Moving.Tips
  • Cost Estimator
    • Moving Cost Estimator
    • International Moving Cost Estimator
  • Costs Saving Tips
  • Pre-Move
  • Packing
  • Moving Day
  • DIY
  • Post-Move
  • Bonus
  • 🔍

About Ethan Greenfield

Ethan is a relocation professional and an ex-moving coordinator. He has experience in handling relocations from start to finish with the consumer in mind.
Now, Ethan is dedicated to sharing his knowledge with as many people as possible in order to help them have a better moving experience.
Ethan Greenfield's work has been featured in established industry organizations like Move for Hunger (Non profit organization) and The American Moving and Storage Association.
His work has also been featured in mainstream medias like Zillow, BuzzFeed and others.

You can contact Ethan directly at [email protected]

Ethan Greenfield's posts:

How to protect your back when moving house

May 5, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
How to prevent back injuries during a move

It’s important to bear in mind that the process of moving from one home to another can be dangerous, especially when it involves, as it often does, the need for lifting and carrying heavy furniture out of the home and many times – down or up the stairs too. Unfortunately, personal injuries are never out

What questions to ask moving truck rental companies?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
There are many crucial questions to ask moving truck rental companies, so you can make the right choice for your self-move.

One of the most challenging aspects of self-moving is the transportation of household items to the new home – most people don’t have a big enough vehicle to fit furniture and other larger pieces, so they need to rent a truck to move their belongings to their new place. And renting a moving truck is

How to sell everything and move away

April 28, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
How to sell everything and move

Once your house move is confirmed and you’re about to start work on your personalized MOVING CHECKLIST, one of the very first puzzling questions that you’ll begin to ask yourself is which items to move with you and which items to leave behind. Now, the task of determining exactly what you’ll be taking with you

How to budget for your first apartment

April 23, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Find out how to make an efficient first apartment budget.

Whether you’re moving out of your parents’ house, moving in with your significant other, or moving to a new place after college, moving to your first apartment is a big and exciting event. You’re about to get the freedom you’ve always wanted – and the responsibility that comes with it. You’ll have the chance to

How to prepare your house for sale when moving

April 21, 2020January 22, 2024 Ethan Greenfield

When preparing your house for sale when moving to another home, you’ll often find it necessary to make specific changes in both the interior and exterior of the house in order to make its best features stand out. Also known as home staging, it is a must-do task designed to make your home more appealing

How to get discounts when moving

April 16, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Moving discounts can help you save money on your move.

There is little doubt that one of your biggest concerns when planning a house move will be the relocation cost – and rightfully so, since moving is quite an expensive affair. You need to plan your finances wisely – and use every possible way to reduce your moving expenses – in order not to blow

Top 3 mistakes people make when moving to San Francisco

April 14, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Mistakes when moving to San Francisco

There are important things to know when moving to San Francisco – essential facts that will keep you from getting unpleasantly surprised or even genuinely shocked when you reach the City by the Bay. You shouldn’t move to SF blindly without doing your homework simply because the City is drastically different from any other US

What to bring to a new home for good luck

April 9, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Make sure you know what to bring to a new home for good luck.

Whether you’re superstitious or not, a little extra luck is always welcome – especially so in regard to stressful, difficult, and overwhelming endeavors, such as residential moves. After all, who wouldn’t want to have a safe and smooth relocation and bring good fortune to their new lives? In fact, moving is such an important and

How to pack earrings for moving

April 7, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
How to pack earrings when moving house

Regardless of the move distance, packing jewelry for moving should not be underestimated. After all, you’ll be moving small items that are almost always expensive, valuable, and delicate. In reality, some jewelry pieces are so fragile and they may even tangle in themselves and break during the transportation phase itself. And now that you know

What to do when you move into a new neighborhood

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Make sure you know what to do when you move into a new neighborhood.

After months of researching neighborhoods and school districts, visiting open houses and negotiating prices, organizing your move and dealing with laborious relocation tasks, you’re finally in your new home. It’s time to settle into your new surroundings and your new life. Settling into a new home and a new neighborhood, however, involves much more than

How much does it cost to hire packers?

March 31, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
How much does it cost to hire packers?

Packing is the cornerstone of each house move. In fact, the task of packing up a home for moving is so critically important that its successful completion almost guarantees the success of the entire residential move. But here’s the tricky part: you may not always know for sure which way to go: to pack your

Local tips for moving furniture short distance

March 26, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Expert tips for moving furniture short distance.

Moving short distance may be cheaper and easier than moving across the country, but it’s still quite an arduous endeavor – especially if you’re moving a large household and have lots of bulky items to relocate. And it will probably be your furniture – one of the largest and heaviest items in a home –

Moving because of bad neighbors

March 24, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Moving because of bad neighbors

It can be the opposite of fun to have bad neighbors. Oftentimes, the unfortunate event can come about suddenly, and without any due warning too. In fact, it may happen to anyone and it’s not necessarily related to how good or bad a specific neighborhood is. You just moved to a new neighborhood in a

Tips for driving cross country when moving to a new home

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Things to know when driving cross country to your new home.

When moving long distance (from coast to coast, from your current area to another part of the country, etc.), you’ll be faced with the dilemma of whether to drive or fly to your final destination. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages, but driving is the more cost-effective, more comfortable, and more enjoyable way to

How much does it cost to move a couch?

March 17, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
How much does it cost to move a couch?

Whether you realize it or not, your couch is one of the biggest items in your home. Depending on the exact model and purpose, couches can be really heavy and really big to move around the room, let alone to move to another house altogether. During a house move, a couch can become a tough

What is the cheapest way to move a one-bedroom apartment cross country?

March 11, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Find out the cheapest way to move a one-bedroom apartment cross country.

In the context of relocating, moving a small apartment is a relatively cheap and easy task – there aren’t too many things to relocate (a 1-bedroom apartment can only fit so much), so packing is faster (and requires less packing materials) and transportation is easier (and costs less). If you’re moving a small apartment across

The Better Business Bureau and BBB-accredited movers

March 4, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
BBB-accredited movers

When you’re looking to hire a moving company to help you pack and move your household items to another home, it’s difficult to know which company you can trust with your valuable possessions. And unless you have good reasons to believe otherwise, oftentimes, you will most likely be genuinely worried that the moving company you

How to pack necklaces for moving

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Find out how to pack necklaces for moving so they don't get tangled.

From pearls and festoons to pendants and lariats, every necklace is a piece of beauty and elegance, highly priced and highly prized. Whether it’s a family heirloom (such as a stone-studded princess necklace passed down to you from your great-great-grandmother), a token of love (a gold heart locket gifted from your husband), or a stylish

How to pack a house with children around

February 18, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
How to pack a house with kids around

The thing is that if you haven’t packed for a move before, the whole packing process may seem pretty straightforward – you just toss random things into random boxes and use packing tape to seal those containers. Ta-da! And you’re done packing. Only, you’re not. Packing an entire home for moving is a monstrously complicated

11 Telltale signs it’s time to move to a new city

February 11, 2020 Ethan Greenfield
Looking for new horizons is one of the telltale signs it's time to move to a new city.

There are many sound reasons why people decide to move to a new city – a great job offer, a lower cost of living, milder weather, pursuit of love, educational opportunities, etc. Yet, sometimes, the only reason to move to a new place may be the need for a change of scenery or the desire

Is moving in with friends a good idea?

February 6, 2020July 13, 2021 Ethan Greenfield
Is it a good idea to move in with friends?

At first, the idea of moving in with friends after college or high school may seem like a birthday wish coming true. The mere thought of living together with your best pals brings sheer excitement and you just can’t wait for that move to become a reality. You have a gut feeling that sharing an

Post navigation

< Older posts
Newer posts >

Get a free moving estimate:

(800) 680-6439
Available online: 2 moving consultants

Newest moving tips

How to move furniture without scratching the floor

How to move furniture without scratching the floor

If you have chosen to take some of your furniture pieces with you to the...

Professional packing is usually worth it.

Is it worth paying for packing when moving?

Moving is expensive, so people try to do all they can to reduce moving costs....

How to move a refrigerator by yourself

How to move a refrigerator without hiring movers: 10 Steps

If you’ve hired top-rated professional movers to take care of your heavy furniture pieces and...

How to pack clothes for moving

You should know by now that packing up your house for a move is the...

There are many things to change when you move.

What to change when you move

Moving is all about change – change of surroundings, change of opportunities, change of lifestyle…...

Copyright 2014-2025 Moving.tips. All rights reserved.
About Us | Get a Free Moving Quote | Advertise | Buy moving leads | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Sitemap