Southeast Michigan's Moving News, Tips & Resources

Welcome to the Palmer Moving Services' blog where we discuss the latest in moving related topics. While the average person moves about every seven years, uprooting all your earthly belongings and moving them from point A to point B can be one of the more stressful, expensive, and time consuming life events. This blog explores ways to make the moving process the best it can be.
 
 
 

Should You Bring The Playset?

For families, moving is always a little bit tougher than it is for singles, and thats because moving with children can add some complications to your move. Pulling your kids out of school and the home theyve lived in is always difficult, no matter how long theyve called your current house their home. When a child has lived one place their whole life this becomes even more difficult, but no matter the situation, there are certain things that make your house feel like home to your kids. This might be the neighbors they grew up with, friends down the street, their secret hiding places in the house, or the playset theyve used since they were little.

Wintertime Moving Guide

If a winter move is on your calendar, it can be intimidating when the date starts closing in. Even though it may seem stressful, there are some benefits to moving in the wintertime that you could never get if youre moving in the summer months. Here are just a few reasons its smarter than you might think to schedule your move for the wintertime.

Benefits of a Fall Move

Figuring out the best time for you and your family to plan your move isnt always easy, whether your relocation is local or youre about to embark on a long-distance move. There are many pros and cons to moving during any season, but sometimes its hard to recognize these until youve begun to load the moving truck. At Palmer Moving Services, we believe its our responsibility to help you figure out the best moving plan for your specific needs. Weve created a list of benefits of moving in the fall, in hopes of making your moving process a little easier even if you havent started planning yet.

5 Tips to Minimize Stress During Your Next Move

Whether this is your first move, or youve made your way around the country, relocating can bring with it a certain degree of anxiety. The process seems simple enough. Pack your things, load them into the moving van, arrive at your new home, unpack, and crash on the couch. Of course, a process like this is never quite as easy as it is on the itinerary. Its easy to let time slide by and leave double-checking to the last few days, and even if you have your whole process planned to the minute, sometimes unexpected delays and hiccups can leave you rushing to get everything done in time

Movers Guide to Metro Detroit

If youre planning a relocation to Detroit, Michigan, you have lots of options in the Detroit metropolitan area to move to depending on what you are looking for in a community. The area is well-known for its history in the automotive industry, display of the arts, sports, and its entertainment industry, and its also been a major center for international commerce and innovations in technology in recent years. With so many diverse counties, Metro Detroit continues to be a place rich with opportunity.

Top 3 Moving Scams and How To Avoid Them

Choosing a trustworthy moving company can be a difficult task, especially if youre in a bind for time. Sometimes it can seem like every moving company boasts the same things, but its worth the time to find a company you can trust and weed out the scams, in order to protect your belongings during the process of relocation.

Spring is a Great Time for a Move

Spring is a great time of year to move. Not only can you beat the summer rush, you can save money and enjoy the summer in your new home without the moving process breaking up your summer.

Top Long Distance Moving Service in Detroit, MI

Moving long-distance can be incredibly stressful, but it doesn't always have to be such a hassle. Reducing your stress is what we aim to do at Palmer Moving Services, using the best employees and equipment to move you anywhere - across town or across the country.

How to Quickly Transition to a New Community Post Move

When you move long-distance, you're going to feel a little alone and lost. Finding things like a new grocery store, shopping centers, and local restaurants can help you get settled in. Here at Palmer Moving Services we understand that transitioning isn't always easy, so here are some resources you can use to learn about your new community and its residents.

Key Packing Materials and Supplies Needed for Your Move

When you're moving, whether it be long-distance or locally, it can be stressful to get everything packed up. Sometimes with packing, it can be hard to know where to even begin. From our experience, we've found some common materials that seem to be helpful to most people during their packing process, so we have compiled a list to try and help you figure out what materials could be best to have for your move.

Preparing Your Home Before Your Move

Moving can be difficult, and knowing where to start in the process can be hard. So having a guide to help you get started can be life-saving. That's why here at Palmer, we've created a guide for you to use in preparing your home before the process begins.

2 Month Preparation Plan for Your Long Distance Move

If you have an upcoming move, especially an interstate move where you are moving a long distance, it is of critical importance to have a well thought out plan. This guide will provide you with a high level planning timeline and a list of key things you should accomplish for your move that starts about 2 months before your anticipated move date.

5 Steps to Relocating your Medical Records When Moving

If you have a long distance move in your future, a common thing people overlook is how to move your medical records to the medical providers you choose in your new city. Understanding the best way to transfer your medical records to a new doctor after your move can be confusing and difficult. This blog will provide you with the information you need to transfer all of your medical records during your next move.

Listing the Best Parks in the Detroit Metro Area

Spring is just around the corner and that means outdoor activities are starting up again. With that in mind, we have created a list of the best parks in the Detroit metro area to get you in the swing of spring!

Moving Long Distance? Plan Ahead to Save Time and Money

Planning on moving in or out of Michigan? Well, here at Palmer Moving Services we can help you with your long distance move out of state and we can even help with international moves. Because we have been helping people move for over 100 years, we like to help our customers learn from our experience to help them have the best move possible.

What to Consider Before Choosing a Moving Company

When looking into hiring a moving company, it will be beneficial to do your homework to make sure you get a good value, the service level you expect, protect your stuff, and avoid fraud when moving your household goods in Detroit and throughout southeast Michigan.

Moving South for the Winter

As a proud Michigan native, your first thought are words of praise when any outsider asks you about the wonders of Detroit and its surrounding areas

Labor Day in Detroit 2017

It should come as no surprise that Michigans most populous city tends to have an incomparable range of activities over Labor Day weekend

The Best Neighborhoods in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan has its share of excellent neighborhoods like any other state in the nation. In fact, as a result of real estate issues stemming from the financial crisis a few years back, you could secure a great house at a considerably lower price today

12 Tips If You're Moving To Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the state of Michigan, which is your first hint that there will be an endless variety of entertainment here

August Events in Detroit

Motor City Detroit is a well-known hub of cultural diversity and activity and, as the largest city in the great state of Michigan, has a robust reputation for tourism to the architecture, festivals and city sights

History of Detroit

The city of Detroit, home to over 680 thousand people today, has a unique history of both grit and glamour because of steel mills and Motown

4th of July in Detroit

As it does every year, the single most inclusive holiday of them all is fast-approaching as you round the corner of June right smack into July. The 4th holds as much significance as any of the national holidays and for many Americans from all walks of life; quite a bit more

Best Things To Do In Detroit This Summer Part 3

Whether Detroit is already your home town, youre visiting friends and family this summer, or youre planning to relocate soon to this popular city, Detroit offers lots of fabulous festivals and events all year long for families, couples, and singles. Summertime is no exception!

Best Housewarming Gifts

Let's face it -- moving is seldom on the top of anyone's bucket list. Truthfully, it can be a painfully daunting task, but eventually, it does come to an end. When all is said and done, you should throw yourself a housewarming party to enjoy your new space with friends and family. Once a few great memories are made are made in your new place, the pains of the move will quickly be in the rearview mirror.

Best Things To Do In Detroit This Summer Part 2

Whether Detroit is already your home town, youre visiting friends and family this summer, or youre planning to relocate soon to this popular city, Detroit offers lots of fabulous festivals and events all year long for families, couples, and singles. Summertime is no exception!

Best Things To Do In Detroit This Summer

Whether Detroit is already your home town, youre visiting friends and family this summer, or youre planning to relocate soon to this popular city, Detroit offers lots of fabulous festivals and events all year long for families, couples, and singles. Summertime is no exception!

How To Prepare For Moving Day

One of lifes most stressful experiences is moving from one location to another. Even theideaof sorting through all your treasures (and all the stuff you dont remember why youve kept ), packing them up, moving them to a new location, unpacking them, and then finding a perfect place for them at your new location can be anxiety-inducing

Rochester, MI City Guide

Not to be confused with the more well-known city of the same name in New York, Rochester, MI, is a picturesque community thats about the size of a small university campus, with pristine homes dotting the rolling hills of the northern Detroit metro area

Royal Oak City Guide

Although Royal Oak, MI, isnt quite as old as some of the states in the Union, its robust history and thriving nightlife take a backseat to none of them. It started out as a village in the very late 1800s, and got its badge as a city in just 1921. Today, visitors just like you enjoy the eclectic mix of nightlife attractions that this Detroit suburb has to offer, where there are almost 180 sunny days every year

Novi, MI City Guide

The city of Novi, MI, is an offshoot of the older Farmington Township, and spring into a city all unto its own as recently as 1969 by popular vote. Some of the still-standing historic sites include Township Hall; which is currently on the Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead for all to see. Theres also Tollgate Farm and the Colonel Samuel White Homestead named after one of the very first settlers of Novi Township.

Palmer Moving Services Charity & Community Involvement

Palmer Moving Services is much more than a moving company. We are also dedicated community partners that strive to help local charities grow and give back to others. We believe that by working together, we can build safer, healthier communities and a better world. Please read on to learn more about the organizations that we support.

POE

Palmer Moving Services was recently announced as a Pursuit of Excellence (POEX) recipient by Atlas Van Lines.

Moving With Pets

Nervous about moving dog and/or other pets? Don't be! With a bit of research, it's possible to safely transport animals across the country or even internationally

Moving Office Locations In Detroit

While there might be many reasons to move your companys location, in Detroit one thing you can rest easy in knowing is your move will be taken care of by the experienced professionals of Palmer Moving Services

 
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