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Originally Posted by Teri912
Hi "soon-to-be" neighbors!
We are closing on our new home mid-June and I am looking for recommendations on reasonable moving companies. Also, who do you recommend for homeowners insurance? The good, the bad, and the ugly, its all appreciated.
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Far as moving companies. It is far different depending on distance. Inter state moving is usually government regulated. Reasonable, that means different things to different people. I would suggest an internet search of issues. There are some real crooks out there.
Packing. Beware, when your stuff is delivered it will not be in order. The movers typically put their numbers on each box. You will or should use your own number system. I would photograph each item and how it is packed. Your ceramic statue from grandma. Assuming it is broke or the box is lost, you will need proof, you had it packed it well and it was not broken.
I would seriously consider paying for replacement insurance. The included insurance is like fifteen cents a hundred pounds. Assuming you are moving a couch. It weighs say 100 pounds obviously you cannot buy a couch for fifteen cents.
We used a major interstate moving company. Claims, we use only company people.
On both ends, not the same people. The crews were nice but had no idea what they were doing. My armoire, sort of like a china closet for clothes. Like a china closet it is a big piece of furniture. Leaving our sold home, I got it painted etc before selling.
The crew did not know to take it apart. They tried to carry it down the stairs damaging the walls, the handrails and of course the furniture. Different crew in Florida. They crashed it into our NEW wall, punching a hole in the wall roughly a foot in diameter.
I would photograph everything. Including the property you are vacating and DEMAND a final bill for such things as water and electricity.