Moving can be a Nightmare. Technology is Trying to Change This.
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Selling your home is stressful, but the process of moving is down right painful. After my last move, I promised myself that I would never do it again. According to the National Association of Realtors, the median time that someone stays in a particular home is 13 years. I’m convinced that’s the amount of time needed for the memory of the move to fade. The whole process is littered with opportunity. They say you should focus on building businesses around low NPS services with high TAM, so this creates the holy grail of opportunities. First, you need to research and hire a mover. No matter how much research you do, you always feel like you are overpaying. You need to box up all of your stuff yourself, which is actually an art form (one that I am not good at). You need to cancel all of your services and then set them up in your new home. The timing never aligns, so you usually spend the first week or so without cable and internet. Changing your address sounds easy enough, but honestly I had no idea how to actually do it. You need to go to the DMV to update your license. When you get into your new home, you usually need to paint, so your stuff sits in boxes in the middle of the room - where you have no access to anything that you need. I’m not handy at all, so I needed to hire a handyman to hang the TVs, pictures, blinds and a host of other services. Since I was new to that town, I had no idea who to hire. You then realize that 90% of the stuff that you paid to move doesn’t fit correctly in your new home, so you need to purchase and assemble all new furniture. The stress is compounded by the fact that you often close on your sale and purchase on the same day, so there is no margin for error. If you have kids and pets, they add another level of chaos to the mix. With all of the problems in the world, I realize how foolish it sounds complaining about these issues, but when you are in the middle of it, it really feels impossibly challenging.
Moving can be a Nightmare. Technology is Trying to Change This.
Moving can be a Nightmare. Technology is…
Moving can be a Nightmare. Technology is Trying to Change This.
Selling your home is stressful, but the process of moving is down right painful. After my last move, I promised myself that I would never do it again. According to the National Association of Realtors, the median time that someone stays in a particular home is 13 years. I’m convinced that’s the amount of time needed for the memory of the move to fade. The whole process is littered with opportunity. They say you should focus on building businesses around low NPS services with high TAM, so this creates the holy grail of opportunities. First, you need to research and hire a mover. No matter how much research you do, you always feel like you are overpaying. You need to box up all of your stuff yourself, which is actually an art form (one that I am not good at). You need to cancel all of your services and then set them up in your new home. The timing never aligns, so you usually spend the first week or so without cable and internet. Changing your address sounds easy enough, but honestly I had no idea how to actually do it. You need to go to the DMV to update your license. When you get into your new home, you usually need to paint, so your stuff sits in boxes in the middle of the room - where you have no access to anything that you need. I’m not handy at all, so I needed to hire a handyman to hang the TVs, pictures, blinds and a host of other services. Since I was new to that town, I had no idea who to hire. You then realize that 90% of the stuff that you paid to move doesn’t fit correctly in your new home, so you need to purchase and assemble all new furniture. The stress is compounded by the fact that you often close on your sale and purchase on the same day, so there is no margin for error. If you have kids and pets, they add another level of chaos to the mix. With all of the problems in the world, I realize how foolish it sounds complaining about these issues, but when you are in the middle of it, it really feels impossibly challenging.