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Well, sorta no issue at least. Budget maxes out at say, 15K-ish.
2 Bedrooms worth and a car all need to be shipped. I need to move out in 2 weeks. It would be nice if the movers would pack, carry, and unpack. Moving from the East coast to the West coast. A few months worth of storage for about half the stuff would be great if it's not more than double the price of a storage unit, as I'm planning on renting a 1-br for a few months before buying.
How would you do this? What company would you choose? Any tips? Is my timing even do-able?
I know this is a far cry from my last post (self-pack, cheapest option between renting my own truck, pods, etc) but things change. Thanks in advance for any advice!
Actually, costs is the biggest issue. That budget is quite low to get accomplished what you're talking about unless it is the midnight express type job.
If costs wasn't an issue, you could get it all packed up and moved, unloaded and placed in the same day. By plane. People do it. They just have to pay for it.
That said, your budget doesn't even pay for mileage if you get someone to do it quickly without schleping your stuff along with a bunch of other stuff from other people.
Pack it yourself, put it into a truck, tow the car and save a few thousand. To heal up, take the saved money, buy a massage for a few days, eat like a king or queen on a short cruise and call it good.
For clarification: The move-in does not need to happen quickly, just the move-out (in 2 weeks). A long transit time combined with other people's stuff is fine. My main concern is getting the move-out scheduled soon. I am departing in 2 weeks. I would like to have my stuff loaded onto a truck within that tmie. It can take up to a month or more to get to the destination.
Instant quotes are in the range of 7K + ? for car. Looking for people to recommend no-hassel moving companies.
Again, cost below a 15K budget does not matter (or a little over). I'm not looking to save money.
If you got quotes for 7K for the car, sell the car, take the 7K add it to the money from the sale and buy another one. Then deal only with household goods.
Look at PODs. They can arrange the entire thing. Not cheap but since that isn't an issue...
Make a deal with a local consignment shop to take (even to buy) anything worth having.
Donate the rest to charity. Box up what will fit into a box and ship it.
Get on a plane or drive your car if it's reliable.
Use your "budget" to replace what you need later once there..
Pay friends / acquaintances $500 + gas + lost wages + beer / cigarettes + hotel / restaurants to drive enough U-Hauls cross country to transport all of your stuff.
You're planning your move for the busiest weeks in the moving industry.
Quite a few independent movers and nationwide national van lines stopped taking new business several weeks ago. Some of the cutoffs extend until after July 4th.
Your best bet is to arrange a pick up for storage, or storage-in-transit (SIT) through a reputable local moving company at origin. Call for delivery once you have your new place arranged.
You will probably be quite surprised how much price is an issue.
They will drop off a container or container(s) (don't underestimate size or you'll mess with what to do with what won't fit) and you can hire some movers to pack your things tightly into the container(s).
Buy very good and secure padlocks to lock the containers once packed (write the combination a million times, email it to yourself, etc.).
ABF gives you a few days to pack. Then they forklift containers, locked, onto a semi where no-one can get into it because you've secured it and now it's in a locked semi.
They will deliver to a destination of your choice - storage is fine too. Again, they can hold it for a few days but no longer than a few before they want their containers back.
At the new destination, hire pros to unpack into storage.
Professional movers for the long haul? Pfffffffffffft.
I've had more things lost, stolen and destroyed. No thanks, ever again.
Moved 36 times in less than 20 years. Don't recommend any pros for long distance, sorry.
Thanks for the advice, everyone. It turns out the company will be selecting the movers so it's out of my hands.
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