Unpacking & Home Setup Service

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Startup Cost
$5,000-$25,000
Difficulty
Beginner
Time to Profit
4-8 months
Profit Potential
$50,000-$250,000/year

Overview

Unpacking services unpack boxes, organize belongings, arrange furniture, and set up homes after moves allowing families to settle immediately.

With moving exhausting and unpacking overwhelming, services generate revenue of $85,000-$290,000 with 70-80% margins through hourly or flat-rate fees.

The business requires organizing skills, physical capability, team of unpackers, basic tools, and moving company relationships.

Services include complete unpacking of all boxes, kitchen and pantry organization, closet and bedroom setup, bathroom arranging, artwork hanging and decor placement, and box and packing material removal.

Revenue through hourly rates $35-$65 per person or flat-rate packages.

Success factors include efficient and systematic unpacking processes, organizing skills for functional placement, partnering with moving companies for referrals, offering same-day or next-day service, and providing relief from moving exhaustion.

Marketing focuses on moving companies, corporate relocation, and upscale residential movers.

With moving stressful and unpacking time-consuming in 2025, unpacking services offer relief opportunities serving exhausted movers wanting instant home setup with organizing skills and efficiency as differentiators.

Required Skills

  • Organization and placement
  • Efficient unpacking systems
  • Physical stamina
  • Kitchen and closet organizing
  • Teamwork coordination
  • Customer service

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Low startup costs
  • High hourly margins
  • Moving company partnerships
  • Scalable with team
  • Immediate relief and value

Cons

  • Physically demanding work
  • Time pressure and long days
  • Other people's belongings liability
  • Seasonal moving peaks
  • Competing with friends/family

How to Get Started

  1. Develop unpacking systems
  2. Hire unpacking team
  3. Acquire basic tools and supplies
  4. Partner with moving companies
  5. Market to corporate relocation
  6. Offer same-day service
  7. Price hourly or flat-rate

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