- Are you planning to move, not sure where to begin?
In this video, we look at what
are the key things before moving out.
That's coming right up.
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- Hi everyone, I'm Karl Yeh,
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So today, I'm joined by Nate Edwards,
cofounder of Virtuo, a company that makes moving
and transitioning to a new home simple and stress-free.
So Nate, the question we're gonna answer today is,
what do I need to know before moving out?
- One of the very first things you should know is,
moving is a painful process.
There's a ton of work associated with it,
there's a lot of emotion, and it's stressful.
But at the end of the day,
this transition is gonna be one
of the most rewarding experiences you'll ever go through.
- So I remember when I was first moving out.
(chuckles) Downloaded a list from Canada Post.
- Yeah.
- And they gave me every single thing I needed to do,
everything from what I needed to do to notify the banks,
notify my credit cards, things that I didn't even know that.
So, in your opinion, how do I get started?
- Good question.
There's a million resources out
there available on the Internet.
Those checklists are definitely a huge,
tremendous amount of support and resources.
Why moving's so stressful
is because it's all the million moving parts.
It's not the actual move day itself,
it's all those little things that just accumulate
and create all that stress,
so follow a checklist,
follow some simple rules,
and just start today, like start working on it.
Don't procrastinate.
- How long do you think I need to prepare before moving out?
- Good question.
Rule of thumb, if you've got 30 days,
30 days is an ideal time for you
to start building out your plan,
getting all of your things in order,
and really start, it's the packing that's gonna take a lot
of that time, so if you can put together a plan
where you can isolate specific rooms,
and just start picking away at it,
I feel like that would be your best strategy.
- So before we repack,
is there anything that,
any specific things that I need to do to get started?
Besides getting a checklist, obviously.
- Yeah, absolutely.
Organization.
There is really a few things you can do with the stuff
that you have to move.
First and foremost, you're gonna have a junk pile,
so start building that list of all the things
that you're gonna be throwing away.
You're also gonna have the donation piles,
so this is things that you're gonna be giving
to your friends or your family
or even a donation or charity center.
And then, everything else is,
that's typically the stuff that's gonna have to be moved.
So once you have those three separate piles,
that's gonna make your life a little bit easier.
- Great.
How about the people?
Who do I have to let know, like even family members?
How do I, who do I notify?
- Who do you notify?
Well, it's, it is a lot of work trying to get your friends
and family to help you move.
Best rule of thumb.
Bribe them.
Beer, pizza, those little things go a long, long way.
- [Karl] Yeah.
- And also offer to lend them your hand when they
are moving, so it is a community,
you have to do it together, but bribe them.
Beer and pizza always works.
The biggest things is talk to your utility provider,
talk to your media provider,
the last thing you want
to do on possession day
is not having power in your new home,
or not having Internet,
so those two things is,
that's something that people typically tend to forget
and wait till the last minute, but do that first.
The move day can happen,
but as long as you have Internet
and power at your new house,
that's the most important thing.
- Great.
Well, thank you very much everyone for joining us,
and you'll catch us next time.
- Thanks.
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