{"id":2746,"date":"2014-02-20T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T19:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beltmann.com\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2014-02-20T14:30:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T19:30:16","slug":"moving-to-an-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/moving-to-an-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to an Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beltmann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chicagoapartment.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2792 lazyload\" alt=\"Beltmann Relocation Group\" data-src=\"http:\/\/blog.beltmann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Chicagoapartment-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Living in an apartment brings many benefits, like being able to move again without fear of losing money on closing costs and realtor fees. Apartment living is a great option for many, but you still have to get all your things into your new space. As you prepare to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city-movers\/chicago-movers.htm\" target=\"_blank\">move to your new apartment in Chicago<\/a>, here are some tips to help keep your moving day a positive day for both you and your movers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take measurements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last thing you want is for your movers to carry up the sofa three flights of stairs and then not be able to get it through the door because it\u2019s too big. To avoid this type of situation, make sure to measure your doorways and compare them with your existing furniture. While you\u2019re at it, make sure there is enough space in each room for your existing furniture. If it comes down to it, it\u2019s a lot easier to sell a couch and buy a new one than finding that right apartment based on your furniture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book your elevator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your apartment building allows and has access to a freight elevator, you might want to see if you can book it for your move. This will save your movers time and plenty of aches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Utilize a storage locker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most apartments offer a small storage locker where you can store some of your things and have access to them any hour of the day. Plan what you would like to put in this locker before you move, and clearly mark this on the box so that you don\u2019t have to move these items twice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"65\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"65\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<td width=\"65\" height=\"15\">\u00a9 2014 PhotoSpin, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/td>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in an apartment brings many benefits, like being able to move again without fear of losing money on closing costs and realtor fees. Apartment living is a great option for many, but you still&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,167,140,19,115],"class_list":["post-2746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moving-tips","tag-chicago-movers","tag-chicago-real-estate","tag-chicago-storage","tag-moving-tips","tag-moving-to-chicago"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/kansas-city\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}