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When you put a home on the market, it's important to practice some common-sense security tips: 1.  For your own safety, never set an appointment with anyone to see your home unless they have given you their name and number and you have called back to verify that number. An easy way to do this is ...

•12.  When packing, give them their own boxes that they can decorate. •13.  Invite their new friends over. •14.  Let them choose a new family restaurant. •15.  Reward them for coping with the move.   And this is just the start of what you'll find at www.Chicagoland2to4Flats.info!!!

•9.     Give each of your children a notebook and an inexpensive camera so they can document the move - deputize them as "Family Reporters." •10.  Do not throw, sell or give away their things.  Let them decide what they want to get rid of. •11.  Let them select and price the items they want to se...

•5.     Show them the home you've purchased.  If this cannot be done, ask for a video or photographs. •6.     Keep talking to them about what's going on.  Young children and busy teenagers are not always paying attention when you tell them important information. •7.     Assure them that you won't...

•1.     Do not put children, even teenagers, in charge of preparing, moving, or keeping track of pets. •2.     Remember that even though you have lived in a home for a few years, for a young child it is nearly a lifetime! •3.     Avoid moving during school.  Ideally, move 1-3 months before a new ...

It's now possible to get property listed in the MLS for a low flat fee or perhaps even sell it on your own through Craig's List. But, without the help of a full-service agent, you would, in essence, be hiring yourself as your own agent. Here are some stories of people who did sell property for th...

It's now possible to get property listed in the MLS for a low flat fee or perhaps even sell it on your own through Craig's List. But, without the help of a full-service agent, you would, in essence, be hiring yourself as your own agent. And, for you to do that job well, we think you must be able ...

•8.     Place china in plastic bags and stack plates upright on their sides, not flat. •9.     Label boxes that contain fragile items with large red lettering. •10.  Number the boxes and keep a list of what's in them and which room the box goes into.  Pack by room - do not combine items from diff...

•5.     Pack boxes to 50 pounds or less. •6.     Pack heavy items into their own smaller boxes and put lighter items into larger boxes.  Do not pack all your books in one box! •7.     Don't move flammable, corrosive, explosive items such as paint, gasoline, ammunition.   And this is just the star...

•1.     Save all receipts!  Some of your moving expenses are tax deductible. •2.     Figure out how much your time, energy and mental health are worth - then consider hiring movers, house cleaners, carpet cleaners, so on.  Moving is stressful enough without adding other tasks and projects. •3.   ...