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There is no getting around the stress of moving house, but with careful planning you can cut back on the amount of work you have to do in the days leading up to the move. Many items that need to be taken to the new house can be packed long before the Kansas City movers actually show up. Here are some items you might want to consider packing early.

• Seasonal Items

Holiday decorations and other items that you only use for part of the year are one of the first things that can be safely packed away.

• Some Clothes

Certain clothes that you don’t wear often can also safely be packed up early. Formal dresses and tuxes, as well as out of season items are a safe place to start.

• Extra Household Goods

Spare bedding, towels, and dinnerware that you are reasonably confident you won’t use before moving day are another good bet to pack early.

• Books, Records, and Movies

Entertainment items that are part of a large collection can also be packed early. Keep out a few items that you want to use before you move, but store the others. These are some of the easiest items to pack and store.

Begin packing a few weeks before moving day and by the time you schedule a date with Kansas City movers, most of the hard work will already be done.

House hunting is often the most exciting part of the moving experience, but without proper planning it can easily become the most frustrating as well. Kansas City movers All My Sons offers these suggestions to make finding the new home of your dreams simpler.

Make a Checklist. Decide the most important features you need in a new home and write them down. It’s easy to become dazzled by a flashy property and forget the most important elements like number of bedrooms and kitchen appliances, so work for a list to ensure you don’t overlook anything.

Do Two Walkthroughs. Walk through each house twice. The first time, just take in the overall appearance and atmosphere of the home. Then go back to the front door and walk through again with your checklist, marking off features as you see them.

Plan Your Layout. Take some basic measurements and even try to plan a rough layout while you walk through the property. This ensures that you get a space that is big enough for all your furniture and other items.

Consider the Entire Neighborhood. Take a brief walk around the neighborhood the house is located in. Consider features and amenities like schools, access to shopping and entertainment, and places for kids to play.

Your new home is intended to last a long time, so it is important to make sure your choice is an informed one.

When you visit the office of your local Kansas City movers to prepare for moving day, you may be surprised by the selection of moving boxes available to you. For most of your packing needs, regular moving boxes will suffice. However, some items can be packed more safely and efficiently using one of the specialty moving boxes available to you.

Wardrobe Boxes

These upright boxes have a metal bar at the top. Clothes on hangers can be moved directly from hanging on the closet to hanging on this bar, making them easy to transport without a lot of folding and unfolding.

Dresser Boxes

These boxes are similar to wardrobe boxes but designed for clothes stored in dressers. Folded clothes can be transferred directly to these boxes, which are roughly the size and shape of dresser drawers.

Padded Packing Boxes

Padded boxes are thicker and heavier, and sometimes have a layer of Styrofoam padding inside. These are ideal for packing dishes or other fragile items like computer towers and monitors.

Mirror and Picture Boxes

These are large, flat boxes that are made for transporting and providing padding for big pictures or mirrors. Multiple boxes can be taped together to hold over-sized items.

These boxes make it safer to store and transport items. It also makes packing and unpacking easier by keeping items together and primed for efficient loading and unloading.

Homeowners who were looking for news of strengthening home values and a less-underwater mortgage situation might be a little bummed to hear that the home values in Kansas City have actually dropped slightly. According to real estate data site Zillow, the average value of a home in KC Metro sits at $138,900. That dropped within a year by 3.6 percent, but there is hope on the horizon as Zillow predicts home values will rise 1.1 percent within the next year. While it isn’t a whole lot, it is better than value depreciation and it will hopefully mark the beginning of a strengthening real estate trend in the Kansas City metro area, as well as throughout Missouri.

While it is less than thrilling at the moment for sellers and homeowners, this is great news for prospective buyers who are interested in moving to Kansas City or simply moving from their existing local residence. In fact, if you are in the market to buy a house in the metro you’ll actually pay $159,900 on average. Renters can also find a sweet deal on housing, and the average price of a rental in the Kansas City metro is $875. While that is less than national metros, it’s actually the highest rental average in the state of Missouri.

If you are relocating to Kansas City, be sure to contact your neighborhood movers at All My Sons for white glove moving service.

Lee’s Summit, which is a short trip from the Kansas City metro, has a wonderful subdivision that is currently building new homes for interested Missouri homebuyers. This master-planned community is surrounded by Fleming Park and next door to Lake Jacomo and Blue Springs Lake, and it features a large span of amenities which include several miles of walking trails meandering throughout the lush, natural surroundings; a pool; tennis courts; fitness center; and landmark clubhouse, which allow homeowners to enjoy healthy, active lifestyles, all within minutes of their homes.

If you’re looking for the perfect area to move near Kansas City, we encourage you to look into Park Ridge. Park Ridge has new single-family home sites in its third and fourth phases for those who would like to select a location for a custom-built home by any of the approved builders. Home sites include flat, daylight and walkout locations that accommodate a variety of home styles.

The wide variety of homes, prices and neighborhoods in Park Ridge, ranging from single-family homes to luxury homes and maintenance-provided villas, has resulted in people of all ages calling it home and several multiple-generation families live within the community. Come check out Park Ridge and see why it could be the perfect area for you and your family.

There’s a new region of town up for debate regarding residential development, according to Kansas City Public Media. A recent discussion regarding residential building in the West Bottoms area has brought support and opposition. The goal for the 11 unit complex is to draw families into the West Bottoms, as there have not been many people moving to the area, the idea from real estate developer Bill Haw to start construction in West Bottoms is with the intention of bringing new life into the city’s core.

West Bottoms has been an area that some have been hesitant to development because it has been vacant for so long. The Great Flood of 1951 destroyed the factories and stockyards, and put two million acres of land underwater. It took over 40 years and a combination of haunted houses, businesses and festivals to bring interest back into the area.

Interested in moving to Kansas City? Check out the new developments and residential offerings that will be available in the West Bottoms area. While some are against the idea of developing the neighborhood, many other areas were once shunned by the masses and now have amazing properties, such as New York’s Brooklyn and Miami’s Brickell.

According to a new study by the American Economic Development Institute, Missouri and Kansas are two of the best states for running a business. Kansas came in fifth on the list, while Missouri ranks eighth. Overall, both states received A’s, grades they have maintained since 2010. The study uses 32 factors in its evaluation, including taxes, human resources, right-to-work legislation, energy costs, jobs lost or gained and state-government-controlled factors.

Missouri excelled in some areas, but also fell short in others like high school and college completion, workers’ compensation, regulatory environment, and long-term budget planning. The right to work legislation in some states also boosted their ranking, which hindered the advancement of Missouri on the study. If you are considering moving to Kansas City and starting a business, you’ll be in one of the most business-friendly states in the country.

In order, this year’s top 10 are Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Virginia, Kansas, North Dakota, Indiana, Missouri, South Carolina and South Dakota.

While it has been a long and troublesome road over the last few years since the real estate market crashed, and the climb to regain status as a healthy market has been a struggle for many cities nationwide. The housing recovery began approximately 3 years ago, but many local markets have still to regain values lost during the recent recession. The question most people want to know is how long will it take for home values to achieve their pre-recession levels. Kansas City has a bright economic outlook, especially due to the manufacturing business and growing trade companies establishing roots in the area.

The cities quickest to emerge from the recession benefit from evergreen industries like government, defense, education and technology — sectors that will always provide work, even in a national slump. In addition, these five cities are diverse; their fortunes aren’t invested solely in one industry, giving them good prospects for the future. So even though Kansas City has seen jobs fall off in the past few years, it has been a slower process there that in other cities, with an estimated 2.7% drop in jobs. Living in Kansas City and looking for work? Thankfully, having a variety of jobs and industries is a way that the city safeguards against job fallouts.

The Q Hotel + Spa in Kansas City’s Westport area is a new building, but it is already planned for renovation in the next few months and a relaunch as AC Hotels by Marriot Kansas City Westport. There are more than 90 AC Hotels by Marriott in Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The first U.S. hotel is scheduled to open in New Orleans in September with Westport slated as the second U.S. location. The hotel sits at 560 Westport Road and is designed in a modern style that is meant to appeal to aesthetically inclined millennials.

The remodel and upgrade process will elevate the hotel with features like the AC Lounge, mobile check-in, a fitness center, a media salon with Bluetooth and also USB charging stations, as well as 123 modern rooms. The chain of hotels is known around the world for being stylish, urban, and geared toward design conscious travelers. The hotels are also conducive to both business and leisure.

Hoteliers and researchers say Millennials, those generally born in the 1980s to the early 2000s, are unique travelers because they want to stay constantly connected through social media, they want coffeehouse-like spaces where they can work and play, and they want unique and local amenities. They also want it all instantly and in a comfortable, modern setting. The AC Hotels chain hopes to bank off of just that. Moving to Kansas City and want to visit first? Check out the new AC Hotels by Marriot Kansas City Westport for your stay.

As Google Fiber has recently infiltrated cities like Portland, Provo, and Kansas City, one question remains: what effect will this dedicated high speed fiber optic internet have on the cities in terms of technology and growth? Recently, Forbes published an article examining what lies ahead for these Google cities. The article shares that according to the MIT Technology Review, Kansas saw the largest jump in average Internet connection speeds of all U.S. states in the fourth quarter of 2012, immediately following widespread availability of the Google Fiber service.

With companies having increasing presence and reliability online, it makes sense that a fiber optic connection could be huge in business growth and sustainability. However, it is still too early to determine what kind of benefit the fiber optics are having in these cities, because aside from speeds, the benefit and takeaways from a business perspective are still unclear.

However, it is likely that these cities will rise the amount of technology related jobs as internet based companies move to the area and take advantage of the tech-friendly internet. Thinking of moving to Kansas City and starting a business? We recommend it!