I asked some of the sales staff here at Buehler Moving on
what they feel are some of the most stressful things that they believe that
their customers are struggling with the most when they move. This was the
answers that I received from them:
Price
Time
Kids and School
Pets
Quality
The Unknown
Now I am going to hit on each and every one of these things
and then provide a simple solution to all of these key things that you can find
to be stressful when you are moving.
First off, it’s always about price. Can I afford to move?
Can I afford a moving company? What is it going to cost me? Am I being scammed
by my moving company? All of these are questions that revolve around price and
can really stress you out. It’s a lot to think about and stress over and we
totally understand!
When it comes to price, always be sure to get a minimum of 3
moving estimates from 3 reputable moving companies. Then compare them, don’t just
look at the estimate final amount. Examine all of the charges closely.
Perhaps one moving company included mattress bags for your
beds and the other didn’t. Perhaps one moving company thinks that you have
6,000 pounds and the other company thinks that you have 4,000 pounds. Perhaps
one moving company included valuation on your move and another company didn’t.
Valuation is EXTREMELY important and I explain it a little more in depth in my
post called “Moving
Damage – What Moving Companies Legally Have To Offer You Before You Move.” All
of these little things change the price of your move.
Explore your estimates and if one company isn’t offering you
all of the services that another company is offering you, then of course there
will be a difference in price on the final amount.
Remember, it’s fair to say that if it’s too good to be true,
then it probably is. You should never go with a really low ball quote because
you do not want them charging you additional money upon delivery. Check
out what the BBB has to say about moving.
Ask questions and don’t be afraid to ask your moving
companies to revise their quote based on the services they may not have
originally included in their price.
Also, always make sure that you get a fixed price bid. This
protects you from the moving company trying to charge you additional money
above and beyond the quoted amount.
Now moving on to the next topic – One of the most valuable
things that you have in the world is your time. Managing your time is already
enough work and there really never is enough time as it is. One of the great
resources that we offer to help save you valuable time is your personal online move planner.
You can see a video of how it works by clicking on the link.
You can look at your moving documents, moving checklists,
packing tips and even special offers from other companies and discounts. You
can also check out the schools, find a realtor and you can get cash back by
using the referral program. It’s a really great way to have everything with
regard to your move all in one easy convenient location that actually helps
save you time.
This move planner also helps give you information about
moving with kids or moving with pets, or you can check out my recent article
about Moving
With Pets.
You can also take a look at the article “10
Tips On How To Make Your Move Smoother”
How do you know that you are choosing a quality Moving
Company? Well, ask them the right questions! If you ask the right questions
before you move, you will eventually find out that you are more comfortable
with a certain one. What questions should you ask? Check out another recent
article called “Questions
that you should ask your moving company before you move”
We understand that this is a lot of information to take in,
but we also assure you that these various resources will dramatically reduce the
stress of price, time, kids, school, pets and the unknown.
For additional
information, here is another great article about Common
Mistakes When Choosing A Moving Company.
We hope that this helps you in making an informed and
educated decision before you choose a moving company to handle your move.
That’s for reading!
