This is a continuation of our series, ‘Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House’. If you haven’t done so already, you may want to read parts 1-4 first.
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 1)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 2)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 3)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 4)
Develop Your Plan
Now that you have those categories identified, you need to figure out how you are going to deal with each of them.
The ‘Gotta Go!’ Category
If you are like most of us, this will include things that need to be thrown out, give-aways, donations and things you could sell.
Throw out the stuff that is just junk. This can be the hardest part if you are attached to things that have memories but are of little use or value to anyone. Buck up and decide what you really have to get rid of and just do it!
Think about family and friends who may be able to use the stuff that’s in good shape. Don’t pass up the opportunity to help them out. Some folks don’t like to take used things, but others really appreciate being able to save on a few things for a new place or new baby.
For donations, contact your local thrift shops or other charities to find out what items they will take. Be sure to find out any requirements they have for the condition of used items. And don’t forget your receipt if you itemize your deductions on your income tax!
You may not want the hassle of trying to sell any of the things that have value, but this is certainly an option that could make a few extra bucks that might come in handy. Check out your local consignment stores, online auction sites, local and online classified ad resources to help find buyers for all of your still ultra cool stuff!
Long-Term Storage, Short-Term Storage and Seasonal Categories
These will all basically be stored, but depending on what you have available to you, they may not all be in the same place. In our case, we had significant storage space on our property, but we were very short on actual living space. We needed to free up the on-site storage for the things we needed close at hand, so we rented a storage unit of the appropriate size to store all 3 of these categories. If you can find a family member who is willing to let you store things at their place and you are comfortable with this, go for it! Any money saving options are a real plus. Figure out how much space you will need and where you can get it. Next, decide which categories will go where, depending on how likely you are to need them and how easy they will be to access in a given location.
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Read the whole series:
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 1)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 2)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 3)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 4)
Moving With Kids: How To Survive Showing Your House (Part 5)
