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If you are over 30, it is time to be an adult and hire proper movers.
This. One of the signs of accepting middle age. Another one: taking a long driving trip and stopping in a motel instead of driving straight through 20plus hours.
Contrary to almost everybody replied, I would suggest the OP do it themselves, but not families/friends/their trucks.
Pack; rent a truck; load; unload; unpack; done!
Why?
Because there is barely anything an adult can't move easily (a bed, a crib, a few dressers, and boxes). Two adults? Then it's a piece of cake! I'm sure a baby can be easily handled for a very short period time (when it really calls 2 to move the heavier stuffs)?
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Originally Posted by samwill711
The numerous times my husband and I have moved over the years were done with the help of family and friends and their trucks.
What happened to the family and friends today ???
Dang for a 10 minute drive (I assume, drive, not walk) you do not even need truckS
One will do !
<<<1 bed and 1 crib, a few dressers and the rest will mostly be boxes>>>
Unless you are old and feeble ...
So, instead of hiring movers for 500 hard earned dollars, ask friends, neighbours, family
and then treat them to a nice BBQ after you have settled down !
I doubt if that will cost you 500 bucks !
We have moved several times and it usually runs about $700-900 and it's just the 2 of us. We fill an entire 26 foot truck packed tight. We also provide, drinks, lunch and a tip.
I'm sure there are cases where professional movers are well worth it but in the OP's case I'd say move it themselves. Rent a truck and get a friend or relative to watch the kid. Geez, they said there aren't any appliances and doesn't sound like much heavy stuff to move. A bed and a few dressers. Dressers, with drawers removed, are usually not that heavy. The top mattress is the hardest item, not so much the weight but the size and awkwardness. Unless you are a total buffoon you should be able to move most household items without injuring yourself or breaking stuff. 90% of the work is boxing things up and unpacking, and you have to do that anyway.
One thing I'll say in favor of movers is that it's nice to have someone else take your furniture and appliances apart and put them back together at the new house. The movers I hired had to take the doors off my fridge to get it outside, and they hooked it and the washer and dryer up when we got to the new house.
I've moved my sister 3 times and helped others move in the past. It was nice to pay someone to get it done for once. If I move again, I might do it myself. It just depends on how I'm feeling that week. If it costs $700-900 like someone said, heck no, I'm doing it.
Moving in town with not a lot of stuff (especially with no appliances), I wouldn't. Moving a lot of stuff or moving cross country, I absolutely would, and would consider it well spent.
When I moved the last time, I moved all my small belongings in my car myself, and then borrowed a few family members, one of whom had a truck/trailer to move the few large items. One afternoon, some drinks and food, and we were done. Total cost, around $50 worth of fuel and food.
When my mom moved the last time, she filled 3 of the largest moving vans available, and it was a local move, so she moved a lot of the small stuff herself on top of the 3 vans. I don't know what the total cost was, but I guarantee you she felt her money was well spent.
Contrary to almost everybody replied, I would suggest the OP do it themselves, but not families/friends/their trucks.
Pack; rent a truck; load; unload; unpack; done!
Why?
Because there is barely anything an adult can't move easily (a bed, a crib, a few dressers, and boxes). Two adults? Then it's a piece of cake! I'm sure a baby can be easily handled for a very short period time (when it really calls 2 to move the heavier stuffs)?
Do you have a child? Do you have any belongings whatsoever? Judging by your response, I think not
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