The actually "moving" (Denver: rent, movers, to buy)

[JCFree]

I am graduating in May from The University of Georgia and moving to Denver in July. I am trying to figure out how to get all my stuff there. It seems that moving companies are a little bit overpriced for the small amount of stuff I have. Is renting lets say a Penske truck and driving my belongings there the most optimal? Does anyone know any good moving companies or have any experience with this?

[nelumbo]

You might want to look into ABF or similar - a large truck arrives at your house, you get a partition (they may charge by the linear foot). You pack your section, which is then divided off, the truck drives away and picks up stuff from other people. A while later (a few weeks), the truck arrives at your new place, and you unpack it. This gives you time to arrive at your new location, find a place to stay, etc. I think it may be cheaper than u-haul/penske, but I'm not certain.

[rebagirl]

A realtor friend of ours recommended PODS when we make the move. I haven't looked into it much yet, but here's a link I found:

PODS - Reinventing Moving and Storage > HOME

[denverjoe04]

rent a uhaul they are pretty cheap

[Mikieo415]

U-haul is the cheapest way to move. I looked at every other option.

[HighlandsGal]

I agree with the U-haul or Penske option. We rented a 26 foot Penske truck and stuffed it full and pulled my car with it too. Took two days from Michigan to Colorado and I want to say it cost somewhere around $1500, but I could be off there....(just woke up from an Easter nap! )

[Katiana]

When we moved out here the second time, we went with Bekins, a moving company. We had to do all the packing, and they loaded the truck and drove it out here. I forget the cost, but it was comparable to U-Haul, especially since we had to wait a few days to get into our house. We would have had to keep the U-Haul and pay a daily rate or find some sort of short-term storage.

[awsun1980]

I've always used U-Haul, too & have moved out of state several times. Never had any problem with them. And with all the horror stories about moving companies, I would choose U-Haul any day

[Nanny4Paws]

I checked into every option out there (professional movers, PODS, ABF, Uhaul) and dollar for dollar, Broadway Express was the best deal. You load it, they drive it and supply the blankets, tie downs, dolly and supplies to build shelves if needed. The driver will even help you load it properly.

We haven't moved yet so I can't give thumbs up 100% but, I have read some good reviews on them and the price is right. $2800 for 29 linear ft and with gas prices the way they are, that isn't bad. We got quotes of about $5000 with professional moving companies.

I will let you know after April 1st when we are there and moved in how our experience was.

[glennarbor]

I'm moving from michigan to Denver in June, with 2 cats. And have been over this over and over. I'm finding what will be cheapest for me is to throw a bunch of JUNK out, send several boxes of cd's, dvd's, book etc via usps media mail to friends that are there already. NOT move any of my crappy furniture, then pack the bare essentials in my car and drive on out. Pods and uhals were both over $1700 from michigan. So i figure it's going to be cheaper to buy 2nd hand furniture once i'm there than paying to move the furniture i have no particular attachment to.