Posts with tag MovingCompanies

Sharmaine R. has moved three times within Los Angeles in the past year and a half. In the three years before that, she moved five times -- including to and from another city. "I've learned that planning is key to keeping your moving costs where you want it to be," she says. Sharmaine has completed all types of moves and... Continue Reading »

Without a storage container, Cher Woehl's cross-country move would not have been possible. Woehl had just three weeks to pack up her 4,500-square-foot home in California for a move to her fiancé's 2,200 square-foot log cabin Frederick, Md. While she considered hiring a moving company to pack for her, she wanted a... Continue Reading »

With only a few belongings, Molly Rankin didn't need movers when she moved into her first Chicago apartment out of college. But the story was different when she relocated to a new apartment last year. Throughout her early 20s, she accumulated more personal belongings, including large furnishings -- like a bed, couch and... Continue Reading »

Did you hear the one about the movers who held a truck of furniture for ransom in the owner's driveway? Or the ones who went though $600 worth of packing tape before the truck was even loaded? How about the moving company that simply never bothered to show up? Sound familiar? All of the above are true stories. Then again,... Continue Reading »

When Greg Putnam and his wife were moving from their home of 10 years to a ranch house in Carpinteria, Calif., their main concern was cost -- not only to their bank accounts but to the environment as well. After researching local moving companies that specialize in earth-friendly moving practices, the Putnams settled on... Continue Reading »