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How to move a house in the Philippines 
The story about moving our house. Here in the Philippines we have this kind of literally moving house, where we ask people to help to move our house from …

Never forgot my old house Not rated yet
My father was appointed as a government official in Arunachal, India. His profession required him to move from place to place in about every 6 months. …

Moving too often Not rated yet
As my father is a government employee, shifting our home to new location periodically is not a big surprise for me. Any how moving away from close friends, …

We needed a bigger house Not rated yet
I sold my house one month ago. I was born and brought there, so I always had personal attachment to that house. I never wanted to sell the house, but …

Stressful Moving Not rated yet
Moving is a stressful (but luckily, temporary) time in anyone’s life. I should know – I’ve had the unfortunate displeasure of moving about once a year …

Buying my house Not rated yet
We wanted to buy our first house and we did not have any money by then. It was an interesting experience. We did not have the knowledge of buying a house …

Warming Ceremony Not rated yet
I was staying in my ancestral house, and it was during the time of partition that my family had to shift to another house. My family knew in advance that …

Moving Overseas with Animals Not rated yet
I moved from England to Ireland with a cat and a horse! When moving animals it is important to check well in advance the health requirements of the country …

Crazy Moving Experience Not rated yet
The first time my husband and I moved was quite a crazy experience. First of all, my grandfather passed away a few days before we were to move, so his …

Moving over the years Not rated yet
In the fall of 2006 I moved to my first apartment. I really didn't have that much of a luggage back then, but still it was a big deal for me. I had to …

Missing my family Not rated yet
There are four members in my family, we stayed in Bareilly for last 3 years. There I met my relatives, friends. I enjoyed with them very much later I came …

Moving with Babies Not rated yet
With two infants and aged mother it was really an awesome experience for me to sell my house and property and move to another house. I had a plan to sell …

Be prepared to buy a house Not rated yet
Certain measures that you should look into without deciding. When you are needing to move because you are wanting to live in a bigger or smaller house …

Moving without much trouble Not rated yet
The first thing which may come to your mind when you think moving is trouble. But for me it was not the case when we moved for the first time, instead …

Selling Your House the Hard Way Not rated yet
With Patience It was great news all around when I found a buyer myself for my California home, through ads and bulletin boards around town, then took the …

Moving closer to work Not rated yet
I was living in my old house for some 12 years before I decided to finally part ways with it. I had been allotted a newer and bigger one at a place near …

Not happy about Moving Not rated yet
My old home story When i was 12 year's old,father sold our home because of some financial conditions. My father had never told me about our home. And …

Absurd Real Estate Advice Not rated yet
The day was February 13, 2005. We had placed our house on the market in early January, and we had shown it to a total of 3 couples. The problem: We had …

Traveling Cross Country Not rated yet
When my ex-husband and I split up, I'd been in Albuquerque for five years. I'd built a life there; I'd also been homesick for Boston much of that time. …

Buying home Not rated yet
Every seller wants her home to sell fast and bring top dollar. Does that sound good to you? Well, it's not luck that makes that happen. It's careful …

Moving via CAR Not rated yet
Moving from one house to another hosue is a very difficult thing to do in life. It also brings a lots of happiness and joy of moving in a new house and …

Selling a townhouse Not rated yet
After two months of trying to sell a townhouse without any bids, I was becoming frustrated with the brokers. While they assured me that they were doing …

Quick Tip for Moving Not rated yet
Trouble before moving house is not uncommon and sometimes to make people feel stressed. In fact, this condition can actually be avoided if you are able …

Getting a house ready to move Not rated yet
When i first began the process of moving it seemed a little overwhelming. Now to start, the house was not in the greatest shape. The garden and beauty …

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Do not sell your house Not rated yet
MOVING OR SELLING A HOUSE To move or sell a house is very simple. But we have to consider our feelings on this. Everybody build their house with some dreams. …

Moving Cube Not rated yet
Having moved three times in five years, I've had it with the aggravation involved in a move. And so have my friends, who are probably tired of me asking …

Moving by Bicycle Not rated yet
We recently shifted our home.I started packing things those were not frequently used a month before.I also got some big bags stitched from my old bed …

Stress free moving tips Not rated yet
Say to yourself, "This is not my home; it is a house -- a product to be sold much like a box of cereal on the grocery store shelf. Make the mental decision …

Debt forced us to moved Not rated yet
I'm from the Philippines and we have moved homes two times already. The first was in 2004 and for the second time on 2007. I was only 12 years old when …

Top Moving Tip Not rated yet
My top moving tip is Colored Stickers My wife and I have moved five times over the past eight years and while we finally feel like we can settle down in …

Moving is no picnic Not rated yet
Moving is no picnic, at least for me. I was active duty military for 7 years, then became a military wife for the next 11 years. We moved eight times in …

Buying a house do not neglect the details Not rated yet
Moving to a new house is not easy specially if you have kids like me,because you must consider a lot of important matters, like how many are your kids? …

Moving to a new house Not rated yet
Well, here is my story: Just about a year and a half ago, I used to live on a flat at the surroundings of the city. I lived there with my mother and my …

Moving with Children Not rated yet
My best advice is to leave out a few of your kids' toys when packing them all up to move. I have three children, and I made sure to leave out a toy for …

Making a move easier for the kids Not rated yet
My husband and I got married in a small town, His parents married, and settled here, My parents had married and settled here. When I got home from college, …

Going from Owning to Renting Not rated yet
Moving house is said to be right up there with divorce and bereavement on the stress Richter scale, so we were delighted when we sold our house within …

Moving orders Not rated yet
Moving in to a new house is not something new for me, but this time there is a specialty, I am moving into my newly built house. S elling off my old house …

Buying before Selling Not rated yet
Our family's move was unconventional, because we bought our new home before selling our first one. My husband and I bought our first home before we had …

Moving Timeline Not rated yet
Your moving timeline might differ if you are selling a house and have accepted a quick closing date. Push everything forward as necessary to accomplish …

I love to move Not rated yet
I am neat FREAK, I put things where they are supposed to be and go nuts when they're not there, one of those people. For some reason, I don't have much …

Moving Mess Not rated yet
It was like a bird changing its nest & same was my feeling to relocate my house . A house were my roots were grounded but still needed to move as time …

Moving Expert Not rated yet
I have moved so many times in my lifetime, it's become second nature to me. I've lived in 32 different places in the 33 years that I've been alive. …

Multi level Moving Not rated yet
I moved into my new condo a little over a year ago. Because I was moving down from the second floor to a new place on the third floor I decided it would …

Quick Move Not rated yet
I had made the decision a week before and my roommate at the time had no idea was moving in with another friend. I eventually let him know i had to leave, …

Finding an acceptable house Not rated yet
I bought our house last September. I t took awhile to find an acceptable house. You think that if you are looking for a house under 400,000 that there …

Moving is always a stressful endeavor Not rated yet
No matter how far in advance you begin preparations, the last few days are often hectic and filled with moments of total uncertainty. My last move …

Buying a house  Not rated yet
Buying a house It always works out That's what our real estate agent told us when our first bid was rejected. I'd fallen in love with the little stone …

Moving while Pregnant Not rated yet
The last time we moved, I was 6 months pregnant with our daughter. We needed to move to a larger apartment to accommodate a family of three. The biggest …

Hiring help to move Not rated yet
We purchased a site and built a house on the site as per our requirements. Then came the difficulty of packing. We did not hire movers, but instead we …

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Moving with 3 cats Not rated yet
Last February, we sold our house in Missouri and moved to Virginia. The packing and moving of our belongings went without any incident as we had professional …

Bad signs Not rated yet
This is not really a story about me but it is a rant about for sale by owner signs. We have been looking to buy a house for some time and I can not help …

The right house for us Not rated yet
We decided in 2006 to sell our home to pay off our debt. After 10 years of marraige and owning two homes, we were starting over as renters. We knew …

Shock and Awe Move Not rated yet
My sister found out that her husband was cheating on her (with hookers no less). She decided to leave him Shock and Awe style. So we rallied the family, …

Plan Ahead to Make a Smooth Move Not rated yet
When my husband and I purchased our first home, I started packing our possessions. Excluding day-to-day necessities, I boxed up everything possible: …

Our first Home Not rated yet
In August 2010, my husband and I purchased our first home. We loved it as it seemed perfect for us as the location was central to our workplaces and was …

Laid off and had to move Not rated yet
With the pressure of the economy and the strain at my previous job it was only a matter of time before I was laid off and sent to green pastures. After …

The importance of home staging Not rated yet
Selling a house in the current economic situation is no easy task. I sold my house several months ago, and it took me about three months to sell. One of …

Moving Day Doesn’t Have to be Crazy Not rated yet
As a member of the military, over the years, I’ve developed what I consider a foolproof plan to move an entire household with very little stress. Yes, …

Selling my house in Mumbai Not rated yet
I had a own house in Mumbai.I was in need of money for my fathers operation. But no one came front to buy it. I was thinking very much about that. I did …

Selling a house is never an easy task  Not rated yet
First and foremost it becomes so difficult for one to overcome his emotional sentiments attached with a particular home. A house becomes a HOME once you …

How I Picked Out my First Home in Two Weeks Not rated yet
My lease was almost up on my latest sublet and I just knew it was time to buy a house. Bad landlord after bad landlord had left a bad taste in my mouth, …

Moving Pro Not rated yet
I can pack up my entire 2000 square foot house in 48 hours. Minus the garage. That takes another full day and that part is my husbands job. Why am I so …

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