Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Villages Relocation Services?
Hi everyone,
Pre-planning my move to TV. Has anyone recently used this service? This is a "package deal" with realtors on both ends and movers as well. I'm very interested in hearing about the moving companies selected and how the move went. I really want to use a particular realtor up here in NYC and I'm waiting to hear if they are one of their "selected" realtors. Thanks in advance! Kevin |
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I would avoid. They are using RE agents on your end which are paying 10% of their commission for the lead. The best agents do not have to pay for leads.
Likewise, they are getting a cut of the moving company. Why not simply shop for the best service at the best price? |
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Sell it, donate it, but don’t move it. Only bring warm weather clothes and sentimental items. |
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Some years ago before we moved here looked into this and too many hands in the cookie jar making it an expensive way to relocate.
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The trip from NYC to the Villages is fairly easy and compared to the price of a house very little cost. A realtor is another name for a sales person. They will sell the pluses of what they are trying to sell and will not mention any minuses. Having the mover pack? I did my own packing. I photoed every item put into the box. Your valuable glass, whatever, packer it was chipped when I packed it. Gold, whatever, we never saw that. I too am an ex-New Yorker. Perhaps, far less trusting. Aside, many years ago, I did concealed shortages on expensive stuff. Everyone of my boxes was not only sealed with packing tape, they were glued. There is no way as it typically done they could cut the bottom of a box and reseal it. |
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I spent a lot of time & $ choosing that furniture, and I was not about to give it up.
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Packing and unpacking any of them will do it for a fee. In terms of major long distance movers, they have several crews, some are better than others. Packing and unpacking. They do not take the people who pack with them from NY to Florida. As far as unpacking, not sure what they will or can do. Stuff like glassware. Will they unwrap it? Put it away? Would you want them, expect them, to do that? |
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Unpacking I preferred to do myself--er, ourselves.
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They suggest realtors who are corporate relocation specialist. You can select your own realtor. The move is scheduled from the Villages so if there is a problem, they have corporate influence. Last edited by Altavia; 07-27-2021 at 03:50 PM. |
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I used the relocation service 11 years ago and was glad I did. They lined up two top realtors from different companies to make my choice, and three different moving companies' proposals at corporate rates. And they followed the progress of the ongoing sale.
If they so the same now it makes for less angst. Last edited by Chi-Town; 07-27-2021 at 04:01 PM. |
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The movers sent over a few people for packing and they did a good job on fragile and expensive stuff like TV's. At the villages he got two helpers from Tampa and not so great. They broke several things and hid the damage from us. Not very expensive stuff so we let it go but did leave a bad taste. |
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No don’t do it. We did on our move from Michigan to tv and the house was listed by one of their suggested realtor. House sat on the market for 6 months with no one looking at it. Took the listing off and asked the agent and he told us that he had to give part of his commission to the villages. He didn’t want to put the effort in to selling the house. Went with another agent without the villages help and sold the house in one day. This was 12 years ago. Things might have changed
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