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February 20, 2020 by movingworldwide Leave a Comment

Check out our guys figuring out how to safely move a very heavy elliptical machine! We want to make sure not to damage it, move it safely and quickly. Please consider Worldwide Moving Systems. Don’t make a move without us!

What is the average moving cost?

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World wide Moving Systems is family owned and operated company! We have been in service for families, military and companies for over 40 years. We pride ourselves with providing the upmost care for moving storage and logistical needs. Even though, we have a good reputation in the community we still felt it was a need to be certified pro-movers. Credentialing our service and establishing another layer of trust and reliability for customers. The American Moving & Storage Association launched a consumer protection and certification program called ProMover on January 1, 2009. This initiative is designed to fight impostors, known within the industry as “rogue operators. Promover certification gives consumers an easy way to separate reputable, professional movers from con artists out to make a quick buck at their expense. Contact Worldwide Moving Systems for your next move and feel secured to know we are professional movers that will have upstanding ethical business practices and will make sure we do the best for your move.

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What is the average moving cost?

January 31, 2020 by movingworldwide

What are the average moving costs?

If your lease is about to expire or you’re approaching the closing day of your new property, you’ve probably asked yourself the question: “What will be my average moving cost?“. And this is perfectly understandable because it’s the price of the upcoming move that almost all soon-to-be movers find great interest in.

You may have heard the quote that money is what makes the world go round, and chances are that you may not particularly like that statement. However, whether you like it or not is largely irrelevant as you will soon realize that whenever you’re facing a new house move, it’s practically the dollar bills that will make the wheels of the truck go round and round until the destination city or town is reached.

And speaking of average relocation costs, I’m positive that after reading this article, you will have a much better understanding about your average moving costs for your local or long distance move. Of course, the first task you need to get done is to decide what moving service type to use, and because there are few options available for you, I’ll try to explain the average cost of moving for each one of them.

The American Moving and Storage Association states that the average cost of an interstate household move is about $4,300 (distance of 1,225 miles) and the average cost of an intrastate move is about $2,300 (4 movers at $200 per hour). Both average moving costs are for 7,400 pounds.

How much does it cost to hire professional movers?

Full Service Movers Average Costs
If you have chosen to use full service moving companies for your relocation, then in most cases that would be the most expensive option to move your belongings. If you are moving state to state, then the relocation cost of your move will be based on the distance between the old and new location, weight and respectively on the amount of stuff you own. For example, if you’re moving from Chicago to Boston, MA and you live in a 4 bedroom house, your average moving cost with a full service moving company can go over $10000. But if you are moving locally within 100 miles from your old place, this cost will be based on an hourly rate and will vary from company to company.

Average moving costs per hour (local moves)
If you happen to be moving across town or locally, then it’s important to understand how the moving price is formed. Here are 3 points you should keep in mind throughout your local move so that you don’t get an unpleasant surprise when it’s time to cover the expenses at the end of the relocation.

1) Local moving costs can vary greatly depending on your exact location (state and city). Yet, our average moving cost example will give you a good idea of how much money you should get ready to pay in the end of your short distance house move.

Finding a perfectly affordable moving company is the key to a perfectly affordable move.
2) As a rule of thumb, local movers charge on an hourly basis regardless of the type of activity they are performing at the moment. That is, the hourly tariff stays unchanged regardless of whether they are packing, carrying your household items outside your home, loading these same household goods into the moving vehicle, driving to your destination, unloading your stuff, or carrying all your furniture pieces, household appliances and cardboard boxes over the threshold of your new apartment or house.

3) If you have no idea what the term “travel fee” means, then you’re likely to learn its meaning soon enough. That fee covers the expenses in terms of fuel and time your local moving company needs to reach your home, and then travel back from your second location. Usually, you will be charged a travel fee that equals 1 hour of standard move related work.

What are the average costs of moving house?

The average moving price for local moves is $25 per hour per mover. However, that price can be higher depending on your location within the country. Therefore,

Studio apartment: 2 professional movers working for 3-5 hours at an average of $25 each per hour = $150-$250 for completing the entire moving job.
2-bedroom apartment: 3 local movers working for 5-7 hours at an average of $25 each per hour = $375-$525 to get the job done.
3-bedroom house: 4 professional local movers working for 7-10 hours at an average of $25 each per hour = $700-$1000 to complete the house move.
Larger homes: the estimated local moving costs for larger homes (5,000 square feet and up) rise sharply and can reach values around $1500-$2000, and even more.
To elaborate further on the average moving cost for a 4 bedroom house, a reputable moving company charges based on the number of movers and trucks used during your move, so the expense for a 4 bedroom house will be around $150-170 per hour for 4 experienced movers and a big moving van that can fit all of your belongings. On top of this moving cost, most moving companies do not include any additional packing costs.

If you are in a mood to pack your belongings and box every room, your average moving bill will be much lower than if you choose to have professional movers do the packing for you. Based on my experience in the field, packing costs can be similar to the moving cost itself. A 4 bedroom house can take more than 12 hours to move from one town to another. In this case, your average moving costs will be around $1800-$2500 with no packing included.

For an accurate moving estimate calculation, use our fast & easy free moving calculator.

Also, it’s important to be aware of the extra local moving costs that you should expect to be charged whenever applicable.

You can easily request packing and/or unpacking services for $25-$35 per hour, usually with the cost of packing materials included.
Of course, extra charges may be available according to the complexity of your local move. Excessive flight of stairs, long distance to the moving vehicle or an excess of bulky and heavy items may make the final price higher. Discuss in advance the possibility of additional costs with your local moving company.
It’s customary to prepare money in cash in case you are very satisfied with the work of your hired men and you wish to reward their efforts through well-deserved tips. And if that is the case, the average moving service cost will increase by 10-15% of the total move cost. Be mindful that tipping local movers is not mandatory but is always appreciated by each and every hard working crew member.
Average moving cost per mile and pound (cross country moves)

Understand what factors affect the average interstate moving costs and you will be able to save big on your cross country move.
And now that you have a much better idea what the average moving costs for local moves are, let’s take a look at the average moving costs for cross country moves. The first thing to understand here is that the price of long distance relocation is formed and calculated in an entirely different way. For example, you shouldn’t expect to be charged by the hour for using the services of a top rated long distance mover. Rather, the final price will be determined by 3 major factors:

Distance. The longer the distance is between your current home and the residence you’re moving to, the higher the relocation cost will be. And because you won’t be able to exert any control whatsoever over the mileage between the two homes, concentrate on the next two price influential variables.
Shipment weight. It’s easy to guess that the more household items you choose to move to your new home, the more the entire shipment will weigh, and therefore the more money you will be forced to pay in the end. Fortunately, this highly logical relocation price factor will also let you save hundreds of dollars whenever you choose do the smart thing to trim down the number of your belongings to their absolute minimum.
Additional services. The price estimates you receive from reputable long distance movers should include the basic move parameters, plus any additional moving services you have requested, such as packing, unpacking, furniture disassembly and/or re-assembly, and so on. Therefore, be ready to be charged extra for any accessorial service you demand or which may have become necessary for completing the job altogether.
What are the average moving costs when moving across country?

The most important thing to remember here is that the following moving costs are only approximate values that can serve you well to get a general view of what your cross country move will cost you. In practice, exact values are merely impossible to state due to the fact that all final moving prices are calculated on a case-by-case basis.

In other words, even if you and your next-door neighbor were moving to one and the same city in another part of the country, each of you would pay a different sum in the end because 1) you’d have a different number and nature of household goods for transportation; 2) you’d request different extra services depending on your individual needs and preferences, and 3) you’d use the professional services of different long distance movers (most likely).

For the sake of convenience, if we assume that you’re moving to a new city that is exactly 1000 miles away from your starting point, then you have the following moving average price examples:

Studio apartment. On average, all household items found in a studio apartment weigh approximately 1800-2000 pounds, and if you happen to be moving out from one and your new home is conveniently located 1000 miles away, then you should expect to pay no less than around $1500 excluding any extra services.
1-bedroom apartment. On average, the household goods inside a 1-bedroom apartment can weigh between 2500 and 3500 pounds, which means that you’ll be paying within the range of $1800-$2500 for a cross country move without any accessorial moving services.
2-bedroom home. On average, the items found in a 2-bedroom residence weigh something like 5000-6000 pounds, so if you’re moving to a place that is, say 1000 miles away, then you should be charged no less than around $3500-$4200 as a base price with no extra professional relocation services included.

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International moves leading to stardom. Kobe Bryant started in Italy.

January 28, 2020 by movingworldwide

Bryant was born in Philadelphia, the youngest of three children and only son of former NBA player Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. He was also the maternal nephew of basketball player John “Chubby” Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. His middle name, Bean, was derived from his father’s nickname “Jellybean”. Bryant’s family was Catholic and he had always practiced his faith.

The Bryant family first went to Rieti, a town in central Italy, and then moved to Reggio Calabria, in the country’s toe, Cireglio in Tuscany, and finally to Reggio Emilia, in the north.

Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was six when his father Joe moved the family to Italy in 1984 to play seven seasons with four different teams in the centre, south and finally the north.

The Bryant family first went to Rieti, a town in central Italy, and then moved to Reggio Calabria, in the country’s toe, Cireglio in Tuscany, and finally to Reggio Emilia, in the north.

“We always kept two eyes on the ball and two eyes on him,” said one of his father’s teammates, Antonio Olivieri, 64.

He remembered the boy as a ball of energy when the family arrived in Rieti, about 80 km (50 miles) from Rome.

“Kobe was a kid when he was here in Rieti. I remember Joe always taking him to the gym… he used to climb into the hoops while we were playing,” Olivieri told Reuters.

“When someone fell on the ground, he came onto the court with a mop to clean up,” he added.

The local team, NPC Rieti, published a photo of the young Kobe on its Twitter account. “You made us dream,” it wrote. “We are proud to have been the first to see you take to the court. We will never forget Kobe.”

In a radio interview in 2011, Bryant revealed his affection for the country: “Italy will always be close to my heart,” he said.

His love for Italy was reflected in the names he chose for his four daughters – Gianna Maria-Onore, who died with him in Sunday’s crash, Natalia Diamante, Bianka Bella and Capri, who was born in June 2019.

His time in Italy

Bryant was especially fond of Reggio Emilia, where he spent two years.

“I grew up here. I used to ride my bike here. There were all my friends, I have many memories, it’s special,” he said in an interview with BaskeTime magazine in 2016.

“Forever one of us,” the Reggio Emilia Pallacanestro Reggiana team wrote on Twitter, posting some photos of Bryant when he played for the youth team.

“Kobe wasn’t known as an NBA star in Reggio Emilia. He was the kid that all the fans knew and saw at the arena when his father played,” said youth coach Andrea Menozzi.

Bryant’s friends in Cireglio, a small town where the family lived from 1987 to 1989, were struggling to come to terms with his death.

“One morning at 7, the doorbell rang and I saw Kobe,” said childhood friend Alessia Pierattini, 53, remembering a surprise visit from the Los Angeles Lakers superstar some seven years ago.

She showed him a photo album that she had put together full of pictures of when he was a boy taking his First Holy Communion at a local Roman Catholic Church.

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-kobe-bryant-speak-spanish-italian-and-chinese-at-press-conferences-77662789788

“When we left the house after an hour together, people stopped their cars because they wanted to see him. He was open to everybody and took photos in the streets (with them),” she said. She added that Kobe had told her that he wanted to bring his daughters to live in Italy.

“I want them to experience what I felt as a child, a reality that does not exist in America,” he told Pierattini.

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Thinking of moving into a larger home?

January 24, 2020 by movingworldwide

The first question anyone thinking of moving into a larger home should ask is if they can afford it, but that’s only part of the equation. Even if things are great now, life is unpredictable, and your finances could change.

Still, you can’t live life in a shoebox just because you are afraid to take the leap up to the next level. Are you ready to move up? Here are 4 questions you need to ask yourself .

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Large modern Victorian style home.

1. Do I need a bigger place?

An obvious question to ask when you start contemplating moving up to a bigger, more expensive home is do you really need it. Just because you can afford to move into a larger home doesn’t mean it’s practical.

Think about the neighborhood where you live and the friends that you have. Are they special enough to make you want to stay where you are? Most people start thinking about moving to a larger home out of necessity.

Life changes, such as a new baby or an elderly parent moving in can make the move necessary. If you are looking for a bigger place just to show off, don’t forget that good times don’t always last and when the music dies, you don’t want to be stuck with more house than you can afford.

2. Can I afford it easily?

Maybe you can afford it if you skip lunch every day, cut out coffee altogether and live without electricity every other month, but is that worth it? If you cannot afford a bigger place easily, why add the stress for no reason?

Remember, it is one thing to have the credit score and the income to be approved for a home, but it’s a whole different thing to be able to afford it easily. You want to make sure that you don’t have to spend most of your paycheck just to pay the mortgage.

Consider your lifestyle. Are your kids active in expensive sports? Do you have high monthly expenses that make staying in the black difficult where you are already? Before you jump up to the next level, be sure you won’t lose your hair worrying about making the mortgage payment.

Homebuyer incentives to speed up the move

3. Will I want to stay long enough to recoup my closing costs?

Finally, if you are moving into a larger home, are you ready to be in it for the long haul? You’ll put down a lot of money in closing costs to move into a larger home. Are you prepared to stay there at least long enough to recoup your closing costs?

4.Do you have savings to accomodate repairs and updates for a larger home?

Many people may not think about the added cost of maintenance for a larger house. Especially if it is a house that is 15 plus years old. One should inquire when and if major systems have been replaced. In addition, if the roof has been reshingled, any pipes have been replaced and if septic systems have been serviced if applicable. Larger homes may have more than one HVAC system so that is a cost that should be recognized as it maybe in need of replacement if it is nearing the end of it’s life cycle. A significant cost can be incured if you have an older HVAC system and you are repairing it yearly and need new refridgerant every summer with the high cost of the older r-22 refridgerant. It may behoove you to just replace both systems. Check when the last time the furnace was repaired or replaced. Updating duct work to accomodate a new furnace will be costly. Pipeing for water, gas and sewer should be inspected. Here are some common estimates to take into consideration for how often to replace a residential or commercial roof: Composition Shingles: 12-20 years. Asphalt Shingles: 15-30 years. Wood Shingles: 20-25 years.

Renovations and painting costs should be accomodated for as well with updates to bathrooms overall paint schemes.

Be savy in your search for a larger home. The newer the better as it may have some warrenties still in place. However, if you plan to stay for a longer time be sure to build a seperate savings to prepare. If it is an older home you should already have a savings in place.

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Woman-owned moving company

January 14, 2020 by movingworldwide Leave a Comment

Although the moving industry is a male-dominated industry, women, applying their unique set of skills, play a significant role in lifting up and promoting success in the relocation businesses they work for.

One woman that has successfully navigated this field is our owner Toni Jones.

Toni Jones owns Worldwide Moving Systems (a dba for A-Whisco Inc). She purchased the company when it only had two trucks as a way to become an independent business owner following an unsatisfying career in public education. She employed friends, family and college students to complete local moves, then began completing military origin and destination services for crated household goods.

Started in 1973, a time when being a woman-owned business in the moving industry was very unique. She perservered winning military sub contracts and branching out to industrial equipment moves, residential house hold moves, retail deliveries and office moves.

In addition, providing crate-and-freight services for over 40 years for long distance and international moves long before many other movers in the area. She also acquired another moving company in Lexington Park called Quality Transfer and Storage.

Her dedication to excellence, high quality training, and a commitment to the customer’s experience, has been paramount to her success. The company is family owned and operated with her daughters working in the company at some points in it’s history and currently her husband, son and brother in law at the helm.

Toni continues to make sure that Worldwide and Quality are staying current in the economic market and provide direction that will constitute a profitable success while keeping the core values the business has predicated growth upon.

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World wide Moving Systems is family owned and operated company! We have been in service for families, military and companies for over 40 years. We pride ourselves with providing the upmost care for moving storage and logistical needs. Even though, we have a good reputation in the community we still felt it was a need to be certified pro-movers. Credentialing our service and establishing another layer of trust and reliability for customers. The American Moving & Storage Association launched a consumer protection and certification program called ProMover on January 1, 2009. This initiative is designed to fight impostors, known within the industry as “rogue operators. Promover certification gives consumers an easy way to separate reputable, professional movers from con artists out to make a quick buck at their expense. Contact Worldwide Moving Systems for your next move and feel secured to know we are professional movers that will have upstanding ethical business practices and will make sure we do the best for your move.

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Homebuyer incentives to speed up the move

January 13, 2020 by movingworldwide Leave a Comment

Judy Szynborski

Incentives You Can Offer a Homebuyer to Close the Deal

Sometimes a house lingers on the market for weeks or months without attracting a buyer. In other cases, a seller needs to close a deal quickly for personal reasons, such as to start a new job. If you want to sell your home soon, you can provide incentives to attract a buyer.

Items You Can Offer to Sweeten the Deal
Some buyers view a beautifully staged home and fall in love with the house and all the furniture. Others want to avoid the hassle of shopping for furniture and having it delivered and would prefer to simply move into the house. If you’re downsizing or don’t want to transport your furniture over a long distance, you can offer it as an incentive. If your home has any other unique features, such as artwork or antiques, you might be able to throw them in with the sale of the house.

Financial Incentives That Can Help You Attract a Buyer
If the home inspection uncovered problems that need to be repaired, going through the process of finding a contractor and having the work done might hold up the closing. As an alternative, you can offer the buyer money for repairs at the time of closing as an incentive.

If you need to close by a specific date, you can give the buyer a financial credit or bonus as an incentive to meet your deadline. You can also offer a bonus commission to the agent representing the buyer to speed things along.

Buyers often feel overwhelmed by all the bills associated with closing, such as escrow fees, title insurance, inspection fees, homeowners insurance, private mortgage insurance and taxes. Offering to cover some of these costs yourself may help you entice a buyer or convince someone to choose your house instead of another.

You also might be able to help a prospective buyer who’d need a mortgage to buy your house save money over the long run. Lenders generally offer interest rates based on market conditions at the time that a mortgage is obtained, but buyers can pay points, or upfront fees, that lower the interest rate over the life of the loan. A seller can also pay points on the buyer’s behalf and lower the interest rate as an incentive to convince the buyer to purchase the house.

Stand Out From the Competition
In a buyer’s market, simply having an attractive and well-maintained house and offering it at a reasonable price may not be enough. If your house has been slow to sell, or if you’re facing a deadline and need to speed up the process, offering incentives to a buyer may help you close the deal faster. You can advertise those incentives up front or offer them later if a buyer is on the fence. Discuss possible incentives and strategies with your real estate agent.

Judy Szynborski
REALTOR®
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McNelis Group Properties
14488 Solomons Island Road South PO Box 92
Solomons, MD 20688

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Ready for an out of state move!

January 9, 2020 by movingworldwide

Worldwide Moving Systems provides a wide variety of services from local moves, crate and freight, storage, mobile,packing, cleaning for a move, shipping, long distance moves and more. In this case we have one of our tractor trailor’s preparing for a long distance move from here in Charles County,MD to New Hampshire!

This will be a 31,000 pound move! Drew and TJ and pre inspecting the truck to make sure everything meets regulation standards for the trip!

If you are planning a big life changing move, please, don’t make a move without us! We will make sure your move is conducted with a high quality of service and efficiency!

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Happy New Moves

January 3, 2020 by movingworldwide

According to the results of United Van Lines’ 43^rd Annual National Movers Study, which tracks customers’ state-to-state migration patterns over the past year, Idaho saw the highest percentage of inbound migration among states experiencing more than 250 moves* with United Van Lines: 67.4 percent. This is Idaho’s first time leading the list of inbound states in more than 25 years. However, for the second consecutive year, the study found that more residents moved out of New Jersey than any other state, as 68.5 percent of New Jersey moves were outbound.

The study and its accompanying survey—released today—also revealed that more Baby Boomer generation Americans moved than any other age group last year, as those aged 55-74 years old accounted for more than 45 percent of all inbound United Van Lines moves in 2019.

Oregon, at 65.7 percent inbound, followed Idaho as the second most popular moving destination nationally, experiencing more than 2,800 total moves. States in the Mountain West and Pacific West regions, including Arizona (63.2 percent), Washington (59.5 percent) and New Mexico (43.9 percent), continued to see high percentages of inbound moves. Each of these states ranked among the top inbound states in the study’s 2019 data.

In the Southeastern region of the United States, several states—including South Carolina (61.8 percent) and North Carolina (57.3 percent)—were popular moving destinations in 2019. The study revealed that major reasons for moving south were retirement (24 percent) and job change (46 percent). Following this trend, Florida (58.1 percent) joined the list of top 10 inbound states for the first time since 2015, ranking seventh. Among all states, more residents flocked to Florida for retirement (40.5 percent) and for lifestyle change (22.97 percent) than any other state.

“Key factors like the Baby Boomer generation re-locating upon reaching retirement age as well as states’ economic performances and housing costs drove these 2019 moving patterns,” said Michael A. Stoll, economist and professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. “United Van Lines’ study encompasses data consistent with the broader migration trends to western and southern regions that we’ve been seeing for several years now.”

Each year, United Van Lines’ National Movers Study reveals the business data of inbound and outbound moves on a state-by-state basis. Alongside the study, United Van Lines conducts a survey to examine the reasons and motivations behind these migration patterns. The 2019 survey revealed that, across all regions, a major driver of migration is a career change, as approximately one out every two people who moved with United Van Lines in the past year moved for a new job or company transfer. In 2019, Washington, D.C. saw the largest influx of residents due to a new job/company transfer at 78 percent.

An exodus persists among Northeastern states, as New Jersey (68.5 percent), New York (63.1 percent) and Connecticut (63 percent) were all included among the top 10 outbound states for the fifth consecutive year. Primary reasons cited for leaving the Northeast were retirement (26.85 percent) and new job/company transfer (40.12 percent).

Midwestern states including Illinois (66.5 percent), Kansas (58.5 percent), Ohio (57.8 percent), Michigan (56.9 percent) and Iowa (55 percent), all returned to the list of top 10 outbound states in 2019. According to the survey results, the exodus from the Midwest was primarily due to a desire to retire elsewhere (22.8 percent) and for a new job/company transfer (51 percent).

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Downsizing for a Senior Move

December 12, 2019 by movingworldwide

Preparing for a Senior’s Move

For most people, aging brings a new set of challenges. New health problems may affect your ability to live independently, financial challenges make it tougher to maintain your lifestyle and adult children moving to faraway places may make you feel less connected to your home.

Some people move every few years or even more frequently, while others remain rooted in the same location for decades. But for many people, there comes a time in old age when it becomes necessary to move.

While relocating is never easy, moving as a senior carries its own difficulties. If you or a loved one is moving into an assisted living or memory care facility due to declining health, the very reason for the move will likely make the process even more difficult. A lifetime of accumulated possessions might be squirreled away in your home. And if the move is due to financial stress, moving itself can be expensive.

There are many ways to make a move go more smoothly. Knowing when to move, making the right choices about having a family member move in with you and doing a little advanced planning for a new home and reducing the load beforehand can significantly reduce the stress involved.

Signs It’s Time to Downsize Your Home

Senior couple moving their belongings from a big family house into a smaller home, EPS 8 vector illustration

Over the years, you’ve probably felt like your home’s footprint just wasn’t big enough. Whether the closets were too small or the number of cabinets too few, you may have dreamed of relocating to a larger space.

But as a senior, that once-too-small abode might be more space than you need or want.

At the same time, the sentiment of moving away from the home where you raised your family or enjoyed gardening for decades pulls at your heartstrings, leaving you unsure about whether or not downsizing is the right decision.

Anytime safety or physical limitations like the inability to live alone or use stairs exist, it’s time to consider relocating. But there are a few other less obvious indicators for seniors to downsize, too.

1. There are unused rooms

Jamie Novak, a professional organizer and author of “Keep This, Toss That,” says having rooms you rarely—or never—enter unless it’s to air them out or vacuum now and then is a sure sign it’s time to downsize. Sure, having a bit of extra space to stash trinkets and holiday décor is handy. But maintaining a large house with multiple unused bedrooms goes beyond having an extra closet or cubby.

“All that unused space is room you’re paying to heat or cool, paying taxes on and have to clean and maintain,” says Novak. “And that can be a lot of resources spent for nothing.”

2. Your yard gets the best of you

“It shouldn’t be difficult to keep up with the maintenance of the home,” says Novak. Granted, no one expects you to look forward to tasks like mowing the lawn or giving the fence a fresh coat of paint. But if these and similar projects are becoming physically difficult to complete, it’s probably time to discuss options that require less upkeep.

“Additionally, having to pay for help to accomplish the tasks is another indicator that it might be time for a smaller space,” says Novak.

3. You’re too far from family

Not able to take in as many of your grandkids’ soccer games or dance recitals as you want? “If you feel isolated in your home, are too far from family or assistance, or all your friends have moved away, then you might want to downsize and move closer to loved ones,” suggests Novak.

Do you have to move across country to get closer to your family or loved ones?

4. Just too much stuff

If you’re constantly hunting down gadgets, gizmos and more that you’ve stashed in the basement, attic or back of a closet, Novak says you might have too much stuff. “It’s tempting to hang on to every piece of memorabilia or want to fill up all the empty corners of a large home to make it feel less open.”

But having too many odds and ends is a clear sign you’ve got too much space to fill. “And downsizing will force you to pare down and prioritize what you actually need to hang on to,” adds Novak.

How to pack up your kitchen.

5. Your home is a goldmine

Your home’s value may have appreciated to the point where it’s more profitable to cash it in than hang onto it. Novak suggests consulting two to three realtors to have a market analysis performed and explore both your selling and buying power.

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Cereal Drive for So. MD Food Bank 2019

December 5, 2019 by movingworldwide Leave a Comment

C21 New Millennium conducts Annual Cereal Drive for SOMD Food Bank.

Each year realtors from various offices purchase cereal to give to the food bank which facilitates food for families in need. Worldwide Moving Systems has assited Century 21 New Millennium since 2014 in their drive efforts. We have moved thousands of pounds of cereal over the last few years complimentary as our thank you for their continued partnership. This year Jeff Rockenbaugh and Steven Frazier helped C21NM pick up 1052 pounds of cereal from their offices and deliver it to Southern Maryland Food Bank. See below for pictures of our work!

Thanks to all those involved in helping to reduce hunger in our community!