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 move a wardrobe?

January 19, 2017 Ethan Greenfield

Your wardrobe may or may not conceal the entrance to a secret passage; there may or may not be a monster in the closet; the old dresser may or may not be an exquisite antique of great value – whatever the peculiarities of your clothes storage unit, two things are certain: It is the piece

How to fight the fear of moving house?

January 17, 2017 Ethan Greenfield

Moving house is one of the major events you will experience in your life, and as such, the whole business of moving all of your earthly possessions from one home to another can be rather intimidating, overwhelming and even scary at times. Whether you’re moving out for the very first time or you’ve done it

What to think about when moving house?

January 12, 2017 Ethan Greenfield

No matter how stressful, painstaking and troublesome moving may be, it’s nothing short of a thrilling adventure – with all its ups and downs, exciting opportunities and scary uncertainties. And as it is with all other adventures, your relocation path is certain to be full of hardships and your final success cannot be guaranteed. Yet,

How far in advance to book movers?

January 10, 2017 Ethan Greenfield

To organize a successful house move is never an easy task, even if the odds seem to be stacked up in your favor. There are just too many things to think about, too many pre-move jobs to complete, too many tough questions to answer and even more and tougher puzzles to solve. In reality, how

What items do I need for my new home?

January 3, 2017 Ethan Greenfield

When moving to a new home, you may want to make it as similar to your old one as possible in the hope of preserving some resemblance to your old life and transferring all the happiness, comfort and peace you experienced in your old place to your new one. Or you may want to make

What are the best things about moving house?

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

Whenever it’s time to move to a new home, we automatically brace for the worst. We tend to expect nothing but bad news from Day 1: increased moving costs, lack of sufficient time to prepare well for moving day, unexpected problems just waiting to pop their heads out of the water, genuine worries about the

What to remember when moving?

December 22, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

There are so many factors to consider, tasks to complete, details to organize, and myriad other more or less important things to take care of when planning a residential move that you may feel totally overwhelmed and uncertain as to whether you’ll manage to cope with it all. No need to panic though – given

Why cheaper is not necessarily better when moving house?

December 20, 2016April 19, 2022 Ethan Greenfield

Why cheaper isn't always better when moving house?

When moving from one home to another, it’s mostly about striking a happy medium between cost and quality of service. In other words, you surely don’t want to spend a fortune to complete your move, but you wouldn’t want to go through a nightmarish house move due to incompetent movers either. It always feels nice

How much does it cost to pack up a house for moving?

December 15, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

How to estimate the cost of packing for a move?

If we follow the standard train of thought, even the most remote idea of moving house will be immediately tailed by an endless sequence of dollar signs and question marks in your head. Given the notoriously expensive nature of the relocation process, it is only logical that the very first question which comes to mind

How to say goodbye to a home when moving?

December 13, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

The highly transitional period of moving house can easily turn into an emotional roller coaster for you way before the arrival of your movers. Moving away can be a hard pill to swallow even if you have the feeling your foreseeable future holds a better life for you as it is. The mere thought of

Why moving to a small town is (not) for me?

December 8, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

Moving from a big city to a small town will result in a drastic change in your lifestyle.

If you are a Big City person, you may find it hard to believe that anyone would ever want to give up on the vibrant, exciting and dynamic city life and move to a sleepy small town somewhere in the countryside. Yet, more and more people, tired of the hectic lifestyle in the metropolises or

How to move into a high rise apartment?

December 6, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

Moving into a new home can be rather tough even without additional complications such as moving big furniture and heavy cardboard boxes up multiple stories, fitting bulky household items inside claustrophobic elevators, and worst of all – observing an excess of rules and regulations governed by the building management. Yes, we’re referring to moving into

How to improve home security after a move?

December 1, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

A home is a sanctuary, a refuge from the world, an impenetrable fortress where you feel safe and relaxed and at peace. To ensure that this remains so and keep trouble away from your personal haven, you need to make your home as secure as possible. This is especially important immediately after a relocation, when

How to sell stuff online when moving?

November 29, 2016December 6, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

It’s a well-known secret that moving house can be a costly affair, especially if you’re planning to move a lot of things over a great distance. In the majority of cases, the $$$ signs will take center stage in your mind, right there with the piles of (free!) cardboard boxes you will need for packing

How to pack boxes for moving?

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

Packing for a move may be laborious and time-consuming, but unlike other highly complicated aspects of the relocation process (such finding an appropriate new home, for example), it seems like a simple task – all you need to do is put your items in a box, seal it shut, and tape a label on it.

How many movers do I need?

November 22, 2016December 6, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

How many movers should I hire for my move?

If you happen to be asking yourself, “How many movers should I hire?”, then you must have already solved the classical dilemma of whether to move by yourself or hire movers. Breathe a sigh of relief now, for sometimes the solution of that notorious pre-move dilemma can prove to be rather tricky for some people.

What not to put in a storage unit, and why?

November 17, 2016June 3, 2019 Ethan Greenfield

Self-storage has been one of the fastest-growing sectors of the commercial real estate for the last 4 decades. According to the Self Storage Association, out of the 59,500 self-storage facilities in the entire world, 52,500 primary and secondary facilities are located right here in the United States. A recent study shows that roughly 10% of

How to deal with moving house emotions?

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

You’re in the process of moving house and it feels as if you’re riding a steep emotional roller-coaster? No need to worry – that’s only natural, considering how overwhelming, challenging, depressing, exciting and scary moving can be all at the same time. In fact, the emotional impact of moving house is so great, that moving

How to move to Canada from the U.S.?

November 10, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

How to move to Canada from the United States?

There are only a handful of universal truths out there, and one of them states that sometimes things can change in the blink of an eye. Or even faster! Residential moves are usually triggered by some kind of a change which in turn introduces the transitional period of moving house. The reasons for moving out

How much money to save to move out?

November 8, 2016April 19, 2022 Ethan Greenfield

How much money to save before moving out

They say that money is not everything and oftentimes you get to see how right they are (whoever those people might be!). But when the right time has come for you to move out of your parents’ house or when you’re finally ready to move out of that awful rented place, then you might get

How to find the right home for me when moving to a new city?

November 3, 2016 Ethan Greenfield

Finding the right home for you and your family when moving to a new city is quite a challenge.

If you are moving house, then you’ll be moving to a new home, right? To be able to do so, however, you need to have a new home to move into. Whether you are moving to another country or another state, to a new city or just across town, you need to find the right

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