{"id":12656,"date":"2017-12-06T12:01:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T18:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealdaily.com\/?p=12656"},"modified":"2017-12-06T12:02:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T18:02:30","slug":"preparing-clients-long-distance-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/homeownership\/preparing-clients-long-distance-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing your clients for a long-distance move"},"content":{"rendered":"

A local move is never easy, but when moving across the country, it becomes a lot more complicated. The internet has made it easier to research utilities, communities and services. <\/p>\n

But when you have clients who are preparing to move out of the area, you might want to make sure they are aware of these six mistakes that commonly occur. <\/p>\n

1. Falling for a moving scam. <\/strong>
\nRogue operators often give cost estimates sight unseen. Make sure clients know that this is a red flag. This publication<\/a> of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is a good place to start. <\/p>\n

2. Waiting until the last minute<\/strong>
\nMany people put off doing the research to move and be ready. Don\u2019t make that mistake. Start packing early. This gives time to purge and pack. Label all boxes as you go. Have a timeline that shows when the moving company will pick up belongings, when the new place will be ready and where to stay in between. <\/p>\n

3. Paying for clutter to travel across the country<\/strong>
\nThe moving company charges for weight and size of goods. Purge the clutter and unused items from the house before the move to avoid adding extra charges to the move. <\/p>\n

4. Setting up utilities in your new home <\/strong>
\nThere are so many details to manage before the move, it can be easy to overlook this step. Moving into a home without electricity or water can be trying. <\/p>\n

5. Forgetting to cancel services at the old home <\/strong>
\nThe landscaping service, pest maintenance company, or pool person may not realize the family moved. Don\u2019t run up unnecessary charges by neglecting to cancel these services. <\/p>\n

6. Getting too stressed<\/strong>
\nMoving across country should be an adventure. Sure, there is going to be stress. Remind your clients to manage their stress and make the most of their last days in the community with friends and family. With careful planning, everything will go much smoother and this can happen. <\/p>\n

You don’t have to credit anyone, just have your own materials prepared for clients moving long distances – you’re the ultimate resource and the community relies on you, even when they’re leaving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(REAL ESTATE) You’re a community resource, even when a client is looking to move far away – here’s how to help prepare them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":337267,"featured_media":12658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[1234],"class_list":["post-12656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homeownership","tag-real-estate-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/moving-boxes.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/337267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12656"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12661,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12656\/revisions\/12661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}