Want a guide for cleaning your place?
Look no further. Our moving out cleaning checklist has you covered, step by step, from disaster to cleaner than the day you moved in…
You might even get your deposit back!
MovingGuru.com’s Moving Out Cleaning Checklist.
Want to know the secret for cleaning your apartment
on the cheap?
Cleaning services for move outs cost, on average, $200 for a 1,000 sq. ft. place. However, if your carpet has back hair and your shower is scummier than a con artist at a retirement home, then you might need some additional help.
Even if you have to hire a cleaning company, you can still lower the cost of cleaning by, you guessed it, doing some of the work yourself.
Read about how to clean when moving out.
The big move is around the corner, eh?
Well, it’s time to come up with a list of things to remember to do when moving. That way you won’t
forget to, say, empty the freezer, or pack your underwear drawer, or pay your last rent.
Check out out comprehensive list of things to remember to do when moving at MovingGuru.com.
It’s not going to be fun. There’s nothing more insulting than hearing somebody doesn’t want to live with you anymore. However, you’re going to need to do it. You’re going to need to tell your roommate you’re moving out.
There are good ways to do this, and bad ways. Here are some good ways to break the news:
through break it to them as easy as can be. The goodwill of dinner should make it easier to swallow.
Learn about how to find a new roommate.
Moving out on your own is a big decision. How will you feel about having to handle an entire electric bill; and where will you borrow toothpaste from; and who will you talk to when you’ve had a terrible day at work and you’re still writing blog posts, I mean, what it’s already 8:50?, I can’t believe it…
Who will you complain to then?
Nevertheless, for thousands of us, living alone is a virtue. Here are the top 10 reasons to move out one your own:
Learn how to move out on your own so you don’t screw it up, because it’s not easy.
So you want to know the best way to break a lease?
Well, the absolute best way to break a lease is to sign a month-to-month lease. That way, at worst, you only owe an extra month of rent.
However, assuming that’s not an option, the best way to break a lease is to find somebody to take over your lease. This can be by sublease or assignment. However, even if you aren’t allowed to sublease, if the person wants your particular unit (and the unit is unique), your landlord will probably be obligated to rent that unit, allowing you to break your lease with minimal loss.
Learn more about ways to get out of a lease at MovingGuru.com.
Packing to move to tornado alley?
Millions do each year. Tornado alley covers many states in middle America, most notably Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas. It’s called tornado alley because, *gasp*, it spawns tornadoes – those tremendous, twisting, terrifying things that worm down from the sky like nightmares.
If you’re moving to tornado alley, be prepared. Read our tornado survival guide at MovingGuru.com.
Hurricanes are the late-80’s Mike Tyson of natural disasters. Nothing can bludgeon a city state region entire country like a hurricane. They are NOT to be messed with.
If you’re moving to the Gulf of Mexico or even anywhere on the Atlantic Coast, it’s time to brush up on your hurricane knowledge and safety tips.
Read our hurricane survival guide at MovingGuru.com.
Shipping tape.
Simple as that. You can find it anywhere, notably hardware stores, anywhere that sells moving boxes, and even the post office.
Shipping tape, however, isn’t always the best option for taping moving boxes. Sometimes heavy boxes require some added support. To learn more about what tape to use in those case, check out our article:
You’re thinking about signing a rental lease, huh? Well, tell me this:
How much notice do you have to give before you move out? And who’s it on to fix the sink when it clogs?
If you can’t answer these things, you might be in biiig trouble if sign that lease… for like a year…
So, what do you need to know, exactly, before you sign a rental lease?
Read more to learn about what should be in your rental lease at MovingGuru.com.
