Your Complete Moving Resource Hub
Everything you need to plan a successful move — from government tools and industry research to AI planning prompts and professional referrals. And yes, Moving Saints is AI-ready.
Resources for First-Time Buyers
Buying your first home is the biggest financial decision most Americans ever make. These trusted resources help you understand the process, find assistance, and plan with confidence.
HUD.gov — Buy a Home
Official government resource covering FHA loans, first-time buyer programs, housing counselors, and homeownership education.
Visit ResourceConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
Tools for understanding mortgages, comparing loan offers, and knowing your rights as a buyer. Free mortgage calculator and loan comparison tool.
Visit ResourceNAR: First-Time Buyer Resources
Market statistics, buyer guides, and tools from the largest U.S. real estate trade organization. Annual Buyer/Seller Profile included.
Visit ResourceDown Payment Assistance Programs
Searchable database of more than 2,400 programs that help buyers with down payments, closing costs, and affordable lending — by state and county.
Visit ResourceFHA Loan Information
FHA loans allow first-time buyers to put as little as 3.5% down with a credit score of 580+. Official government guidelines and lender lookup.
Visit ResourceFannie Mae HomeReady Program
Low-down-payment mortgage option (3%) for low-to-moderate income buyers. Income and property eligibility lookup available.
Visit ResourceRedfin Buyer's Guide
Practical how-to guides covering offers, inspections, closing, and negotiation tactics. Written for real buyers, not industry insiders.
Visit ResourceHarvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Annual "State of the Nation's Housing" report — the definitive research on U.S. housing affordability, market trends, and buyer demographics.
Visit ResourceMortgage Calculator — Bankrate
Free mortgage payment calculator with amortization breakdown. Compare rates, PMI, taxes, and insurance to see your true monthly cost.
Visit ResourceThese external resources help you understand the market and find programs. Moving Saints is where you take that knowledge and turn it into a structured plan — entering your specific costs, tracking every expense, and sharing the complete picture with whoever needs to see it. See the First-Time Buyer Guide →
Resources for Real Estate Agents & Brokers
Stay current on market data, access continuing education, and give clients the planning tools that set you apart.
NAR Research & Statistics
Monthly existing home sales data, annual buyer/seller profiles, housing affordability index, and market trend reports. The industry standard.
Visit ResourceZillow Research
Monthly market reports, affordability data, rental market trends, and metro-level insights. Free access to national and local housing data.
Visit ResourceRedfin Data Center
Weekly housing market data: median prices, days on market, sale-to-list ratios, and migration patterns by metro. Free and updated frequently.
Visit ResourceCFPB Mortgage Data (HMDA)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data — detailed loan origination statistics by geography, lender, and demographics. Useful for market analysis.
Visit ResourceMLS Access & NAR Policies
Official guidance on MLS participation, Clear Cooperation Policy, and commision structure changes following the 2024 NAR settlement.
Visit ResourceReal Estate Continuing Education
CE courses, licensing renewal, and professional development across all 50 states. Includes designation tracks and specialty certifications.
Visit ResourceGive clients a shared budget, movement timeline, and task list — branded to your relationship with them. They see every cost category. You stay top-of-mind throughout the entire move. Share any resource at view or edit level. See the Collaboration Features →
Resources for HR Professionals & Corporate Teams
Corporate relocation is a $20+ billion industry. These resources cover policy, benchmarking, compliance, and the tools your team needs to run a smooth employee move program.
Worldwide ERC®
The definitive professional organization for corporate mobility. Benchmark surveys, policy templates, certification programs, and global relocation data.
Visit ResourceIRS: Moving Expense Deduction
IRS Publication 521 — official guidance on moving expense deductions (currently limited to military). Employer exclusions and reimbursement rules for Form W-2.
Visit ResourceSHRM: Employee Relocation Resources
Policy templates, cost management guides, and best practices for corporate relocation programs from the world's largest HR professional association.
Visit ResourceAtlas Van Lines — Corporate Surveys
Annual Corporate Relocation Survey tracking trends in employee willingness to relocate, relocation costs, and policy changes. Free download.
Visit ResourceCBRE Corporate Mobility Research
Office relocation trends, corporate HQ movement data, and market-level analysis of why companies move and where they're headed.
Visit ResourceUrban Bound — Relocation ROI
Research and tools for measuring the ROI of employee relocation programs. Includes cost-per-relocation benchmarks and productivity impact data.
Visit ResourceNo dedicated relocation coordinator needed. Set up an organization workspace, add employees, and give each one their own structured budget and move plan — with HR oversight at every step. See everything. Control everything. Audit everything. See the HR Guide →
Practical Tools for Every Mover
Whether you're renting or buying, moving local or long distance, these practical tools help you compare, plan, and execute.
USPS Change of Address
Official mail forwarding — forward your mail for up to 12 months while you update all your accounts. Takes effect in 5–7 business days. Start this early.
Visit ResourcemoveBuddha Moving Cost Calculator
Free moving cost estimator and verified mover marketplace. Compare quotes, read reviews, and understand what drives price differences.
Visit ResourceHireAHelper Labor Marketplace
Find local moving labor for loading, unloading, and packing. Useful when you're doing a hybrid move (renting a truck + hiring help).
Visit ResourceAngie's List — Moving Services
Vetted local movers, storage companies, and packing services. Read reviews, compare pricing, and request quotes in your area.
Visit ResourceStorageCafe — Storage Finder
Find and compare self-storage facilities by size, price, and distance. Useful when your move involves a storage gap.
Visit ResourceWeather.gov — Move Day Forecast
Official NOAA forecasts for any U.S. location. Plan your moving date around weather windows and check conditions at your destination.
Visit ResourceFindLaw — Tenant Rights by State
State-by-state guide to tenant rights, security deposit laws, and landlord obligations. Know what you're entitled to before you move out.
Visit ResourceCensus Bureau — Migration Data
Where Americans are moving, population trends, and regional growth data. Useful for researching where to move and what to expect.
Visit ResourceConsumer Reports — Moving Companies
Unbiased ratings and guidance on choosing a moving company, avoiding scams, and understanding your rights under federal law.
Visit ResourceUse AI to Help Plan Your Move
Moving Saints handles your checklists, budgets, and cost planning — that's exactly what we're built for. Where AI assistants add real value is in the open-ended research and communication work: drafting professional emails to vendors and landlords, researching your destination city in depth, checking crime rates, understanding the local housing market, finding government programs, scouting the local economy and job landscape, tourist attractions, schools, and everything else that helps you decide if a place is actually right for you and your family.
Use Moving Saints to build your budget, track your assets, manage your move plan, and organize every task. Use AI to go deep on your destination — research the neighborhood before you commit, draft the email to the moving company, pull government housing data for the city you're moving to, and think through scenarios before they become expensive surprises. The platform was built by an engineer who uses AI tools professionally every day — it's designed to work alongside them.
Exceptional at long-form planning, document analysis, and nuanced reasoning. Upload your lease, inspection report, or HOA docs and ask Claude to summarize the risks.
Use Claude AIGreat for conversational research, drafting vendor and landlord emails, and exploring your destination city. GPT-4o with browsing can pull current crime stats, housing data, and cost-of-living comparisons in real time.
Use ChatGPTBuilt into Microsoft 365 — if you use Word, Excel, or Teams, Copilot can help you analyze your Moving Saints Excel export, draft relocation emails, and build presentations.
Use CopilotReady-to-Use AI Prompts by Scenario
Copy any prompt below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. Fill in your specific details where indicated in [brackets].
How to split the work: Let Moving Saints handle your checklists, task tracking, budget categories, and cost planning — that's its job. Use these prompts for what AI does best: researching your destination, drafting vendor communications, and running deep analysis on things like crime data, housing markets, local economy conditions, government programs, and area lifestyle factors.
First-Time Homebuyer Prompts
Destination Research & Vendor Emails
HR & Corporate Relocation Prompts
Real Estate Agent Prompts
- Be specific with numbers — AI gives better answers when you provide real figures
- Upload documents when you can — inspection reports, lease agreements, HOA docs
- Ask follow-up questions — start broad, then drill down into what matters most
- Export your Moving Saints budget to Excel, then paste it into the chat for cost analysis
- Use AI to draft emails to vendors, landlords, or movers — then review before sending
- Ask AI to play "devil's advocate" on a big decision before committing
- Have AI review contracts for unusual clauses or red flags (not a substitute for a lawyer)
- Use Moving Saints to track the results — AI helps you plan, the platform makes it stick
Tools and Knowledge. Now Put Them to Work.
You've got the resources. You've got the prompts. Now build your actual move plan — structured, shareable, and ready before the first box is packed.