When you talk to someone about their moving experience, nine times out of ten, it wasn’t perfect or even pleasant.  Planning makes perfect.  Whether you are moving across the country or across town, all aspects of a move need to be coordinated in order to ensure a smooth transition.

My years of experience have shown that there is no such thing as too much neighborhood research.  “Familiarization tours” are helpful and help employees feel confident in their neighborhood choice.  I strongly encourage employees however, to look into temporary housing or renting for at least a month before you buy.  At minimum, employees should go through an independent assessment before selecting a home.  Sophisticated assessments should be free to clients’ employees and bring out needs and issues that can be resolved even though the employee was not initially aware of the challenge.

Inspired Relocation Solutions provides our proprietary home needs assessment to all clients’ employees.  This process enables families to prioritize needs and enables them to work with a real estate professional that is knowledgeable in the areas the family has chosen to view.  This prevents the family from being talked into an area because the real estate agent is more familiar with a particular area or has listed homes there.  The home assessment assists the family in making a good long term decision and assists in assuring employee satisfaction and longevity.

One aspect that can come from the assessment is whether temporary housing is appropriate.  Relocation organizations such as Inspired are fully prepared to handle the slight delay in moving to a new home while ensuring that it is the appropriate final destination.  This adds significantly to the family and the employee’s satisfaction in making a move.