There may come a point in time when you are faced with having to pack up some of your belongings for long-term storage. You might be headed overseas on a temporary work assignment; you might be temporarily downsizing while you work to overcome financial difficulties; you may be in between...
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Category Archives: Moving Services
5 Ways to Go Beyond Broom Cleaning a Sold Home
Vacating a home that you sold usually involves at least a small amount of cleaning. The standard rule of thumb is to leave a vacated house what is known as ‘broom clean’. My Divine Concierge has helped countless clients broom clean their sold homes on the way out the door...
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Options for Clearing Out a Vacated Home
Your parents have finally reached the point at which they can no longer live alone. Or perhaps they have passed on. In either case, you are left with a vacant home that needs to be cleared out before it can be sold. You have a big job ahead of you....
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Preparing to Prepare Your House for Sale
Conventional wisdom says that spring is the best time to put a house on the market. So here we are in January, just 10 weeks or so until the official start of spring. What are your plans? If you are thinking about listing in March or April, there will be...
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Things Every First-Time Snowbird Should Take South
‘Tis the season for snowbirds. Between now and the first part of January, untold numbers of New York residents will be fleeing the Northeast winter in favor of the sunshine and warm temperatures of Florida. And just as in the past, this year will be the first time for some...
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Tips for Avoiding Organizational Letdown
Few things are as disheartening to someone who has gone through a complete home reorganization than turning around six months later and seeing that the disorganization has returned. A person goes through all that work to organize, declutter, and regain a sense of normalcy only to lose it all a...
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Box Labeling Tips for Movers
Over the years, My Divine Concierge has helped plenty of clients pack, move, and unpack their homes. We have seen many cases of clients facing an unpacking nightmare because boxes were not labeled well enough. As such, we go to great lengths to make sure box labeling is approached in...
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Downsizing and Leaving Things Behind
You and your spouse have decided that it is time to downsize. You no longer need that big house you raised your family in, and having less space to care for sounds very appealing after decades of mopping floors, vacuuming carpets, and so on. Great. You call My Divine Concierge...
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How to Broom Clean a House When Moving
People vacating a home are generally expected to leave it in good condition for the next occupants. This is true whether you are talking about homeowners who have sold or renters leaving an apartment as they move on to the next station in life. The question is, what constitutes good...
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