Need some help
DS1119
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So I am moving across country. It's an Albany to Phoenix move. The furthest I have ever moved was 80 miles and I had movers. Has anyone here ever made a long distance move and have some suggestions? Some of the issues are I have a lot of furniture and some is quite heavy so I need movers. Are there cross country movers? My vehicle is an AWD 4Runner and can't be towed...it needs to be flatbedded or put on a trailer. Just very confused on how or where to start the process. :? Thanks.
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get at least three estimates from movers and go with the one in the middle, it's most likely the most accurate.
and the final cost will depend on the actual weight of your household goods, so remember, the estimate is just that, an estimate. At the time of delivery, you should only be responsible for the estimate price, plus 10%, the remainder is due in 30 days (if my memory serves me right)
good luck
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oh and it definitely might not be a bad idea to have a garage sale before you move, remember, you will be paying for the weight of your shipment, if you don't need it now, or use it regularly, I'd try and sell it
She also used Mayflower in her move from Pennsylvania to Florida and they go by weight.
So it just depends on how you want to do it. But if anything....DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THEM
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
good luck
The pros to that are that you'll be responsible for your own goods.
The cons are that you have to do a lot of the labor, and the transporting of it.
We rented a U-Haul for our move from Atlanta to SLC... towed a Honda Civic behind it. It was pretty successful barring the fact that my girlfriend had the brilliant idea to pull the e-brake on the trailered Civic. That was a fucking nightmare when we decided to take it off when we stopped in St. Louis to use it to go get some grub as opposed to driving the big ass truck with a hitched car. Aside from that, it was nice not having to coordinate with a moving truck and making sure it arrived on time, undamaged, and all that after someone else's handling. I liked being responsible for everything.
We made the move in the fall (late October) of 2008. Fuel costs were lower, but getting through Wyoming and it's unpredictable weather and conditions at that time of the year was a real motherfucker with the big ass truck, and the towed car behind. Mind you, I had very close to no experience driving a vehicle of that size before then. You don't have the winter thing against you, and you also could probably avoid Wyoming, depending on which route you choose to take.
If you want my two cents, I'd do it myself. But, I guess it all really depends on how concerned you are with the overall cost.
Best of luck on your move.
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I don't know how good it is, but I've seen commercials for PODS, and other portable moving companies. They basically drop off a storage unit in front of your house, you load it up and lock it up yourself and they just transport the thing wherever you want it. This way no movers are handling your goods, or have access to them. It's locked up and they just haul the container. And if one isn't enough you can have multiple containers.
That's probably the way I'd go if I were moving across country.
If you can afford it, this is a great alternative too.
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9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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Yes, there were a lot of companies that would try and hold your HHGs hostage, but that's when we used to intervene (ICC). As I said, back then, you were only responsible for 110% of the estimate price at the time of delivery but some companies would demand payment in full and that was illegal. But it didn't stop them from trying.
We have never used pro movers in the 5 houses we have owned,
maybe this next move though... we are tired now.
Good luck! ... that is very exciting stuff!
I'm actually originally from New Hartford, NY...that's cold as fuck.
Thank you. Whats funny to me about this post is if you handed me a map of the US and said find Wyoming...
Glad you're taking the leap to do this, good luck DS!!
Someone else actually mentioned this to me and it might be the front runner actually. Thank you.
I am excited and shitting my pants at the same time...if that makes sense. :?
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