7 Steps to Find a Great Residential Moving Company

Have you ever hired bad movers before? If you have, you know how upsetting it can be, and you certainly want to make sure you’ll never make that mistake again.

Residential moving can be complex and overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Here is how you can find a great residential moving company for your next move.

1. Ask everyone you know for recommendations

Start by asking everyone you know if they have a great residential moving company to recommend you. Ideally, you should try to hire a local moving company, as it would simplify a lot of things.

Even if you had a few good recommendations, you should go online to complete your research for local moving companies. Try to make a list of at least three companies that seem reliable.

2. Ask if you can meet the person in charge

One of the advantages of choosing a local moving company is that you should be able to meet the person in charge, to check their residential moving trucks and their equipment, and to plan the best moving route with them in advance.

If you contact a local moving company, but they are not interested in meeting you to talk about your move, you might want to consider another company.

3. Ask all the questions you want

Before you meet with the representative of a local moving company, or speak with them on the phone, be prepared. Make a list of the questions you want to ask them about their moving processes and about their prices.

Keep in mind that they will surely ask you a few questions about your expectations and the items you want to move, so be ready to answer their questions as well.

4. Request a few estimates

Don’t hire anyone until you have received detailed estimates from at least two or three residential moving companies. If a company gives you a price that seems too good to be true, it probably is. You can expect their price to mysteriously go up after they have started to move your things.

Choose the company that gives you an estimate that seems fair: not too low, but not too high. A high price is not necessarily a sign of high quality.

5. Don’t rely on an online estimate

Beware of a moving company that can only offer you online estimates. The price of your move will depend on how many things you will move, so how can they give you an estimate if they haven’t seen your belongings?

To be able to give you a realistic estimate, they will need to send an estimator to your home, so they can look at your possessions and ask you some questions.

6. Read at least a few customer reviews

Reading customer reviews is a good way to have a better idea of the quality of the services offered by a residential moving company.

If you are considering a company that seems reliable and competent, but you find nothing but negative reviews of their services, it should raise a red flag.

7. Hire a company that you would trust to pack your belongings

Many moving companies offer packing services to simplify this process for their customers. Even if you would prefer to pack your belongings on your own, be sure you hire a moving company that you would trust to pack them for you.

If you don’t feel like you trust them enough to let them pack your boxes, why would you trust them to move them? It’s important to hire movers who inspire confidence.