In this blog entry, the professional Charleston commercial moving and residential moving service team here at NoFlex Moving will detail the best ways to make your job-related move successful.
Ask about relocation benefits
Ask your employers whether they are providing any benefits to your relocation to reimburse specific expenses. Ask them if they will be able to reimburse the cost of moving, transportation, temporary, housing, or hotel stays. Ask them if they will provide any reimbursements for lease, breaking, or assistance in doing so, support in selling your home, or buying a new home, or any solutions for storage for my belongings that you cannot move right away. Even if your employer does not have a formal policy for assistance with relocation, you might be able to negotiate for Assistance politely.
Moving timeline
Create a detailed timeline for your move in order to create a structured plan to minimize stress and chaos. Research your housing, including neighborhoods, ideally visiting in advance, if possible to understand how the neighborhood feels. Contact your professional, moving company as soon as possible in order to set a moving date. Schedule all utility and service shut off and set updates for your old and new property, including those for electricity, gas, water, Internet, and other essentials. Make sure to give notice at your current job in advance, and schedule time off for the moving process.
Decluttering
Make sure to declutter your property as soon as possible in order to lighten your load during your move. Decide what belongings you will not want to bring to your new property. Sell, gift, donate, or recycle any belongings that you no longer need in order to reduce the moving costs and the stress of the moving process. If your employer does provide moving expenses, reimbursements, keep all of your receipts, or consider that donations for items might qualify you for a tax deduction in the coming tax season.
Consider short term and long term needs
Pack a box with all of your work essentials, including office, supplies, work, equipment, and professional clothing. Additionally, pack a box with all of the items that you will need right away at your new location before you unpack everything else. Label all of your boxes, without their necessary rooms and contacts, in order to make the unpacking process much more streamlined. Make sure to transport all valuable items, essential documents, and irreplaceable belongings directly with you inside your personal vehicle.
