Tips on Moving

Any kind of move is challenging, but the process will be even more difficult if you forget to hire movers. Scheduling a moving company should be number two on your moving checklist, second only to determining your budget for the move. Consider your time and wellness – both physical and mental – as resources just…

Buying your first house is a great feeling. Making sure you can afford your monthly mortgage payment makes it even better. Before you’re ready to move into that first dream home, understand all the costs that go into a monthly housing payment so there are no surprises after the ink dries. At Bekins, we’re in…

Before the start of the pandemic and city-wide lockdowns, around 10 percent of Americans worked from home full-time; within a month, that number grew to 50 percent, and today most people are still working remotely at least part of the time. A recent Wall Street Journal article shows that a quarter of the 160-million-person workforce…

Recently, employees of Bekins Van Lines attended the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Indianapolis, Ind. Now before you ask, it wasn’t just to collect and eat sweets, although that made for an even better experience. We teamed up with Give Kids the World (GKTW) Village, a non-profit resort in central Florida that hosts children with…

Things don’t always happen in the order you’d like when selling your current house and searching for a new one. Maybe you found buyers for your current house, but you haven’t found a new one to move into yet. This might make things seem more stressful, but there’s no need to panic. Let Bekin Van…

After a year and a half fighting a pandemic, many Americans are looking to embrace the trends toward remote work, fleeing major cities, and moving closer to family. The real estate market has been hot in 2021, and you can thank low interest rates for piquing the interest in moving. Bekins Van Lines has made…

Congratulations—you’ve received an appealing job offer! Perhaps it’s even your dream job… but it’s in a different state or country. If you accept it, you’ll have to relocate. If you’re on the fence about moving for your job or just want to make sure you’re prepared for the changes ahead, you’ve come to the right…

Moving is a big job for everyone. But when you’re an older adult, it might feel like an even bigger job. Lifting heavy furniture and sorting through all your belongings is a lot of work. It can feel especially difficult if you’re moving out of the home you’ve raised your family in. That’s why Bekins…

Along with planning, preparing, sorting, and packing, cleaning is also something that will need to be on your radar when you are getting ready to move. You will need to clean out your home before you move out for the next residents, and you may also need to clean your new home before you unpack!…

Move for Hunger, is a national non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger, and partnering with the organization is one of the ways Bekins agents give back to their communities.  Every year, Bekins Van Lines agents across the country donate their time and services to delivering nonperishables with Move For Hunger. While…