Katie Hustead
Senior Move Manager
New York City Westchester Long Island
Estate Clearouts Senior Moving Aging in Place
Offers free consultation
Verified by Autumn
If you’re faced with the challenge of downsizing and moving a senior you love or handling an estate, our company, Paper Moon Moves, is here to help. Since 2009, we have been sorting, selling, donating, and managing our clients’ cherished belongings, and ensuring that they have just what they need for the next stage of their lives. We are honored and humbled to be asked to help our senior clients and their families through some of the most stressful transitions we face later in life. Our clients come to us with homes full of things and ask us how they can possibly move. Our work has also led us to become resources for executors and families struggling to empty homes after a loved one has died. You've just lost someone you love, and now you have to clear out their home? It's a painful process. Don't let anyone tell you it should be easy. If you find yourself or a friend in need of support during one of these stressful transitions, please contact us and we can try to help.
Katie and Joe are the owners of Paper Moon Moves, bringing expertise. Prior to starting Paper Moon Moves, Katie worked in finance. She holds an MBA from UCLA. Joe worked in the film industry and studied at NYU.
Our philosophy is simple. We believe that the accumulation of things can cause us to lose sight of real meaning, and joy. To that end, we spend our days helping people edit their belongings, focusing on the things that make them happy, and letting go of everything else.
Move management is a relatively new industry. Essentially, we help manage any aspect of your move that is causing you stress. We can run the entire process for you, if you like. We’ll prepare a floorplan with you, so you know what furniture to move; we’ll sort your belongings with you and help you pare down to only the things that you really need.
We’ll help you hire your movers and oversee the move. If you’re moving within New York City, we’ll unpack and set up your new home. If you’re moving out of New York City, we’ll provide photos and notes to whoever is unpacking. AND we’ll sell, donate, or discard anything you aren’t keeping. We’ll even return your cable equipment!
We are not a moving company but we work with movers on a regular basis. A mover packs, wraps furniture, and physically moves your belongings from your current home to your future home. We manage their work and, if you’re moving locally, we will unpack all your boxes and set up your new home. We’ll even hang artwork and help you deal with the cable company.
Certifications
- Member
- National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) NASMM A+ Accredited NASMM SMM Certified Member
- National Aging in Place Council Member
- Uptown Interagency Council on Aging
Elise P.
Paper Moon Moves made downsizing 45 years worth of belongings easy. They helped with sorting items, shipping items, selling items and donations while I was 3000 miles away. I would highly recommend their services. They are easy to work with and thoughtful.
Julia H.
Moving is said to be one of the more stressful of life’s events, on a par with going through a breakup. Thanks to Paper Moon Moves, I came through the move from my home of 52 years so calm that friends remarked about it. Most helpful to me was that they were with me on move day in both my “from” and “to” homes. They didn’t leave until all the packing material was gone, my bed was set up, and my toothbrush was in its cup in the bathroom. Thank you, Paper Moon Moves, from the bottom of my heart.
Roberta N.
I don’t know what I would have done without Paper Moon a few days ago when I moved my parents into an Enhanced Assisted Living residence. Ryan supervised the packing and the move and then with a colleague unpacked everything in record time. It made it possible for me to spend time with my parents upon their arrival in their new home instead of stressing about unpacking and setting up the apartment.
- Sorting belongings and searching for cherished possessions
- Preparing inventories for estates
- Selling
- donating
- or disposing of things that won’t be kept
- Managing moves
- Manhattan,
- Brooklyn,
- Queens,
- Riverdale
Years In Business
- 16
Number Of Employees
- 10
Service Areas
- New York City
- Westchester
- Long Island
Languages
- English
Payment Method
- Venmo
- Zelle
- Credit Card
- Check
Are you the Executor for someone who passed away in New York City? Feeling overwhelmed with the thought of deciding what to do with the apartment contents while honoring their wishes?
Sorting We’ll help you sort the apartment contents and decide what will be kept, donated, shredded, or discarded. We’ll move heirlooms to beneficiaries anywhere in the world and donate items to tax-deductible charities.
Working with an attorney? We’ve worked with Trust & Estate attorneys for years and can provide all the on-the-ground services and documentation they need to make the estate settlement process as smooth as possible.
Sales We work with dealers and auction houses and can help you sell anything with strong re-sale value.
Clearout For things without re-sale value, we will make donations on behalf of the estate, providing receipts for tax purposes. Things without re-sale value and not donate-able will be discarded. The apartment will be left empty.
Yes. We work with Executors, heirs, and Trust & Estate attorneys on a frequent basis. We will inventory the contents of the home, ship things to heirs, and sell, donate, or discard anything not being kept.
Yes. We have good relationships with auction houses and dealers. If you have things you would like to sell, we will share photos and details with our contacts and coordinate the process as they consider making you offers. Please be aware, though, that it has become quite difficult to sell used belongings in New York City, even if things are in great condition.
Yes. We make a lot of donations for our clients. We can donate furniture in good condition, clothes, cookware, books, and much more. We will discuss this with you during the consultation, when we can see what you would like to donate. We will provide you with a donation receipt for all donations we arrange.
Let’s start with a conversation. It’s free and it gives you a chance to tell us about your needs and ask us questions about what we can do to help you. We also can send you a sample proposal so you get a good idea about how we work and charge.
If you feel we could help you, we’ll schedule an on-site consultation at your home. This will give us more chance to speak and to understand your needs. After this consultation we will prepare a written proposal – including the budget – so you understand what we can do for you.
The cost of an on-site consultation is $300. This is credited to your account if you hire us, which is why we like to speak before coming to your home to make sure we're the right service for you. If you want to hire us, we will prepare a letter of agreement for you and us to sign, and we will ask for a deposit. You can pay the deposit with a credit card, Zelle, Venmo, ACH transfer, or personal check.
Once you have hired us, we will get started right away!
The cost of our service will depend on how much of our services you need and how much time we work with you. During our initial conversation, we can give you a rough idea about the costs. If, at that point, you want to continue considering hiring us, we will arrange an on-site consultation after which we can give you a detailed proposal with a budget.
No. Many clients ask us to manage their entire project from beginning to end, but some clients prefer to select just a few of our services. For example, we can prepare a customized floorplan for you if that’s all you need, or we can just help you downsize and get organized.
Absolutely. We have been in business in New York City for 15 years and the vast majority of our clients have lived in coops or condos that require proof of insurance from vendors (aka a Certificate of Insurance) and advance notice to reserve the elevators. We are accustomed to working with building staff and management companies and will handle all communication with them.
Absolutely! Anyone can benefit from our services. We help people of all ages who want or need someone to assist in the moving and re-settling process, or just need to downsize.
We are committed to maintaining your privacy. We are members of the National Association of Senior Move Managers, which has a code of ethics. Part of this code is about maintaining your privacy at all times. And, believe me, we understand there are some nosy neighbors who want to hear all about you. We won’t tell them a thing.
Address
Brooklyn, NY
Travel Preferences
I travel to clients
Not the right fit?
We'll personally connect you with someone trusted.
Not the right fit?
We'll personally connect you with someone trusted.