If you’re like most tenants, when it’s time to move you’re going be worried about getting your deposit back from the landlord. By being organized and implementing certain strategies, you can be confident that you’ll prevail in any dispute over your deposit. Get Your Move On spoke with a premier maid service to provide you with what you need to know to make sure you leave your place clean. Here are some tips from to ensure your landlord has no cause to keep your deposit:
Start At The Beginning
The smartest thing you can do to ensure the apartment or house you’re leaving is spotless when you move out is to make a point of keeping it clean from the start. To set this up, line your drawers and cupboards, place runners and throw rugs over high-traffic areas, and remove all carpet stains as they happen. This is what is called “defensive cleaning” and it can save you a lot of time and effort when you move out. If you didn’t start out this way when you first moved into your current place, no worries; you still have time to get organized before moving day. But, don’t forget to do some pre-cleaning at your new place.
Clean While Packing Up
While packing up your closet, take the time to clean as you go. There is no better time than now that to use a damp cloth to clear out the cobwebs, dust the shelves and wipe out the drawers. Although you’ll want to give everything a good going over right before the landlord’s inspection, at least you will have done the hard labor well ahead of time.
Vinegar Works Wonders
It goes without saying that a spotlessly clean shower door or mirror looks a lot better than one with water spots or scum. The same goes for stained toilet bowls and sinks. None of these will help you recover your deposit. Fortunately, it won’t take a lot of work to get them shiny and clean. Just pour some vinegar on problem areas and wait 30 minutes, then use a little elbow grease and a scrub brush on stubborn areas before rinsing with water. You can also use baking soda to clean rust stains, lemons in your garbage disposal to get it clean and odor free, and floor wax on hardwood floors to really make things shine. All this will create a great impression when your landlord comes to do his or her walk-through.
Moving is always an emotional experience, especially when you’ve sold your existing home and are waiting to close on your new one. Adding to the emotions of having to say “goodbye” to a place you’ve called home for years, and perhaps friends and family as well, is the stress of getting the loan and all the paperwork finalized, submitted and approved. Timing is key, and it’s often difficult, if not impossible to make a smooth transition. What happens if you have to move out before you can move into your new place? How are you going to work out the logistics?
First of all, you’re going to need help. Trying to manage everything by yourself can be overwhelming. If your new home won’t be available or move-in ready when the time comes and you have to be out, you’ll need to find a temporary place to reside. In many cities there are residence hotels with and all the conveniences of home in the rooms, including a full-service kitchen. Many apartment complexes have units set aside for short-term rental. These are sometimes referred to as “corporate housing” since they’re often occupied by the families of business people relocating for a new job.
People move for all kinds of reasons: for a new job, to be near family, to downsize, to enjoy city life, or to start a new life! Whatever reason you have for moving, you may need to put some things in short-term storage while getting organized into a new place. It can give you some breathing room if things are hard to let go of or determine what you’ll need and not need while you settle in. Here are some helpful hints to help you decide what things would be best going in storage when it comes time to move:
Separate Your Items by Season If you’re moving someplace that goes through all four seasons, it’s clear you won’t need snow gear in the summer. Separate out your snowshoes and boots, snow tires for the car, and so on. The same goes for packing up the summer gear if moving where it’s the middle of winter. If you’ve got a bunch of patio furniture you won’t want to leave it outside in the snow, so it too goes into your storage unit. Make sure you rent one large enough! If you’re packing a lot of clothing, choose a storage unit that is controlled for temperature and humidity, and make sure your clothes are clean. Otherwise, you’ll find an unpleasant smelly mess when you reopen those boxes.
3 Tips For Managing Pregnancy & Morning Sickness While Moving:
You were excited when your partner came home and told you about the new job offer. Yes, you would need to move to lessen the commute, but it would be fun looking for a new home. Then what happened is that you got another surprise! You found out you were pregnant. It’s a really exciting time for you, and the timing seems good since you’d need a larger home anyway.
But unfortunately, you didn’t factor in how you’d feel when you have all this planning and packing to do. You can hardly leave the bathroom you’re so nauseous. It comes in waves and you never know when you’re going to be sick. Is there any way to manage morning sickness so that you can get through your move?
1. Adjust Your Eating Habits When you start feeling queasy, the thought of eating anything makes it worse. You can’t even have a taste of those rich greasy dishes you love so much. Your appetite is gone. The problem is that low blood sugar makes morning sickness worse so you feel more tired and light-headed. To avoid feeling worse, nibble on small snacks throughout the day.
Every pregnant woman is different in terms of what foods they can tolerate, but many agree that bland carbohydrates, like soda crackers, pretzels, dry toast or potato chips can quickly settle their stomach. Other women respond well to ginger snaps, citrus candies and herbal teas. Just test out different types of foods and keep track of what works and what doesn’t. Then make sure you have these foods handy on moving day.
Get Your Move On Earns Esteemed
2016 Angie’s List Super Service Award
Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service
Get Your Move On has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of customer service to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2016.
This achievement is particularly significant as Angie’s List experienced unprecedented member growth in 2016. More than 1.6 million consumers, many of whom were eager to quickly hire highly qualified service pros, joined Angie’s List after the company added a new, free membership tier.
“Companies that can meet higher demands without missing a beat in their exemplary performance standards truly do stand apart from their peers,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “Only a fraction of the moving companies in Arizona were able to do it.”
Angie’s List Super Service Award 2016 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade. The SSA winners must also be in good standing with Angie’s List, pass a background check and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.
Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List as new, verified consumer reviews are submitted. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality.
For more than 21 years, Angie’s List restricted access to its verified reviews to consumers who paid membership fees. When the company removed that barrier, some companies worried that the new, non- paying members would not be as engaged as members of the past. Experience has shown, however, that these newly added members are just as engaged – across all age groups – as prior members. Also, because the company continues to adhere to its review verification process, there has been no degradation of review quality.
“The biggest change at Angie’s List is that we are connecting even more consumers to high quality service professionals,” Hicks said. “And that’s good for everyone.”
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