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How to Downsize Your Belongings Before Your Big Move

How to Downsize Your Belongings Before Your Big Move

Moving will always be a little stressful. Even when you move with the best movers and for the best reasons, picking up your entire life and belongings can be overwhelming. However, you can reduce some of that stress (and even cultivate some happiness) by downsizing your belongings.

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3 Helpful Tips on How to Move to Another State

3 Helpful Tips on How to Move to Another State

Moving next door or across town can be pretty straightforward. Moving to another state, however, is much trickier. Even if you’re moving from Oregon to Washington or vice versa, you’ll need to take many more factors into consideration such as time, cost, and finding qualified movers.

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5 Simple Tips for Labeling Moving Boxes Like a Pro

5 Simple Tips for Labeling Moving Boxes Like a Pro

Moving is hard. Sorting and packing all of your possessions is one of life’s least-desired chores. But thankfully, this also means that you are likely starting your journey to a new home.

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5 Tips for Discovering the Best Moving Companies

5 Tips for Discovering the Best Moving Companies

Moving can be a very exciting time in your family’s lives. Unfortunately, logistics can also make it a nerve-racking experience. Packing, transporting and unpacking all of your earthly belongings is understandably a daunting undertaking.

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How Do I Move with My Dog or Cat?: Pet Relocation Made Easy

How Do I Move with My Dog or Cat?: Pet Relocation Made Easy

There’s a lot to figure out as you approach moving day. You might need to move large items such as pianos, or maybe you’re juggling the painters and flooring contractors at your new home.

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What Military Families Need to Know Before a Move

What Military Families Need to Know Before a Move

Every family is unique and has needs of its own. This is all the more evident during the time of a move. Military families, in particular, need to be especially aware of a few items before moving.

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5 Common Misconceptions about Moving

5 Common Misconceptions about Moving

Our team at Priority Moving Services has helped families, companies, and locals smoothly transition into new homes and offices for many years. However, we often have to clarify misunderstandings about our services beforehand. Read more as we demystify 5 common misconceptions about moving. 1. Any Moving Company Will Do Perhaps the biggest misconception is that…

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Comparing Professional Movers vs. PODS

Comparing Professional Movers vs. PODS

You may have seen “Portable On Demand Storage,” or PODS, on your block: large containers that sit on the street or in a driveway for a few days for storing belongings prior to a move. The company will then pickup the storage container, and drop it off at your new location.

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Are Moving Expenses Tax Deductible?

Are Moving Expenses Tax Deductible?

Moving expenses can be deducted from your annual tax bill, but only under certain circumstances. A simple cross-town move will not satisfy the IRS criteria for this deduction. The core issue concerns your job or place of business and its distance relative to your home.

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Should You Tip Movers?

Should You Tip Movers?

Here in the United States, we have a complicated relationship with tipping. We definitely tip our waiters, but then we have to figure out how much to tip someone who works a counter. Then, there’s the question of our hair dressers, bellhops, bartenders, taxi drivers, and movers.

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