Often times as Realtors, we hear from people that they dread the thought of moving. Although it can be a trying process at times, we are hear to help you find the perfect home and make our part of the process as smooth as possible. Once we’ve found your next house, its time to begin the process of packing up to move. Realtor.com has compiled a list of “5 Move Planning Apps to Make Life Easier.” This list includes apps that help you get organized, find movers and even measure furniture. Check it out below!
1. Sortly
Sortly is an app that helps you keep inventory for your move.Sortly
The beauty of this app is its attention to detail; it allows you to compartmentalize every inch of your house. You can create a moving checklist (which can be exported for movers), photograph items and categorize them by location (room, closet, box, etc.), and you can add value and condition for specific items (i.e. your prized dolphin painting).
For $3.99 a month, one user can catalogue an unlimited number of items on three devices. The $25-a-month plan allows three users to catalog unlimited items, with the option of adding users $3 a month per user. The app also has a two-week free trial and a free version that allows one user to catalogue 100 items on one device.
Sortly is available on the App Store for iPhones and iPads, and the Google Play Store for Androids.
2. Unpakt
Find a moving company with UnpaktUnpakt
This app helps you find a moving company. Enter basic details—when, where, and what you’re moving—and you’ll see real prices (not estimates) from verified firms. Unpakt offers a price guarantee that only changes if you add or remove an item or service.
Booking a service is simple: Just select a mover, enter your billing information, and your move is reserved. Your credit card will be charged two business days before the day of the move. Unpakt guarantees that moving companies are screened to ensure that they’re reputable; you can also read reviews from other consumers on the app.
Unpakt is free and is available on the App Store for iPhones and iPads and the Google Play Store for Androids.
3. MakeSpace
MakeSpace is a great storage solution.MakeSpace
If you’re downsizing or moving to a home short on storage space, MakeSpace will come in handy. “We take care of the hauling and heavy lifting, at a price that’s comparable to traditional, DIY self-storage,” says Amory Wooden, VP of brand at MakeSpace.
The app makes the process as simple as possible: Just book an appointment, and its team of professional movers will come to pick up your stuff and haul it off to storage. When you want your items back, schedule a delivery, and the team will return your goods.
As an added bonus, Wooden says MakeSpace will bring complimentary supplies, like bubble wrap and free MakeSpace bins.
When the items arrive at the storage facility, the company sends photos of everything—and the photos can be used to request specific items that you want to get out of storage.
The storage plans range from $69 per month for a 2-foot by 2-foot unit, to $469 per month for a 10-foot by 20-foot unit.
The MakeSpace app is free and is available for download on the App Store for iPhones and iPads.
4. Flying Ruler
Flying Ruler will help you measure anything in your home.Flying Ruler
Not sure if that sofa will fit in your new living room? Is it too large to come through the front door? Flying Ruler can help you be sure. This app is a tape measure, ruler, protractor, and a goniometer (otherwise known as an angle-measurer).
After you calibrate your phone—a simple process that the app walks you through—you can take measurements merely by moving your phone from one point to the next. The measurement is then displayed on the interface in either inches or centimeters. You can also take a photo of the measurements. The Flying Ruler app has a high accuracy rate, but the company recommends that you measure more than once.
FlyingRuler costs $1.99 and is available for download on the App Store for iPhones and iPads.
5. Dolly
Hire someone to help you move with Dolly.Dolly
Dolly helps you find vetted and insured pick-up truck owners to help you with moving, furniture pick-up, and even hauling off your trash. Found your perfect sofa at a store that doesn’t deliver? Dolly can help you hire someone to transport your purchase home.
In addition, Dolly can match you with someone for a “labor-only move,” if you need some extra muscle to move stuff around your home.
The app is extremely simple to navigate: Enter your details (what/where/when you need something picked up and delivered) and receive a quote for the service. If you agree to the price, simply book the Dolly. You can book a same-day delivery, or schedule the delivery for the next day, or even the next month.
You can ask for almost anything to be moved, with the exception of a few items, such as gun safes, pianos, and alcohol.
Dolly is free. It is available for download on the App Store for iPhones and iPads, and the Google Play Store for Androids.
