Insiders' Guide to Relocation
This Insiders' Guide provides the most comprehensive relocation information for domestic moves, supplemented with information about selecting the best relocation destinations.
Search in google:
Having to, or wanting to, relocate can bring on many challenges and questions. From the nuts-and-bolts of how to do it to some of the reasons for why to do it, Insiders' Guide to Relocation has solid advice to get you moving. This guide provides the most comprehensive relocation information for domestic moves as well as in-depth information about selecting the best relocation destination. Whether your employment is taking you to another state, you've decided to look for new employment elsewhere, or you're ready to join the ranks of the retired population - this how-to guide: tells how to negotiate a profitable home sale; shows how to locate a new hometown and housing; explains how to move with children, the elderly, or the disabled; takes the mystery out of packing and moving; provides tips on settling into a new community. Library Journal Roman has written extensively on relocating and spoken on both radio and TV. Having moved 16 times, she has built her knowledge from her own experiences, both domestic and international. This title is packed so full of practical information that it should make one's move to anywhere less stressful. In fact, much of the information is helpful in just making the transition to different stages of one's life. Roman discusses career interruption, selling and buying a home, buying vs. renting, mortgages, insurance, medical care, care for the elderly, schools, as well as information pertaining more specifically to moving, i.e., organizing the move, moving options, arrival in the new city, and getting established. Her advice is practical, down-to-earth, organized, and doable. A solid guide for public libraries.Julia Stump, Voorheesville P.L., N.Y.
PrefaceviiPart IThe ABCs of RelocatingEvaluating Your Relocation1Career-Interrupted Partners3The "Not-So-Average" Moving Scenarios7A Kid's-Eye View11Organizing Your Move15Negotiating a Profitable Home Sale21Real Estate Agents27Mortgages31Insurance, Finance, and Estate Guidelines33Moving Companies37Moving on Your Own41A Pre-Move Visit to the New Community45How to Be a Savvy Home Buyer49Home Purchase Alternatives55Renting--Pros and Cons61Adjusting to Your New Community65Part IIVoluntary RelocationWhere Would You Like to Live?71Relocating to Find Work75Relocating for Retirement79Finding a New Hometown87Housing Options97Settling into the Community103Favorite Retirement Locations109College Town Relocation125Relocating in the West139Relocating in the East149Glossary159Index161About the Authors165
\ Library JournalRoman has written extensively on relocating and spoken on both radio and TV. Having moved 16 times, she has built her knowledge from her own experiences, both domestic and international. This title is packed so full of practical information that it should make one's move to anywhere less stressful. In fact, much of the information is helpful in just making the transition to different stages of one's life. Roman discusses career interruption, selling and buying a home, buying vs. renting, mortgages, insurance, medical care, care for the elderly, schools, as well as information pertaining more specifically to moving, i.e., organizing the move, moving options, arrival in the new city, and getting established. Her advice is practical, down-to-earth, organized, and doable. A solid guide for public libraries.Julia Stump, Voorheesville P.L., N.Y.\ \
