Arie Luyendyk's Greatest Ideas For A Easy Transfer – Unique Interview

Packing up your whole belongings might be one of the crucial demanding components of a transfer. Do you will have any ideas for making the method of packing an unpacking simpler?

I have been doing actual property for nearly twenty years now and I’ve helped numerous households transfer one place to the following. I’ve see a typical theme: it is demanding to maneuver, and when you have the precise instruments, it makes it loads much less demanding. So, throughout the entire promoting course of, I all the time reward my shoppers two issues, the very first thing being Scotch tape. That is their Field Lock packaging tape. It is actually superior, since you solely want one piece of tape to seal a field. That’s clutch, as a result of you do not have to spend so much of time placing a bunch of items of tape on it. It is assured to additionally seal, which is fairly good.

[There’s] additionally the Cushion Lock, which is the protecting wrap. That’s fairly cool, as a result of it replaces the plastic merchandise that you simply usually use. It wraps across the fragile objects. You do not want any tape or scissors. As a result of it is a honeycomb form, it protects your objects and it clings to itself, so you do not really want something. You simply tear it off. It is a area saver too, so you may match loads within a field.

These are the hacks that I’ve that I need to share with you guys as we speak. These are each Scotch merchandise. Scotch goes again a methods. My dad used to race an IndyCar, and Scotch was one among his sponsors again within the early ’90s, so it is loopy that we’re speaking as we speak as a result of it is so full circle for me.

With the merchandise, are there any packing strategies that you’d use to assist individuals discover issues simpler after they’re of their home?

I all the time be sure that I label all of the packing containers. In case you do not try this, that is a giant mistake. It takes you numerous longer to search out what you are in search of. I all the time begin with probably the most fragile issues first, ensuring that these are tremendous protected. July and August are all the time the busiest months for those that are transferring. Lots of people aren’t ready. In case you’re ready, it makes the transfer a ton simpler.

Outdoors of the packing materials, are there any important instruments that individuals must make a transfer extra seamless?

No, not likely. I might say good packing containers, Scotch tape, the protecting wrap, which is very nice as a result of it is produced from paper. It is produced from recycled paper. It is extra sustainable. [You’ll] want a Sharpie to jot down down what goes the place, some actually good buddies to be sure that they get your stuff out of your one place to your subsequent. Having good buddies is all the time key in the case of transferring.

I keep in mind once I was one among my solely buddies that had a truck, so everybody would name me in the event that they have been transferring. Some good buddies, good packing containers, good tape, good wrap, and you need to be good to go.