Home Advice - Page 3

Relocation is a real thing for many couples and families, but it’s not always a favored decision. It could cause rifts in relationships if you don’t handle the situation delicately.  Although compromise should be the answer…

As a parent, you have to keep it together even though you may be unbearably exhausted and losing your mind.  When it comes to moving with the entire family, you may feel scared until you’re settled into your new home.  What are the biggest moving fears moms have and how do you combat them? Fight your fears with FlatRate Moving’s list of mom’s biggest moving fears. We'll even share how to handle them. Having Enough Money Let’s face it – moving to another home for whatever reason is expensive. Costs…

When you think of moving after retirement, you probably consider that you’ll move to a freshly built retirement community or a relaxing resort area like the beach.  What usually doesn’t come to mind as a popular alternative for retirees is to move to a city.  Most people associate city living with one chosen as a young, single professional who either lingers after starting a family or migrates to the suburbs in which to raise their children.  However, moving to cities appeals to more and more empty nesters, and here’s why.…

Unfortunately, marriages end more often than we’d like to hear which means one or both spouses will move out of their once shared home.  Splitting up furniture and other belongings while starting divorce proceedings takes a toll on even the most independent, strong soul.  Lots of changes and decisions must be made from where to live to what moving services you’ll need, so we’re here to help you figure things out when relocating while divorcing. Take It Slow Give yourself a break when you’re going through a zillion different, difficult…

Whether you want to freshen up your current home or the one you’re moving into, painting is the easiest way to dress up a shabby-looking room for potential buyers or to suit your new home’s needs.  The question is do you want to complete the painting or hire a professional painter or painting company to handle the job?  Depending on your schedule and skills, you may hire a professional, and if you do, here’s what to know before hiring one. Finding the Right One Searching for a painter involves relying…

After receiving generous monetary gifts from family and friends for your wedding, you’ve decided to buy your first home.  This should be a piece of cake, you and your new spouse agree because you believe you have just enough for a hefty down payment and can afford monthly mortgage payments.  With a sizable amount, you must not squander your newfound cache of cash, so read about mistakes first-time homebuyers should avoid before buying your dream home. Ignoring Your Budget Before embarking on house hunting, carefully calculate your budget, tucking in…

Although you’re still in the happy daze of your honeymoon, the reality is about to pop your love bubble.  When you arrive home, you’re finally moving in together and merging your households for the first time.  Since you’ve never lived together before, you’re in for the first challenge of married life which involves compromising as a couple.  Rearranging your living arrangements is just the first in a series of lifestyle changes you will experience, so to survive with your relationship happily intact, heed these helpful hints about how to move…

Say you put your house up for sale, do everything you can to make it desirable to buyers, and it sits idle despite dropping the price.  Sometimes, no inexplicable reason exists to explain it, but you’ve already scheduled a moving day with the moving company to your new home and cannot postpone it any longer.  Is it feasible to transform your former residence into a rental property and simultaneously maintain two households? Find out whether renting out and owning two properties is for you. Review Your Financial Portfolio Before you…

All eyes are on your moving company truck driving down your new street, but who are these people now known as your neighbors and will you ever meet them?  Even though numerous ways to connect via social media and electronics exist, they sometimes detract from in-person meetings that truly acquaint people and build relationships.  When you move somewhere you may not know what the neighborhood protocol is, so you may miss opportunities to make new connections if you avoid meeting your neighbors.    Step out of your comfort zone and discover…