Holiday Moving Tips

November and December aren’t the easiest possible months to move into a new house, but they’re oftentimes the most inexpensive! With the busiest and most expensive moving season behind you, moving in the late fall may be a smart choice of yours or a last resort, but it doesn’t have to be nightmare. Here are some easy tips and tricks that you can keep in mind while you prepare your move whether it’s sometime soon around Thanksgiving, or throughout the December holiday season. 

• Send out a Change of Address card. 
• This can kill two birds with one stone: Announce your new address while also sending out a lovely holiday card to your friends and family! 
• Pack early.
• As difficult as this one sounds, it’ll be a lot easier with all of your spring and summer gear already packed up (hopefully) for the winter. 
• Pack and label based on necessity.
• As you’re packing, try to keep everything in boxes that have a theme, or at least that feature items used at a similar frequency. 
• Choose the right movers 
• Call a few different providers to compare rates and make sure to check the reviews. Movers are usually less expensive around this time, but many often run holiday hours that could delay your move!
• Pack decorations that can be opened and set up easily, or wait to buy until you’re in your new home.
• It might be a good time to part ways with older decorations that take a little more effort to set up outside. 
• Ship gifts and cards ahead of time.
• Sending out holiday cards and gifts a little early is a whole lot better than trying to send them out late. Plus, it’s one less thing to worry about while you’re setting up your new home. 
• Keep old traditions, but try to introduce a few new ones.
• Especially for kids! Leaving home during the holidays might be a little traumatic if some of your family members are taking the move harder than you expected. Try to distract them with a new tradition. 
• Set up your utilities in advance and make dinner arrangements ahead of time.
• You and your family will thank yourself later. 
• Prepare with snow gear.
• If it’s already starting to get frosty, you’ll be prepared with shovels and salt!

Of course, another wise decision for making your holiday relocation a breeze is to use the right real estate agent. My clients are everything to me, and providing them with help for their move, no matter what time of year, is my policy. Get in touch with me today for any of your real estate needs. 

Jeff Mistretta 

(631) 484-0133 

LongIslandAreaRealtor@gmail.com

If You Haven't Done It Already, Tackle It This Weekend!

The weekend is approaching, Halloween is over, and hopefully your busy schedule has calmed down a bit. If you’re lacking plans, you might want to spend a little time updating, reorganizing, cleaning, and taking care of those little tasks you didn’t get to this week (or even in the past few months). We’ve compiled a list of tasks that you might have been meaning to get to, and maybe a few you never thought of! Try to tackle at least one a day for a productive weekend: 

• Despite these occasional bursts of warmth, winter is coming. Put away most of the summer items you won’t be needing come mid-November, especially anything you’ve been meaning to throw out! You can also donate whatever you don’t want anymore. You’ll thank yourself in May when you’re doing your spring cleaning! 
• Get the patio furniture and the cushions that go with them clean and put away or covered, as well as giving the grill a good cleaning. 
• Clean your room a little more intensely than you normally would while you break out your cold weather linens.
• Flip and rotate your mattresses.
• Get your outdoor plants used to the temperatures indoors while the weather is still mild enough not to shock them.
• Take out and put away your window AC unit. 
• Give your lamps and shades a quick dusting to rid them of pollen and dust before you spend the next few months sealed up for winter. 
• Switch up your decor, without going shopping! Rearranging furniture, gallery walls, and decor you already have on hand can create a fresh look for the changing seasons.