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Old 05-27-2022, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Teri912 View Post
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.
I used UPack- a semi trailer that you pack and unpack yourself (with hired help if needed) and your contents are locked by you with your own locks behind a bulkhead. Around $500 for 3/4 of a 25 ft trailer from the midwest-1000 miles. My stuff was never taken off and reloaded or stored like the big national carriers do. Very nice company that didn't fuss when I changed my move date twice.

Agree that its best to downsize before you move, but selling all your furniture and hoping to buy new here can be risky-I just this week received a leather chair I ordered 6 months ago. That's a long time to sleep on a blow up mattress.

I went to the Villages insurance and they advised me the current best rates and we settled on Progressive for home, auto and golf cart. Maybe I could save a little shopping around, and maybe I'm lazy but I find it hard to read all the fine print in the policies.

Best of luck and welcome to The Villages!