Moving can be a stressful process, but with the right and efficient packing techniques, you can ensure that your beloved book collection arrives at your new home safe and sound. Properly packing books is crucial to prevent damage during the move. In this guide, Moving...
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Proper Disposal: How to Get Rid of a Mattress
If you're moving or upgrading your mattress, you might be wondering how to get rid of a mattress. Proper mattress disposal is crucial for environmental reasons and personal convenience. This Moving Help® guide explores various methods for getting rid of a mattress,...
Bubble Wrap vs. Packing Paper: The Ultimate Showdown
You’ve decided to move, and you’re gathering your moving boxes to prepare packing your home. The next step is picking out the correct moving supplies. Are you going to choose bubble wrap or packing paper for your belongings? Is one better than the other one? Get...
20 Best Practices for Moving With Pets
Moving to a new home — an apartment or a house — can be a fun and exciting journey for you. It also can be stressful to plan, especially when you have pets to consider. If you don’t know where to start, moving with pets can be difficult, but the Moving Help®...
From Suburbs to City: What to Expect When Moving to an Urban Area
By: Mackenzie Scibetta, Zoocasa contributor Whether it’s for a promotion, university, career change, relationships, or just a lifelong desire to live in an urban area, many suburbanites will find themselves moving to a city at least once. This change can be...
Housing Mortgage Rates for 2024: Forecast and Predictions
Housing mortgage rates were expected to be lower in 2024 for the housing market, but that hasn’t been the case this year. With inflation still being persistently high, the U.S. Federal Reserve hasn’t cut interest rates so far in 2024, which means home loan mortgage...
Packing Help: Hire Moving Help® to Simplify Moves
While moving is different for everyone, we all have one universal moving aspect that’s the same. That aspect is: packing. How someone approaches this tack varies. Some prefer to do it themselves, while others choose professional packers for packing help. It’s...
Help Moving Furniture: Find Reliable Moving Help
Whether living by yourself or living with others, you’ll probably have heavy furniture in your home. Unless you have the proper equipment or strength, most people don’t enjoy lifting heavy items themselves and want to avoid physical stress or injury. That’s why it’s...
Cost of Living 2024: What Is It in the United States?
TL; DR: The cost of living varies by state and depends on several basic expenses. The cost of living increased in 2024, but it wasn’t as high in 2022. Arkansas has the lowest cost of living. With inflation continuing to be stubbornly high in 2024, everyone is acutely...
Lease Start Date vs. Move-in Date Guide Explained
Did you know your lease start date vs. move-in date don’t have to be the same? In fact, they can often be different, depending on the various factors agreed upon by you and your landlord. Our Moving Help® guide will explain the differences between the lease start date...
Is It Better to Rent or Buy a House in 2024
Rent prices are rising across the United States, but with inflation staying high, home mortgage rates remain higher compared to previous years. You may wonder whether is it better to rent or buy a house in 2024? The answer is a little bit more complicated than just...
25 Vital Questions to Ask When Touring an Apartment
When searching for your new rental unit, it should feel like home sweet home that fits your needs and lifestyle. It shouldn’t be a series of surprises. While touring an apartment, don’t just be wowed by the space, but make sure to ask the right questions as well....
How Much Does a Moving Company Cost in 2024
When you begin your moving journey, you’ll receive many positive emotions: The excitement of new possibilities, the feeling of being in a new home, and a sense of relief once everything is put away in your new home. While you may consider doing your move yourself, you...
10 DIY and Home Decor TikTokers to Inspire You
Where we previously discussed bloggers that you could follow to inspire your home renovation, new decor, or DIY projects, we only briefly touched on the DIY and home decor influencers on social media. TikTok is one such site where DIYers and interior decorators are...
Top 5 Must-Have U-Haul Moving Boxes on a Budget
When it comes to moving, it’s obvious you’ll need moving boxes. It’s important to use quality, sturdy moving boxes while sticking to your budget. Sometimes it might seem easier to buy generic boxes or a grocery store's leftover boxes, but that’s not the best idea....
Moving Forecast: A Season-by-Season Breakdown of the Best Times to Move in Canada
By: Mackenzie Scibetta, Zoocasa contributor You’ve hired a real estate agent and started viewing houses. You’ve considered everything for your upcoming relocation including budgeting for your mortgage, researching neighborhoods, and calculating moving expenses. But...