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Long-Distance Moving

Deciding to make the big move to a new state or even across the country can be an exciting time in your life but also can feel like one of the most stressful times in your life.

Simplify your big move by hiring movers to help with loading and unloading. With Moving Help®, you can find help across the United States and Canada meaning that no matter where you might move to or from, you can reserve the help you need!

Bubble Wrap vs. Packing Paper: The Ultimate Showdown

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

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®...

Housing Mortgage Rates for 2024: Forecast and Predictions

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...

Moving House Checklist: The Ultimate Moving Plan

Moving House Checklist: The Ultimate Moving Plan

We’ve compiled together an ultimate checklist with 92 essential steps to keep in mind as you’re going along with your moving plan. Want to check off items as you go? Download our moving house checklist. DOWNLOAD MOVING HOUSE CHECKLIST Whether you’re moving across the...

How to Find Long-Distance Movers in Your Area

How to Find Long-Distance Movers in Your Area

While moving by yourself is possible, it doesn’t hurt to have an extra pair of hands to help out. This is especially true if you’re moving out of state or even internationally. Professional moving labor has a unique set of skills that can take a normally stressful...

Packing Help: Hire Moving Help® to Simplify Moves

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

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?

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

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...

25 Vital Questions to Ask When Touring an Apartment

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....

10 DIY and Home Decor TikTokers to Inspire 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

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....