Lease is up, it's time to move. How often have you had to move homes?

Hi dear quite complex post, sure as recession is going on in USA, oil prices, food prices and other cost of living is going up and if u can save money by re locating your home, then Why not. U have car to move around so its wise decesion Now left with the question of ur son, can he stay in same school if its good one and u can arrange school buss. Other thing, he is still very young and they dont have concept of Best friend, hey can be friend to any one who play with them and stay in class. soi dont think its going to effect him a lot Take care and wish u all the best for House Hunt

Moving is hard, as a child my parents used to run pubs. They would only ever stay in one place for a couple of years and so the consequence was that I had to move quite a lot. It was hard, I would have to leave all my friends behind and then start again somewhere new, I found that it became harder the older I got, so your son although will initially be upset should do just fine. I do think that all the moving affected the way I made friends and my ability to maintain a friendship though. I have moved lots of times in my life, my last move was three years ago when we bought our first house that we are still in now. I think that was the best move I made, the area we were in was rough and unfriendly so it was not hard to leave there at all!

Were you able to come up with a solution that worked all around for you? We have lived in our home for 18 years and have seriously wanted to move south. The opportunity of a job was there but DH didn't get it. He was so ready just to sell the house and move and work at Walmart until something came through with his company. I did not want to do that with having two kids. I wanted some stability plus his same income. Now that housing market sucks, we will probably not get down there until after the girls are out of school. My oldest is in 7th and my youngest is in 2nd. The oldest doesn't want to move away from her friends, the youngest could care less. The idea time for us to move was when my oldest would have been starting middle school but it didn't work out. I hope things worked out for you.

When we moved here there were only the two of us, my adult son and his elderly mom, me, and I do hope we never have to move again. that was one wearing move and we still have boxes in our living room because here we have no garage just a small open spot for a car and a tiny lock box. its a nice place and I like it here with all the trees and lawns and plants and the birds. just want to stay put this time.

We've moved houses 5 times and each time was really difficult. We tend to accumulate things so it seemed that packing would never end. Each time there were more boxes than before. We didn't find it too difficult to adjust since the new neighbors were quite friendly. We didn't need to move to a new school so that helped a lot as well. I think it was more difficult for my mom because everytime she'd be leaving friends. The last time we moved I wasn't there to help and my mom was 74 then so she felt very sentimental. If it were up to her she wouldn't move at all. But the mortgage was unpaid and we got evicted. :( The good thing is that the new place (which is completely ours already) is near the old one so she still sees our old neighbors.

My husband and two kids just moved three months ago from Wisconsin to Washinton. I think it was about 2000 miles. I was moving from Wisconsin, where I had grown up, and moving to a place that I had never even visited before. I love it here but it was really rough on my kids. They were basically stuck in the car for days on end, and although we tried to make many stops it was still hard for them. One thing I would reccomend if the move is far away is investing in the dvd players for the car. Those pretty much saved the trip from total melt downs. We had a hard time finding a new home before we moved and ended up moving in with my inlaws until we found a place. That is a whole other issue in itself, but it was definitley worth taking the time to find the right place for the right price! Neither of my children are school aged so I didnt have to worry about the new school issue, however, I have noticed a change in behavior from both of them and I attribute that to them adjusting. I have given them a break on a lot of the behavior changes because it is a big change for them. Probably even more so for them than us. My son didnt understand where his toys were and his bed. Make sure that you have their comforting items left out of the boxes so they have something that makes them feel at home right away. Even after three months my children are still adjusting and asking questions. My son also has had a hard time understanding how far away we moved and that we cant just hop in the car and go see the family he was used to seeing on a daily basis. He refers to our old house a lot, and says things like "Mom remember when I would play in my sandbox at the old white house." Make sure to assure your son that he will make new friends and that he can stay in touch with his good friends from his old school. Hope that helped!

i didn't really like to move house as it is really a very daunting and tiring task... so if i can, i will try to stay in one place for as long as i can... the last time i move is last august as i had bought a house... now that i already settled in my own house, i am planning to stay for as long as i can and not planning to move again... take care and have a nice day...

The only time we moved was when my oldest was small. I moved from our basement apartment in with my now-husband when she was two. I remember one day after a couple of weeks she stood at the front door and said she wanted to go home. She didn't understand. When we moved into our current home she was 3 and I was pregnant with my youngest. We haven't moved since, though we have been tempted to downsize for financial reasons. But I refuse to do it because I love the neighbourhood (and the house), and I refuse to uproot my children. They have been in the same elementary school from the start (my oldest is in first year high school now) and they have lots of friends. They are also very shy and I would hate to see them trying to start over. I will hold onto this house as long as I can. We bought it with the intention of living here for our lifetime (excluding retirement years as DH wants to retire "down home" but I say we get a second home down there because I won't want to leave my children). When my father was alive and we were struggling because I could not go back to work due to illness (something I acquired soon after we bought this house), he said he would never let us lose this house. He is no longer with us so we are back to struggling but my mother sold her house and will be giving all us kids some money. I'm getting off the point here. I can't tell you what to do. Only you know what you have to do. I grew up in the same neighbourhood from 3 on. I don't think I would have acclimated very well to a new neighbourhood, new kids, new school. That is why I won't uproot my kids. That's my choice (my husband would have no trouble uprooting them) and I'm sticking to it. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

actually we had moved frequently since my husband was been transferred to another places due to his work and he likes that we should be together as family wherever he is ...but we have already a house of our own in the province and we just have it rented...and recently we were able to acquire another one since he thinks that he will be permanent of this place...and we stayed atleast for 5 years and sold it again since we are able to get another one just near his workplace ...were staying in this new house for two months and i feel comfortable..and by the way its my daughter who acquired it for us(although by way of a mortgage)..

I have moved many times in my life, both as a child under the hospice of my parents and as a grown woman beneath the wing of my beloved, both my father and my husband having careers in the military services. with my husband I have moved no less than 10 times in 20 years. I think any place you go to will be what you decide to make of it. we can choose to be happy anywhere and under all circumstances... or we can just as well choose to be miserable.

I know this has to be a real pain for you sweety and I can understand you worrying about your son and schooling - that is cos you are a good Mom! You know though as much as he is settled he is a happy, friendly little boy and although he might be a little upset I am sure he would settle in quickly at a different school! My daughters best friend moved after 2 years at nursery and just before they started P1, I was relieved that they did not change school at the time and kept bringing her all the way from the other side of town but eventually a few months ago the travelling got too much for all of them and the inevitable transfer happened! It was much harder for both girls having to readjust to the other not being there than it would have been if they had been seperated at the beginning of P1 as they had both become quite dependant on the other! When we moved to this house it was still in the same catchment area for my sons school - in fact we moved much closer to it! I know whatever you do will work out well! Hugs xxx

I did a list a few years ago about the number of places I lived. It was surprising even to me - and I lived it! I think the number was 39 moves, and when I figured it all out I was 54 years old. (I'm 56 now.) Many of those moves came when I was young and single living in Houston, TX. When a 6 month lease was up and the rent was going up, I would just move and find a deal where they were paying for the move or giving away a free gadget. (That was during a housing boom in TX.) The worst move for me was when my parents moved us as I was to begin high school. I had gone to school with the same kids from k-9 in the suburbs. In 10th grade, we moved to the city. It was quite a shock.

Talk to me! Have have moved so many times with my two kids. That my family called me a rolling stone. I was married and my husband would move with his jobs and I would wve with him sometimes or he would move first and I would follow with the kids. Wherever I moved it did not affect the kids, as a matter of fact the one child excelled so well in school, that they moved her up twice in one year, even though she started school at age six. I think it has to do with the child/children.

I have only moved once in my life. When I was 1 my parent and I move here and have lived here ever since. It's prety cool here.

I moved here last year and it is the best thing I did I still miss the Kids but they are Adults and have to lead their own Lifes and arrange it round Mum lol I will be moving to a different place end of this year beginning of next as I need a Place with a little Garden but I normally settle in well The next move will be my last one though

I think we've moved 5 times starting from my younger years, we used to own our house but we left the place because it gets flooded every time rainy season starts. I would suggest that you do some computations, compare the supposed-to-be you expect from your landlord and the price of petrol you're gonna spend a for a year if in-case you moved from a different place. And if that doesn't help, then I guess you just have to let little Maddy understand your reasons for leaving that place where he enjoyed throughout the years.. Leaving a certain place would indeed be hard, but you are only being practical as we are all struggling with all the price hikes and crisis we are all facing..

I guess with the current rising prices, rental is likely to go up too. If the price is the hike is almost the same as the amount you would incur in moving, perhaps it might be a better idea to stay put. At least all the concerns will no longer be any concern. I dread finding another home, more dread the moving, so I stay put in the same old house.

Oh, I hope things worked out for you. We found our house the first day looking. Actually I found the house by looking in a really old newspaper, that I found in our car. It was in pristine condition, though slightly older. I loved it and wanted to move in from the minute I saw it. And even though the rent was almost double what we were already paying, I knew it was the place for us. I was seven months pregnant at the time and didn't want to bring our daughter home to our (then) apartment. So we moved! We've been here ever since. If I could afford it, we'd move to another state and buy a small starter house for $50,000 or so. I've seen a couple ones I really liked. I would love to own a home!

We have lived in the house we are in now for over 5 years we are renting and were wanting to move and buy a house but with the economy falling apart we deiced to wait so we don't get ourselved in trouble with a house and end up in foreclosrue our rent is not that bad so we will stay here another year.