Moving Tips

1. Ask if the moving company goes directly to your final destination. Moving companies will often transport your things to another mover who will then take them to your new home. This is clearly not the least expensive or most secure way to go.
2. Moving companies that have made over 100 interstate shipments are required to file a standard report which gives data regarding breakage and other pertinent information.
3. If your homeowners' insurance policy covers damage to your property during a move, you have one less expense to worry about. Be sure to check.
4. Don't let your mover charge for a "stair carry" for steps inside your residence. Steps outside your residence, including steps in an apartment building, do justify extra charges.
5. It is rarely a good idea to ship appliances. They are expensive to transport, and sometimes they are not compatible with the new residence (e.g. a gas dryer in an electric building).
6. For shipping books, the post office book rate is much less expensive than moving van rates.
7. If you are shipping less than 1,000 pounds total, consider selling furniture and shipping other goods via the post office or a competing box shipper. Small shipments cost more on a per-pound basis.
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