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Let’s face it, no one likes the long, grueling process of packing belongings, marking boxes, scheduling movers, moving items from point A to point B, and then unpacking everything over the next week or two months; oh, and heaven forbid any of your possessions were either lost or broken in the transition. Moving Day should not be a strenuous undertaking; rather, it should be one more exciting chapter in the real-life episode of “My New Home.” To help relieve the frustrations of moving, the digital age has come up with several small impactful solutions that fit in the palm of your hand. Here are five mobile apps that can simplify your next move.
(Compatible with Android, iPhone, and Kindle Fire)
MyMove focuses on three major steps of a successful move: (1) Learning the moving process, (2) Finding a moving company, and (3) Organizing your move. Upon opening the app, you can read the latest tips and tricks recommended by professional movers, and MyMove’s Moving Tips gives you direct access to MyMovingReviews, an active blog that relays the latest news, interviews, guidelines, checklists, and more on local, national, and international moves. MyMove utilizes data from a transparent, client-driven review and rating system to narrow your search for reliable movers, and it enables you to share your own evaluation of a company’s professionalism and efficiency. Besides this, the mobile application features helpful tools like a moving checklist, moving notes, and a moving cost estimator.
(Compatible with Android, iPhone, and Kindle Fire)
MoveAdvisor has four tools to help organize a smoother moving experience. Moving Timeline provides a personal week-by-week checklist of tasks you are to complete leading up to Moving Day, based on your moving date and shipping method. Home Inventory – a state-of-the-art home cataloguing tool – lets you create a digital floorplan of your new home, complete with drag-and-drop icons of your household items; once you finish filling up the virtual spaces, Home Inventory can calculate the overall weight and volume of your items, as well as the number of moving boxes and furniture blankets you need, and the size of the moving vehicle to rent, should you choose to make this a DIY move. If you prefer to hire professional movers, save and email your inventory to moving companies for a more accurate quote; the Movers Around You tool uncovers top-rated companies in your area, complete with viewable customer-driven reviews and ratings. Finally, Get A Moving Quote collects and compares free quotes from licensed and insured movers.
(Compatible with Android and iPhone)
MagicPlan draws a virtual floorplan of your new home by taking pictures of the rooms. The mobile application can measure distances and square feet to ensure each digital readout is an accurate representation of the real-life space(s), and you can customize the cybernetic interiors with icons provided on the app, even edit the dimensions of each item to match your actual furnishings and decorative fixtures. Watch video tutorials on the MagicPlan YouTube channel to see how the app’s tools and built-in features can help you plan the functionality of your new home’s living spaces.
(Compatible with iPhone)
Sortly removes the frustration of locating packed items and claiming insurance if a box goes missing or its contents are damaged. This mobile application lets you catalog your belongings as you pack them, using photos and a built-in folder system. Simply create and name a new folder (e.g., “Box 1 – Kitchen Supplies”), and then upload photos of all the kitchen utensils you place in said box; as you add each item, you can write up notes and enter market values for the articles – a handy provision in the event of an insurance claim. Sortly also enables you to make and print QR code labels to stick on shipping containers, facilitating the check-in of your belongings as they arrive at your new home. And, Sortly provides a week-by-week checklist of tasks you are to complete as early as eight weeks prior to Moving Day.
Note: QR code labels are a feature of the Sortly upgraded package, with a charge of $4.99 a month after a free two-week trial.
(Compatible with iPhone)
Moved pairs you with a personal assistant to help you coordinate and carry out every step of the moving process. From finding movers to updating your address to selling old belongings, your personal assistant will guide you via text message through the necessary procedures and applications to see you into your new home with little to no stress. Need more time to pack and take care of personal responsibilities? Your assistant can check quotes, schedule movers, find storage units, order packing supplies, and so much more!
Hanford, Calif. – June 2017 – Lennar is thrilled to announce the highly-anticipated Grand Opening of their Legacy community will be Saturday, June 24. Lennar’s popular Cambridge Collection of floorplans will be available at this community and three will be modeled. Prospective home shoppers are encouraged to attend the event for the first opportunity to tour the beautiful model homes.
“We are so thrilled to open this community to the public,” said Susan Wilke, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Central Valley. “We’ve listened to what buyers are looking for and think they will be very pleased with the modern floorplans we’re offering at Legacy.”
Lennar’s stylish Cambridge Collection of floorplans available at Legacy consists of five distinctive floorplans that include the redesigned Yale X, modeled for the first time, Radcliffe X, Lexington, Hawthorne, and Versatillion, The Home Within A Home® floorplan.
These floorplans are available in a variety of single and two-story designs that range in size from approximately 2,000 to 2,697 square feet. These homes feature up to five bedrooms, three bathrooms and three-bay garages and include modern design details such as open-concept living areas and extended outdoor living areas.
The Versatillion plan is one of Lennar’s popular The Home Within A Home® floorplans. Designed to accommodate dual and multigenerational living situations, these special floorplans include an attached private suite. That suite combines a separate entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom and laundry area in a way that allows for as much direct access to or privacy from the main home as is desired. The Versatillion plan includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a two-bay garage atop approximately 2,257 square feet of living space.
Set in a great area of Hanford, children will attend schools from the Pioneer Unified School District, including Frontier Elementary School. Additionally, this community’s location offers easy freeway access for stress-free commutes, new shopping areas and a selection of dining establishments.
Every Lennar home comes filled with upscale features as standard through the Everything’s Included® program. By including granite-slab kitchen countertops, backsplashes, stainless steel GE® appliances, energy-efficient features and other custom-like appointments into each new home at no added cost, it’s easier for new Lennar homeowners to just move-in and start living.
Be sure to attend the official Grand Opening event on Saturday, June 24, at Legacy, located on Grangeville and Centennial in Hanford. For more information, please visit http://www.lennar.com/new-homes/california/fresno-central-valley/hanford/legacy-cambridge-collection or call (559) 994-6567.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders and proudly remains steadfast in their commitment toward quality, value and integrity. Lennar has a longstanding history of building exceptional homes in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
Sacramento, Calif. – June 2017 – If you’re looking to make the move into a brand-new home at the end of summer, set in a community designed specifically for individuals aged 55 and up, then look no further than Lennar’s Estates at Heritage El Dorado Hills. This community offers a variety of floorplans, two of which are slated to be move-in ready by the end of the summer.
“We know this is a huge season for people looking to move, and that working out a timeline can be one of the more difficult parts of the new home buying process,” said Laura Kilgore, Director of Marketing for Lennar Sacramento. “That’s one of the benefits of purchasing one our quick move-in homes — the timeline is much shorter, making it easier and less stressful.”
Estates at Heritage El Dorado Hills offers two plans that will be move-in ready by the end of summer: The Vanderbilt and The Hampton. Both single-story home designs boast a high level of standard features through Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program, along with a variety of Thoughtful Design™ details meant to help accommodate the changing lifestyle needs of active adults.
The Vanderbilt offers 2,756 square feet of living space that includes three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, a split three-bay garage and a covered patio. The Hampton offers 2,701 square feet of living space that includes two bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, a den, formal dining room, courtyard and split three-bay garage. Both homes feature stunning master suites that include private sitting or retreat areas, huge walk-in closets and spa-worthy master bathrooms.
As part of Lennar Sacramento’s Thoughtful Design™ program, these homes boast open kitchen designs with center islands that allow for optimized mobility throughout. Additional Thoughtful Design™ features include wider hallways and doorways, walk-in showers with seats and hand-held shower heads, lower appliance design, raised electrical outlets, lower light switches and much more.
Additionally, Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program helps add tremendous value and style through a high level of standard features most builders typically charge extra for. Items such as granite or quartz countertops, tankless water heaters, home automation technology, stainless steel appliances, programmable thermostats, solar electric packages and more.
Set inside the Heritage El Dorado Hills community, a premier active adult community designed for individuals 55 and better, residents enjoy plenty of luxurious amenities located just steps from their new home. The approximately 5,000-square foot, residents-only fitness center, The Retreat, includes a gym with state-of-the-art equipment, a covered pool, spa, locker rooms and an aerobics room. Additional outdoor amenities include tennis and pickle ball courts, bocce ball area, outdoor seating, fire pit and area for community events on the five-acre site.
Heritage El Dorado Hills is located off Highway 50 and Latrobe Road at 9039 Heritage Parkway in El Dorado Hills. For more information on these quick move-in homes please visit www.lennar.com/sacramento or call (916) 293-7650.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
Bonney Lake, Wash. – June 2017 – Lennar Seattle is thrilled to announce they are building more homes at Tehaleh, a Newland Master Planned Community. Lennar has been building in the Tehaleh masterplan since 2012 and most recently sold out with their Inspriation Ridge neighborhood. Currently, they are bringing 23 homesites to the Cathedral Ridge neighborhood, with some homes already released for sale.
“Tehaleh is such a special community that combines quality craftsmanship, modern features and a community that thrives off walkability and outdoor living,” said Bill Salvesen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Seattle. “With more than ten miles of trails spread across eleven parks within the community, it’s never been easier to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors… just steps outside your new home.”
Lennar is offering three floorplans at this community for sale available in a variety of sizes and home styles. New homes range in size approximately from 2,873 to 3,183 square feet and include Lennar’s The Home Within A Home® in the Bainbridge model. Designed to accommodate multigenerational and dual living situations, these special floorplans include an attached private suite with its own separate entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. This design allows for as much direct access or privacy between the two residences as is desired.
The Everson plan is also offered here. An approximately 2,873-square foot home that provides four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car garage with added storage space. The Carnation, the third floorplan offered by Lennar at Tehaleh, provides 3,017 square feet of living space that includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms including a downstairs guest suite and a two-car garage.
Every home Lennar builds comes with added value through their signature Everything’s Included® program. It works by including today’s desirable features and upgrades as standard, so they come at no additional cost to the buyer. At Tehaleh, residents enjoy items such as tankless hot water heaters, granite kitchen coutnertops, stainless steel GE® appliances, shaker-style cabinetry and so much more.
For more information on new Lennar homes now selling at Tehaleh, please visit www.lennar.com/tehaleh or call (855) 761-9439 for more information.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
