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Moving Tips for Long Beach Home Buyers and Sellers

How exciting buying a new home!  Until the reality of actually moving occurs.  We all hate moving!

Most first time buyers are working harder, longer hours and are juggling their schedules to find time to look for their new home.  When they actually purchase finding the time to pack and move often becomes problematic.

When I moved across the country some 24 years ago I had to really think about what I was moving.  We all have collections of 'stuff' dating back to our childhood which we do not want to part with.  We just cart it from attic to attic.  At some point some of this 'stuff' has go to go. Most of our 'stuff' lands in closets, attics and garages taking up space and collecting dust. 

Take time before your move to purge.  Go through all of your 'stuff' and get real.  Do you need this?  Will you ever use it again?  Is it worth moving this item?  You will be surprised at how much 'stuff' you can part with. 

Do you have clothing in your closet that you haven't worn in over a year? Do you really think you will wear it again?  No?  Donate it, somebody, somewhere needs it. 

When I first went through my closets I was only willing to let go of a little bit of my 'stuff'.  I spent 6 weekends going through the same closets, each week I would let go of a little more.  Initially it was really hard to let go of many of my belongings, but as the weeks moved along it became easier and easier.  The bonus was a great feeling of 'lightening up'. 

Don't start to box up until you have purged, you will pack and move a lot less stuff.  You will be happy you did!

Important Long Beach Home Buyer Tips

• Don't Make Any Major Purchases
• Things to Avoid Before Purchasing a Long Beach Home
• Changing Jobs Affects Your Ability to Purchase a Long Beach Home
• Long Beach Homes - Issues for 1st Time Buyers
• Buying Fixer Upper Homes in Long Beach
• Long Beach Home Owners Can Deduct PMI

This important article highlights issues that many first time home buyers do not consider, that being the remaining life of the existing systems currently in the home and the cost of future replacement:

• Buying Fixer Upper Homes in Long Beach

Laurie Manny Long Beach Realtor® (562) 212-5420 244 Redondo Avenue Belmont Heights Long Beach, California 90803 Buyers/Sellers/Investors Homes Condos Income Properties 1031 Exchanges