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Oprah Winfrey’s 4,600-square-foot sixth floor Chicago apartment is now up for rent for $15,000 monthly. Complete with three and a half bathrooms, a solarium, library and three bedrooms (one of which being the 1,200-square-foot master bedroom) moving into Oprah’s Chicago pad sounds like quite the dream home, but apparently not for Winfrey herself. Oprah purchased the co-op apartment in Chicago back in 2006, but opted against moving in for fear that prying neighbors might make a habit out of invading her privacy. Assuming the next tenant of Oprah’s lavish Chicago digs isn’t of celebrity status, your Chicago area movers don’t think peeping neighbors will be a problem.

Would you trust a monkey with the crucial task of moving your piano? If you care about your piano’s safety you sure wouldn’t, but who would you trust with relocating such a heavy instrument? Your Chicago relocation specialists are also professional piano movers, and we want to take this opportunity to educate all local piano-owners who may be in need of moving services soon. The hilarious video below is a highly unlikely scenario, but many people looking to move a piano in Chicago don’t realize how close they come to reenacting this classic commercial by entrusting movers who aren’t properly qualified to safely move pianos.

For people looking to move in Chicago, finding a reputable relocation specialist is extremely important in order to have a stress-free moving day. Surfing the web, one can easily research potential candidates to see which moving companies in Chicago offer the most affordable and most reliable services. Your Chicago movers here are devoted to complete customer satisfaction on every move, and customer reviews like the two below go to show how serious we are about achieving that goal!

The office called the day before to make sure of the itinerary. The movers called the morning of the move. The movers showed up on time. They were extremely efficient, courteous and polite. They were very careful with the very old furniture that was moved. I would use them again.

Allmysons moving was great. I bought my brother movers as a gift and Allmysons was clear and upfront with costs. The move was from Wrigleyville to Ukranian Village. They arrived when they said they would and worked nonstop. The finished in the estimated time and there were no hidden costs or fees. I and my brother would hire them again if need be.

Count on a quick, safe, and overall stress-free moving experience with these Chicago area relocation specialists!

What do you get when you take New York City, slash the cost of living, and up the quality of living (SPACIOUS apartments)? Chicago living, that’s what! And in Chicago, you definitely see a lot of single ladies out on the town enjoying sushi, live entertainment at Millennium Park, and much more! Single men on the hunt for someone special should definitely consider Chicago living a smart move. Your movers here in Chicago concur.

Located where city life ends and farm life begins, Crete Illinois is ideal for families on the move who want the best of both worlds. Moving to Crete is ideal if you crave a rural home atmosphere while still having easy access to urban Chicago. Furthermore, the cost of living in Crete is very affordable. Working in Chicago and coming home to a much more relaxed rustic environment, Crete residents truly do have the best of both worlds living in this beautiful suburb. And just as there is plenty to do in the Windy City, Crete also offers up an abundance of entertaining features; acres of preserved forest land means hiking, mountain biking, and horse back rides are frequent events for locals. There is even an ice skating park! Impressive schools, affordable homes, gorgeous scenery; it is no wonder that your Chicago moving professionals here have been moving more and more families to Crete within the last ten years!

So you’re moving pretty soon, and you’re spending a lot of time out hunting for apartments. Aside from all the stress an upcoming move can put on you, searching for your new home-sweet-home can be the one enjoyable item on your to-do list. Your professional Chicago movers here hope that you make the right choice when searching for your new home, as many people find out that they should have been more detail-oriented during their search after it is too late. You will have plenty of time after you move in to admire all that there is to love about your soon-to-be new pad; so rather than falling head over heels for a place you love at first sight, spend your search critiquing potential homes with a fine-toothed comb as well! Be on the lookout for signs of pests, leaks, faulty appliances, or anything else that may sully an otherwise dream home. Be sure to scope out your surroundings as well. Any negative qualities regarding a potential new home are much better learnt prior to moving in rather than after it is too late! The last thing you want is to schedule an unexpected move-out assuming your new home doesn’t work out for you.

In order to sell a house, it is very important to spruce the place up so that you can really wow potential buyers. The importance of ‘curb appeal’ is something you are probably familiar with; to arouse enough interest in potential buyers to actually lure them inside the home begins with what they see from the outside. Curb appeal doesn’t sell your home though, so inner-appeal is also a very important factor in showing off your home and ultimately selling it to move. Cleanliness is an obvious must for establishing optimal inner-appeal of your home, and having nice furniture and appliances doesn’t hurt either. However; one huge piece of advice from your Chicago mover would be to implement a ‘less-is-more’ concept. If you have already begun moving to your new home, take the opportunity to relocate items that may cause your home to look cluttered; the less-is-more effect shows off the spaciousness in your home which is a big plus for house hunters.

Haven’t yet begun to move in to the new place? Storage is the solution to prepping your home for sale. Staging your home is necessary if you want to sell and move to your next home as soon as possible. Furthermore; when the time comes to pack up the moving truck and relocate to the next place you’ll call home, having already gotten a head start, your moving day will be much easier on you. Most reputable storage providers even offer prorated fees so that you are only paying for the exact amount of time you spent in the facility. Once you have hauled off your selected belongings to storage to stage your home, it won’t be long before you’re finalizing closing dates and ready to move; so be sure to hire professional movers in Chicago early on to avoid any issues regarding your move out day.

The end of the semester is a busy time for college students, especially if moving out of your dorm is on your to-do list. There are plenty of reasons to hire movers rather than doing your own move when you relocate to a new home, but if you are going to spend your hard earned money on relocation services, you should choose your Chicago movers wisely. You have plenty of options when it comes to movers you can hire, so how do you know which mover is right for you? Think about the last time that you helped a friend or family member move… Even if it didn’t end in disaster, there were probably a few false moves considering that nobody involved is a professionally trained mover. Now imagine helping friends move on a regular basis; balancing your job school and studying with moving on the side several times a week. Most people –students or not– would soon be perpetually exhausted with such a taxing schedule, and the exhaustion would show during moves!

Assisting fellow college student peers with moving may not be a bad idea on a once-in-a-blue-moon basis, but can you really expect your average Joe to be able to handle a full schedule of classes, studying, work AND moving regularly on the side without making one false move? Furthermore; would it be worth the risk of damaged property to give such a student a chance? As crazy as it is to subject one’s self to a hectic schedule such as this, there are college kids who do so as a way to make extra money while in school. There are better ways to support college kids in need that don’t involve putting your hard earned money and prized possessions at stake. Hiring professional movers in Chicago who are dedicated solely to moving your belongings with care and precision is your best bet if you hiring-out is the route you choose to take. Without the distraction of school, studying, making ends meet and so on, your Chicago area moving professional is far more likely to provide accident-free relocation services for you!