Moving Company or DYI

In America, you usually get what you pay for. I once packed up all my shit and will never do that again. Get a cheap company and they WILL damage stuff.
 
Dillusion said:
We just ended up rounding up friend/family to assist us this Friday and a UHaul.

Last time we moved we were going from living with the in laws to now moving a whole damn 3 bedroom house. And hopefully moving again in a couple months if we can sell ours and buy new by summer.

Hoping everything goes smoothly.
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So, none of my business and not the question you're asking I confess. but I am curious. Why are you doing this, this way? your post said "I HAVE to move out to sell my house" and move into families house. then buy a house. I just did this... Ok I did it in May. we started looking for a house, found one we liked, made what is called a contingent offer, meaning we'll buy your house assuming we sell ours. Listed our home and it sold in 10 days (YAY) and set the closing for the same day. in this case may 4th (May the 4th be with you) my desire to dress like a Jedi for the closings was strong! anyway, we had the movers move all our sh*t out on 5/3 had a 9:00 am closing selling our house and a 10:30 am closing buying our new house and met the movers at maybe noon to unload our stuff. We simply wired the portion of the proceeds from our home sale that we were using as a down payment. A stressful day and obviously that many variables leaves a lot to go wrong. but it was over quickly (reasonably) So my question is why move out and empty your home to sell it? Most realtors will tell you it's actually easier to sell a home with furniture. I know our Realtor has actually paid to have a house "staged" when empty because it shows better.

Oh and I have never paid anyone else to pack my stuff... that feels creepy. but once boxed up I paid them (Mayflower Movers) to load up their truck which they kept in a secure location overnight and then drive it to the new home and unload it. then we got to the business of unpacking ourselves. the cost of the overnight was "included" in the cost of loading delivery and unloading. I wouldn't do it any other way, assuming I had the cash.
 
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jordanrb81 said:
So, none of my business and not the question you're asking I confess. but I am curious. Why are you doing this, this way? your post said "I HAVE to move out to sell my house" and move into families house. then buy a house. I just did this... Ok I did it in May. we started looking for a house, found one we liked, made what is called a contingent offer, meaning we'll buy your house assuming we sell ours. Listed our home and it sold in 10 days (YAY) and set the closing for the same day. in this case may 4th (May the 4th be with you) my desire to dress like a Jedi for the closings was strong! anyway, we had the movers move all our sh*t out on 5/3 had a 9:00 am closing selling our house and a 10:30 am closing buying our new house and met the movers at maybe noon to unload our stuff. We simply wired the portion of the proceeds from our home sale that we were using as a down payment. A stressful day and obviously that many variables leaves a lot to go wrong. but it was over quickly (reasonably) So my question is why move out and empty your home to sell it? Most realtors will tell you it's actually easier to sell a home with furniture. I know our Realtor has actually paid to have a house "staged" when empty because it shows better.

Oh and I have never paid anyone else to pack my stuff... that feels creepy. but once boxed up I paid them (Mayflower Movers) to load up their truck which they kept in a secure location overnight and then drive it to the new home and unload it. then we got to the business of unpacking ourselves. the cost of the overnight was "included" in the cost of loading delivery and unloading. I wouldn't do it any other way, assuming I had the cash.
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All because of the Hawaii market.

An offer here contingent with you selling your house is weak. And most likely will not be accepted unless you are going to offer more than market value. Unless of course the owners are desperate and the house has been on the market for a long time.

Not to mention I sell mine and if there is nothing I like I can bank my usual monthly mortgage payment into a bigger down. I need all the ammo I got for a $1M house.
 
 
I have never used a moving company, too many horror stories.
We moved 500 miles two years ago. We looked into PODS. Then I saw a PODS truck overturned in the median of the freeway and the contents of the pods scattered. We also had several vehicles to relocate. Horses too.
Several trips with our pickups and trailers, and the largest Uhaul truck. We were done in a week.

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If I wasn't such a tight ass, I'd pay movers to pack and move everything. I hate moving. by the third box, I just want to donate all that I have so I don't have to pack it up and move it. Hell, I still have crap from 2 moves/10 years ago in a couple boxes... The "I may need that some day" is strong in me... lol
 
I couldn't tell you how many times I moved in my young days. Then, started a company that did commercial furniture installs. 1. If you move yourself get the equipment--4 wheel dollies, 2 wheel dollies and lots of pads. 2. hire help--your friends won't really show up. 3. Do it in a day--the whole spread it out over a week is a PIA and will make for a miserable last day. I moved across the country twice. Both times I was able to negotiate the cost of the move w/my employers-- I may never move myself again. I had movers pack my house, load the truck, deliver and unload. 1 Broken chair and missing channel locks. Both were repaired/replaced under their guarantee. They moved my canoe, motorcycle, elliptical, weight bench and weights etc. Even for a local move I would have a tough time going back to doing it myself. Check the pricing and decide if it is truly worth your time and the headaches. Pod/Rental Truck and hired help could be a good option for a local move--I would suggest the hired help still be professionals with the right equipment. Regardless, tip you movers if they do a good job. It is worth it.
 
I think the company I have used when I moved cities last year was called Cross Country Movers, and I didn't have any problems with them. And when I moved, I started looking for ideas for the new decorations I was going to buy. I think this is the best part about moving. And it also helped me get rid of all the stress accumulated from the process itself. We also had so much stuff to pack, that I thought we will never finish. But when we were at our new home, putting on the wall our new house number sign from baliandboo.com, it was the best feeling ever.
 
Think of this as an opportunity to purge crap that you haven’t used in years or will never use. If you can afford it always get movers. There is always the risk of injury when moving stuff yourself.
 
Pods is probably a decent way to go, though I might look into a mover with that much stuff. I think most moving companies offer a similar type of service where you pack it and they move it so you don't have to limit yourself to just them. As for things to be cautious of, this article Moving Company Red Flags - Three Movers has some good info and the most common types of scammy behavior.
 
Sold our loft building (5 units) and bought another 7 blocks away (mixed use, attorney who has been there for 25 years, 2 lofts). We packed all of our stuff over 10-12 days and had a moving company move us. Saved a good amount of money. Quoted $2,400 to pack and move us, but spent $900 for us to pack, we moved about 70% of the boxes and they moved everything else. It was a bit more expensive in that we had a 350lb steel entertainment center (a 1952 Ford truck bed, stood upright, on casters, as a TV stand and shelves) they charged us a "piano" fee due to needing 4 movers, plus 3 of us.

Do not use any of the "mover apps" online. Wasted a good hour sending emails to 10 or so through the app. Got zero phone calls back.

Look at all of your furniture and make sure its all OK. They left behind 4 moving blankets and tried to charge me $20 apiece for them after the fact.

I bought them lunch, had cold water available at both locations and tipped everyone. It was 97° by the time they were done.
 
We did a hybrid situation when we moved from Florida to Pennsylvania. We hired a moving company to pack our stuff into a semi-trailer and the semi company drove the trailer to our place in PA. When it arrived another moving company unloaded the trailer into our house. My wife and I are very fortunate to work from home but that also means our work stuff couldn't be handled by anyone but ourselves so we moved that in a 12 foot Uhaul trailer behind my Xterra while she drove her 4runner carrying the dogs and a few personal items we didn't trust the moving companies to handle. A lot of garage items (tools, mower etc.) went into the trailer as well. My wife and I are too old and have too much to worry about and deal with to risk getting hurt moving everything ourselves. Besides, the moving companies moved everything so much faster than we could have ever moved.
 
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have had movers mess up some of my stuff before, but the convenience is nice. maybe pack up what u dont wanna risk being damaaged and use movers for the rest
 
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