Relocating to a vibrant city like Los Angeles can be both exciting and daunting. Los Angeles moving and storage comes with its own unique challenges, but there are plenty of strategies to ensure your transition is smooth and enjoyable. Let’s dive into some helpful tips to make your move as stress-free as possible!
What Makes Moving and Storage in Los Angeles Unique
While LA is a pretty laid-back city, it is also a large city with tons of people. That means there is a lot of human and vehicle traffic! This unique set of characteristics makes it an interesting and maybe even frustrating place to move. Besides this, you have a whole list of big problems to solve, one of them being storage options. However, there are ways to make this move to this gorgeous sunny city easy and even relaxing with the things we outlined in this article.
Some Steps To Help You Stay Relaxed Through The Move To LA
Give Yourself Time: Start Months Before the Move
Waiting until the very last minute to begin packing is the perfect recipe for anxiety and the worst moving experience. So, if you know you are moving months in advance, get going on that moving plan. At the very least, you can create a moving plan with the timeline you are working with. Start packing away stuff you will not need, or going through your offsite storage to make the move easier.
Plan Plan Plan
Let’s move on to this next piece of advice: PLANNING IS YOUR FRIEND! Make an itemized list of everything you need to get done before the move. Keep it practical and write and compare moving quotes, book some help (if need be), move dates, inform utility companies of your change of address, cancel subscriptions, etc. Having a plan will help ease your stress, plus you will also have a blueprint to follow.
Call Up PODS
Remember us talking about giving yourself time. Calling up PODS will certainly help you do that. We suggest getting a hold of them early in the moving and storing process. They will drop a container off at your home and give you the luxury of packing your items on your own timeline. When you are ready, they will pick it up and take it directly to your new LA residence or storage until you are ready. This will allow you to deal with your things on your own schedule, without the pressures of moving!
Buy Supplies
Gather up some moving supplies and make sure you are equipped before you battle with your belongings. Get bucketloads of boxes, tape, sharpies, and bubble wrap. You want to make sure your stuff is protected and organized. This will certainly make your move to LA as relaxing as possible.
Declutter: Keep, Sell, Trash, Donate
No, unless you are living that millennial minimalist lifestyle, you probably have a lot of stuff that you, quite frankly, don’t need. Now, of course, there are probably some heirlooms and memorabilia you want to keep, but if you really want to make your move easy, you have to get rid of some stuff. There is no room for sentiment here. If you have not seen, touched, or used something in months, it has to go. You can sell things that have some value, make a little cash, and donate and trash the rest.
Pack Like A Boss
Now it’s time to pack. Hopefully, you have already started this process months in advance with a PODS container in your backyard with all the stuff you don’t use every day. When packing, it is best to have a strategy because, without it, it might start to feel a little chaotic. Start with the rooms with the most stuff like, say, your bedroom and living rooms. Further, divide these rooms into sections and label every box. For example, the kitchen (which is the room) and silverware (the section). This will make unpacking a dream!
Get Help
While you can move all by yourself, it can get a bit much and grueling. Have the cash to spend? Awesome — have someone else do the work! Don’t have the cash? No worries, throw a moving party and invite friends and family over to help (and for some food and drinks).
Moving And Storage In LA the Right Way
LA is an easy, breezy, beautiful city with great weather, great people, and a great culture. You should have next to no stress moving there (if you follow all the tips and tricks we have laid out for you anyway). So get to moving (and storing). The city of angels is waiting for you!
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