Why Use a Professional Moving Organizer or Relocation Concierge For Your Next Move

Professional Moving Organizers & Relocation Concierge • San Diego & Los Angeles, CA

Summertime, is one of my favorite times of the year. The weather is perfect here in Southern California and the beaches are packed. This time of year is + was a super busy one for us ladies at Alana's Organizing!

I can't tell you how many of our clients were either moving into a new home, selling a house, or buying a house + needing help to pack, unpack, organize, edit, purge, donate, you name it. The list goes on and on.

Unpacking and moving projects are some of my favorites. There is so much work that gets done in a short amount of time. For these unpacking projects, we put together a team of organizers to handle the job in just a matter of days. When you have a team of qualified organizers + coffee + matcha tea + music - watch out cause you'll be amazed at the amount of work we'll accomplish!

Even though each and every house + organizing project we encounter is different, there are always things in common with each of them. It's always nice to have insider tips from a professional relocation concierge or moving organizer on how to handle such major undertakings as packing, unpacking, moving, and how to make the transition seamless.

Here are some tips below on a few things that will make your next move a little easier.

1. Purge + Donate

We never think we have much stuff to move until it's time to pack everything up. Once you start uncovering boxes and stored items from the four corners of your house you'll start to realize that much of what's there are items you no longer need. So if you no longer need em, why pay to have those items boxed up and shipped along to your next residence?

For one of our clients, we had over nine carloads of donations sent to Goodwill Industries along with several large items that were transported via a moving truck. It was incredible, this saved our client so much money + space in their new home. With a little thought and planning from the organizing team, everything that was moved into their home has a useful purpose. Do yourself a favor and leave the baggage at the door.

2. Rent Moving Boxes

Yes, you heard me right, I said RENT your moving boxes for your next big (or small) move! We had the pleasure of using a local San Diego service provider A Smart Move, to provide us with reusable, plastic moving boxes for our client. The entire process was pretty amazing. This meant no taping up boxes or stacking multiple sizes together. They deliver them to your house, our organizing team packed up the house, the moving company transported all the items. Then when we unpacked + organized the new house, A Smart Move came and picked up the plastic boxes.

It was pretty great, can you imagine how many cardboard boxes it would have taken us to pack up your standard American household? Part of the all-inclusive service we provide at Alana's Organizing is recycling unused boxes and supplies from projects. So being able to have an eco-friendly option like renting boxes is a major plus for everyone involved. This was also a little extra time we were able to focus more on unpacking + organizing the new house instead of hauling away unnecessary recycling.

3. Hire A Team Of Organizers

I know I know, this seems pretty obvious but make sure you hire a team of organizers (not just movers) for your next big move or project. Some things are a given - buying supplies to pack your home, also hiring movers to take care of the heavy loads from point A to B. However hiring a team of organizers is sure to make your life 1000% better during the process and allows you to focus your time and energy on things more important that only you can do.

With our team of organizers we were able to pack up a two-story home in just two days...yes you read that correctly - two days. Like a swarm of locusts, we packed up this house, all the while, taking the time to make sure like items were grouped together properly. When moving day came, the movers were able to move more swiftly because everything was stacked nicely in our reusable boxes and labeled accordingly.

The unpacking went smooth as well, we had the movers arrange the boxes in the rooms according to label and purpose. Since we had already purged and donated unnecessary items beforehand there was little to no trash, aside from packing paper and bubble wrap.

The new house was unpacked + organized in less than one week. Our client didn't have to lift a single finger throughout the whole process. They are now enjoying their new organized home minus the headache of having to pack, unpack and organize multiple homes on their own.

So, the next time you're faced with the enormous task of selling a house, buying a house, or simply having to downsize and move - for yourself or even for another family member - use our packing and unpacking and moving organizer services and make sure to keep these three tips in mind. I'm confident any combination of the above will make your next move in San Diego, Los Angeles, or anywhere in Southern California both stress-free and seamless.