Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Advice on Moving Companies
Hi again. We go to closing on Tuesday (11th) and will need to arrange to get our "stuff" brought down from Maryland. We followed your advice and got rid of almost everything, except for what is in a 7.5' x 10' EZ Storage bin. Although it would be cheaper, I'd rather not drive a U-Haul down at my age, but might have to. In checking with movers such as 2 Men & a Truck, their estimate was at least $7,000 to 10,000. Our "stuff" isn't worth that much. Any ideas?
Thanks! Redneck & Hillbilly |
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We did it ourselves after getting high estimates, no guaranteed arrival time and horror stories about damage. We chose to rent from Penske rather than U-Haul. We've gotten some pretty bad U-Haul trucks in the past. The Penske truck was in excellent condition.
We hired two guys on each end to help load and unload. They asked for $100 each; we tipped them more because their service was worth more to us. We came from Minnesota and the trip was easier than anticipated. One caution: Try to stay out of Atlanta. Traffic was horrid. A nightmare. |
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We've not used them, but you might want to check on what it would cost to have a POD moved down here. If everything fits in your storage bin, it would probably fit just fine in a POD. The estimate you got was really high..... we paid just over $10K for half a semi load, including a car in the trailer with the rest of our "stuff". You can find guys on each end to help load and unload a POD.
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I had a great experience with PODS. You load, they move, you unload. If memory serves an 8' x 16' from CT was $2,300. We had it in CT few weeks and here for 2 days. Nothing broken.
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We have moved twice with container type moving -- first with the POD brand and then with United. Big difference! We would never use POD again. |
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We closed in Maryland on the last day of June and drove down to TV, but with the 4th of July holiday we couldn't close in TV for a week. We stayed at the Holiday Inn at Spanish Springs, our Villages salesman Tony Trussler got us a special rate of $79. When we had closed and moved in, Hampden Movers sent our stuff on a United Van Lines truck. They had 3 families onboard, a South Carolina, ours and one in Tampa. Everything arrived fine and we paid the driver upon delivery. I was amazed they brought the biggest moving truck I have seen into our courtyard villa community, and were on the last street. The movers did all the loading and unloading of the truck, we just watched on both ends. Hampden Moving & Storage, Inc - Movers - 1304 Continental Dr, Abingdon, MD - Phone Number - Yelp Maryland Moving Company, Moving and Storage Company, Full Service Moving Company |
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We moved from Mass. and used ABF (it's national). You rent space by the foot in a trailer that is coming to FL. You have 3 days to load it and 3 days to unload it. We had friends, relatives and neighbors help us load it and got 2 high school football players to unload it. Our neighbors just used them to move to Reno NV and they said they saved $2000 over all other estimates. You only pay for footage you use and you lock a wall off separating your stuff from other things being shipped. We had our closing at 9:30am and trailer pulled in at 1pm same day.
We had loaded it the week before and they held our stuff til we needed it without having to pay for 2 moves like some companies insisted on. Good luck. |
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Up until 10 years ago, I would visit my buddy in Newport Beach numerous times a year and we would get two rounds in a day on the Temecula area courses...even though it was a bit of a drive. One of my all-time favorite holes is still the 18th at Eagleglen (a little ways up I-15 from Temecula), where there is something like a 100' (?) drop from tee to fairway. I also feel that I am an equity owner in Pechanga, given that I helped it grow from an oversized quonset hut...to a Las Vegas style resort & casino. Anyway, although you may miss seeing mountains...welcome to The Villages. |
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recommendation
Mike Collop Villagemover 352-751-2750 ask for mike |
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