Moving is never easy, even if it’s just down a floor or across the street. Packing up your life or business (which can sometimes be interchangeable) requires a lot of equipment, including boxes, moving vans, and normally a place to store items you no longer have room for. It’s not a job any person can handle on their own and there are many companies out there ready and willing to help.
Choosing the right moving company can make all the difference. If you make a bad choice, your prized possessions can be possibly destroyed during the transition or even potentially lost. This is not to say they will be if you go with the cheap guy, but there’s always a possibility. Before you get out your local Yellow Pages book, the website 123movers.com seeks to help you find the best company out there.
From the front page you can get a quick list of companies ready to help you by putting in the location you’re moving from, the location you’re moving to, your email address, phone number, and name. Most likely within minutes you will be contacted by several of the companies whose names have been provided to you. Keep your phone close!
This same site also allows you to compare movers side by side, showing their credentials to you easily. Want a company registered with the Better Business Bureau? No problem, just look for the icon by the business name. Need movers specifically for offices? Just look for the icon. The site does a great job of explaining itself and giving thorough descriptions of the companies available.
If you’re more interested in moving yourself, there is always the option of renting a U-Haul truck. This may be more cost effective for you (depending on where you’re moving to), but it’s much more labor intensive for you and your associates or loved ones. U-Haul trucks start at $19.95 for in-town moves, but you also have to pay for additional mileage on the vehicle. If you’re moving out of town, the prices start to climb a little steeper. For instance, renting a ten foot truck to move from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (zip code 19019) to Richmond, Virginia (zip code 23218) is $396 according to the U-Haul website and anything larger has a larger price attached. This rate factors in a three day usage and 301 miles of travel. If you can manage to use it for less time or somehow shave off mileage, this price may go down.
Many folks are moving from larger houses or offices to smaller places to help offset costs in this bad economy. Unfortunately this sometimes means you have too much “stuff” and not enough space for it. Luckily there is a plethora of places you can store your goods for a rental fee. The most prevalent is probably Public Storage, the folks with the bright orange doors. The Public Storage website allows you to peruse the facilities near you, but also gives you special online discounts.
If you’d rather use another company, U-Store-It is another popular company with facilities everywhere. They work the same as any other storage facility- you bring in your non essential goods and rent what is essentially a very large, water tight box to put said goods in. Rent is not usually very expensive for a monthly plot, and most storage companies compete to give you the best deal. Public Storage is offering a deal for first month’s rent only being $1, while U-Store-It is offering the possibility of up to two months of free storage rental. Both offers look great, but be sure you read the fine print thoroughly to make sure you qualify.
A lot of folks either reason that they have too much to bring to a storage facility on their own or that they’re not willing/able to make the multiple trips necessary to store their things there. These folks are taking advantage of the new door-to-door storage craze. What happens in this case is a storage bin is brought to you and placed where instructed. You move the things you want stored to the bin and can either keep it on your property or have it taken back by the company and stored in their facility. Probably the most recognizable name in this type of storage is PODS, but what you might not know is that PODS will also help you move your belongings like other movers mentioned before.
However you decide to move and store your belongings, there are plenty of options out there for you to explore. Having help during the transition, whatever type of help you choose, will hopefully ease any stress that may occur. Remember to be choosy when picking your help and good luck on your moving endeavors!
****http://www.ustoreit.com/
*****http://www.pods.com/
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