Smooth Transitions Phoenix East Valley | Senior Move Management

About

Listed for

• Professional organizers

  What we found: offers home organizing as a service of its own.

Good to know

• Says it is not a moving company itself but handles the tasks before, during and after move day. Source
• Helps seniors move to local and out-of-state retirement and senior living communities. Source
• Offers coordination for adult children who are busy or live out of town. Source
• Clients can pick full-service help or help with specific tasks only, such as sorting or decision-making. Source
• Also helps people who are not moving, with organizing, making a home safer or preparing an estate-planning inventory. Source
• Ships items to family members and arranges the sale and donation of household belongings. Source

Services

Senior move management

Builds a personalized move plan, makes the moving arrangements and coordinates move day. Source

Downsizing

Room-by-room help deciding what to take and what to keep, sell, ship, donate or dispose of, with the client approving each step. Source

Space planning

Measures furniture and the new space, draws up a visual floor plan with the client and identifies items that won't make the move. Source

Declutter and organize

Sorts belongings and organizes rooms, kitchens, cabinets and closets for easier access and safety, in one-time or ongoing sessions. Source

Pack and unpack

Packs and labels boxes, then unpacks and sets up the new home, including organizing the kitchen and bathroom, making beds and hanging pictures. Source

Estate dispersal

Clears out a home after a move or a death by selling, donating, shipping or disposing of the remaining items and preparing the home for listing. Source

Home staging

Declutters and arranges furniture and décor to prepare a home for a real estate listing. Source

Estate inventories

Prepares inventories of household contents, including for estate planning. Source

Shipping and sale of belongings

Ships items to family members, arranges the sale of household belongings and donates leftovers. Source

How a job runs

1. Free one-hour in-home consultation to view the home and discuss needs
2. Proposal with a no-obligation good-faith estimate
3. Pre-move work: deciding what to take, sorting, floor plan, packing and arranging the sale, shipping or donation of items
4. Move day coordination, then unpacking and setting up the new home
5. Clear-out and dispersal of any remaining items if needed

Credentials it states

• Says it is insured Source
• Says it is in good standing with the National Association of Senior Move Managers Source

These are the company's own statements. We have not verified them, so ask for proof.

Questions to ask before you hire

• Do you work alongside me, or can you work while I am out?
• Do you charge by the hour or by the project, and is there a minimum?
• Do you take donations and recycling away, or is that left to me?
• Have you worked with situations like mine before, such as a move, a new baby or a parent downsizing?