Moving is no easy task. However, technology can make it easier. If you are planning a move soon to Edina, Minnetonka, Orono, Wayzata or perhaps Minneapolis – here are some tips to help you take modern technology and employ it for a smoother relocation.
Top List Making Apps to Make Your Move Organized
The best way to stay organized when moving is to keep a list of activities or tasks you need to accomplish and, as you complete the tasks, mark them off your list. The problem with writing your list on paper is, you will inevitably lose or misplace the paper. It will get lost in your purse or you’ll set it down and forget it somewhere.
4 Free Apps to Help With Your Move
In an age of hyper-technology, one of the benefits to moving is that you can use technology to your advantage. If you own a cell phone there are a many applications to help with your move.
4 Moving Apps to Help With Your Next Move
Here are four mobile apps we like that are designed to help you move your family to your new home and keep you organized during this hectic time:
- Sortly – is an organizational app. Take photos of your items, tag them, keep tabs on where you are storing your items (at home or in storage), and make tracking your belongings easier. Know in an instant which box your items are in. You can even create records of your moving chores, such as keeping records for insurance purposes, tracking your house-hunting activities, and even keeping visual inventories of your business stuff. Keep your records in the cloud for free.
- TaskRabbit – is an app that will help you find people to handle tasks you don’t want to do yourself. Need to clean out your garage but don’t have the time? Search your neighborhood for someone who can handle that task for you. You post a task and TaskRabbit will give you a list of taskers who are willing to handle it for you along with their hourly rates. You make secure payments and go back to doing what’s important to you.
- BrightNest – bills itself as an app that will help you simplify your life and keep your home in tip-top shape. It’s powered by the popular business directory Angie’s List. The app provides you with great tips on keeping your home maintained, clean, and healthy for the entire family.
- Houzz – offers you great tips for designing your home, from your kitchen to your back patio. Get photos of great living spaces and purchase furniture for your rooms – right from the app itself. After you’ve moved into your new home, start looking for the items you need to make it comfortable and livable at a price that you can afford.
Why not take advantage of these great tech tools to make your next move as smooth and efficient as possible.
