong lessons about success, failure, and working with others.  To feed this love, parents purchase basketball hoops, trampolines, and all kinds of playground equipment.  However, when it comes to moving large sports equipment to your next home, unexpected challenges could appear.  How do you move these gargantuan items that seemed like suitable investments…

When you’re moving long-distance, how are you going to get there? The obvious answer would appear to be taking a plane or, if you live only a few hours away, driving your car, but is one mode of transportation easier and more efficient than the other? Only you and/or your loved ones can decide, but before you make a move, compare and contrast which option works out best for you. How Much Time Do You Have? Since you currently live far away from your new home, how long would it…

There's so much to do when moving. Our experts have been through it all and have compiled a list of ways to help manage moving stress. How stressful is moving? Ask any of your family and friends and you will get the same answer: SUPER STRESSFUL. From overstuffed basements and attics to go through to terrible, unscrupulous moving companies to weather-related delays, moving can be a headache and a half. But it doesn’t have to be. Managing moving stress is key to making the transition from one home to another…