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Things to Consider Before Hiring Moving Services
Choosing a dependable moving company to entrust your valuables to can be a daunting task. Ideally, these professionals are capable of handling the logistics of your relocation as well as the technical requirements needed to make sure everything actually gets to its destination in one piece. Before hiring for such services consider the following factors:

Choose a Reputable Mover

The most important aspect of hiring a moving company is to hire a company with a good reputation. Word of mouth is great so if you know anyone that moved recently you should check with them! Reviews from sites like Google or Yelp can also help narrow down different choices. There are countless horror stories of people choosing the cheapest option (often found on social media or online marketplaces) and getting scammed for hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Last-minute markups, price gouging, fly-by-night: the industry, unfortunately, has its fair share and for the most part you get what you pay for.

Make an Inventory of Crucial Items

Make a list of everything you want to move before you consider hiring moving services. This list will help you calculate how many items are going to be moved; the list will make the quote more accurate and will ensure that nothing is left behind or forgotten about.

Understand the moving process

Most moving companies are full-service movers. This means that a team of movers will take items from point A to point B. They will wrap up the furniture to ensure its protection, load the truck and unload your belongings into place. When hiring a reputable company the moving process is very expensive with $200/hr being average for a full-service move. Extra fees such as travel time, fuel surcharges, and massive markups on moving materials all result in an overly opaque and expensive process.

Thankfully, with Move Helpers you can save on all aspects of your move by doing some of the work a traditional moving company would do. Buying your own moving materials and renting your own truck will save you hundreds - and this service is exclusive to Move Helpers.

Insurance

Before hiring movers, make sure that all of your possessions are insured so that you are secure and covered in the event of damage or an accident. By doing this, you will be able to get reimbursed if your items are lost or damaged during shipment. Most homeowner’s insurance and some credit cards will cover damages - but double check with your insurance provider to make sure you are covered.

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