By Mary Holmes It has been about nine months since I started Integrated Move Management. I have spent a lot of that time not only getting the word out about my business, but also educating people about the industry of professional move management. It is a relatively new field, which started in the early 2000’s and is just beginning to make inroads in Maine over the last several years. I thought a good way to explain what it means to be a professional move manager was to des

By Mary Holmes I have noticed more and more articles recently regarding how adult children of seniors do not want to be gifted or inherit their parents’ possessions. Most recently, the New York Times published this article: Aging Parents with Lots of Stuff and Children Who Don't Want It. I find this phenomenon both interesting and sad. In many cases, it will be the end of the line for some beautiful family furniture and collectibles that have been handed down for generatio

By Mary Holmes As Professional Move Managers, Integrated Move Management is involved in many different types of home transitions. The majority of the time, the homes we work in have already been sold or will be put on the market at the end of our project. What is the best way to get your home sold quickly? There are debates about whether a house should remain full of the owner’s furnishings, emptied of all items, or staged by a professional; whether the time of year a home

By Mary Holmes One of our primarily services at Integrated Move Management is to help seniors downsize from their life-long home in order to move to a smaller retirement living situation. This involves determining what possessions should be brought to their new home, creating a floor plan to ensure it will fit, finding good homes for the items they can’t bring, helping them to pack what they are taking and helping them unpack and settle in to their new home. We enjoy every