Moving is a lot of work any time of the year, but it becomes especially complicated around the holidays when you're juggling activities with moving prep. Here are a few tips from our REALTORS® for making your holiday-season move as easy as possible.

1. Plan ahead.
   Once your offer has been accepted on one of the many beautiful Nassau County homes for sale, it's time to start planning for your move. Planning ahead is always important, especially around the busy holiday season. Sit down and make two separate lists of everything that needs to be done for each. You can find sample moving checklists online, which usually include things like lining up movers, as well as average time frames in which to have it done. Add deadlines to your own list to ensure everything gets done in plenty of time while ensuring the holiday planning doesn't get neglected.
   
   
2. If possible, avoid moving the weekend before Christmas Day.
   The weekend before Christmas Day can be incredibly difficult to schedule a moving truck or hire movers, so avoid moving that weekend if you can. If you can't, book as early as possible to avoid issues. The ideal time to move is the week after Christmas, as that's a reliably slow time for movers and truck rentals.
   
   
3. Prepare for the weather.
   Moving over the holidays also means moving in the winter, so you must be prepared for winter weather. Typically when moving, the recommendation is to keep a few boxes separate from the rest, which you can open immediately with your most important items. For a winter or holiday move, you'll need to include winter clothes and outerwear, snow shovels, and deicing salt. Also, pack things that can't get wet, such as books and electronics, in plastic bins, or if you have no choice but to use cardboard, pack them in plastic bags inside the boxes.
   
   
4. Pack all holiday items together and label them.
   If you are moving before the holidays, you'll want to be sure your decorations, presents, and other holiday items are easy to find once you move in. Depending on when you're moving, you may choose to pack up all the holiday stuff first so you make sure to have it all together, or if you want to maintain the holiday feels in your old place, you could plan on packing it last. Either way, keep it together, label the boxes well, and keep them with the "open first" boxes if you plan on decorating again in the new home once you move in.
   
   
5. Unpack holiday decorations first.
   If you're moving in before the holidays, prioritize unpacking the holiday decorations. The sooner you get decorations up at the new place, the sooner it will begin to feel like home! While it may not seem like the biggest priority, it will help create a festive feeling and energize everyone as you unpack the rest of the house.

If you are shopping for a new home for the holidays, contact us as soon as possible to start your search. With many beautiful Suffolk County homes for sale, you're sure to find your dream home. Even if it's too late to move in before the holidays, you can give yourself the best present this holiday season.