Pathfinders - Senior Move Managers and Organizers

About

Listed for

• Professional organizers

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

Good to know

• For local moves, the team unpacks and sets up the new home so the client can sleep in their own bed that first night. Source
• For long-distance moves, provides a numbered written inventory for the client and the moving company. Source
• Unwanted items can be sold through estate sales or online auctions, donated through local partners, or removed as trash. Source
• Offers a free initial consultation. Source
• The website says one team member is bilingual. Source
• Brings the packing supplies needed for the move. Source

Services

Move management and senior downsizing

Coordinates the timeline and tasks of a move for older adults and families, including help shopping for furniture that fits the new space. Source

Inventory assessment

Measures and documents the contents of the home so a plan can be made and shared with everyone involved. Source

Relocation and space planning

Draws a floor plan for the new home and checks that furniture and belongings will fit in its rooms, closets and cabinets. Source

Personal property disbursement

Belongings that are not moving go to an estate sale professional, an online auction or local donation partners the company has checked. Source

Home organizing and decluttering

Sorting, decluttering, setting up storage systems, donation coordination, photo digitizing and disposal of trash. Source

Real estate support and staging

Decluttering, cleaning and light staging with the owner's own furniture before listing, plus paint colour choices and supervision of repair subcontractors. Source

Packing and resettling

Packs the items being kept and, for local moves, unpacks and sets up the new home. Source

Collaborative divorce moves

Acts as a neutral third party to inventory, divide, pack and resettle household contents for one or both parties. Source

Shipping services

Arranges secure shipping of heirlooms and other items to family members or friends. Source

Junk removal and home cleaning

How a job runs

1. Free consultation to understand the household's needs and goals
2. Inventory and measurement of the home's contents
3. Floor plan for the new home to decide what to take
4. Sale, auction, donation or disposal of items not being kept
5. Packing, the move itself, then unpacking and resettling locally or a numbered inventory for long-distance moves

Credentials it states

• Member of NASMM (National Association of Senior Move Managers), as claimed (Google profile)
• Member of ICD (The Institute for Challenging Disorganization), as claimed (Google profile)
• Describes its staff as certified 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?