I'm so excited to introduce you to Ali Wenzke, the author of The Art of Happy Moving. Ali is originally from Miami, FL but moved 10 times in 11 years and she criss-crossed the country with her husband and children, now residing in Willmette, IL. Ali is currently a Real Estate agent for Baird & Warner in a suburb of Chicago. She gives us some great nuggets about buying a home such as having a Real Estate attorney, what closing costs look like (which vary state by state) but having gone to law school herself, she talks about the protections you might not know about if you're a first time home buyer. Ali does many things to welcome new residents to her town. She does a 'welcome to Willmette' and is the Welcome Willmette Ambassador for the city of Willmette, IL. This is one of the benefits of reaching out to a Real Estate Agent when you're moving to a new city! We also talk about decluttering + taking a picture of your space to see what needs to be moved, donated or tossed. Moving is EXPENSIVE and especially if you're moving across state lines (you pay by the pound) so there are some great tips about this in her book!If you want to keep in touch, jump on the Mariette's On The Move website and register for my FRED Freebie that gives you a few questions to start out with in every area of FRED. Connect with me on the Mariette's On The Move LinkedIn page, on my personal page, my Instagram or my Facebook page.

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