The Official Online Moving and Relocation Guide

[What You Need to Know Before you Hire Any Moving Services]

You’ve heard it before, right?  ” 9/10 psychologists agree…”Moving” is one of the most stressful of all life events”. We cannot find any reliable source that disagrees with this statement.

Wether you are a seasoned mover or moving for the first time; around the corner, or around the world, you will be able to use the information and services posted here to Reduce the Stress of Your Move and, hopefully, the costs as well.

Our Vision is to become your Official Moving Research Headquaters. 

Although it will take some time to for us to develop fully, over the next several months, we will be adding more and more content, services and tools for you to leverage during your moving process.

Our goal is for this blog to become an interactive experience and a community where quality service providers and consumers can connect and use for their respective purposes. We are going to work with service providers to provide our readers promotions and incentives to make this the Official Online Moving and Relocation Headquarters.

We are working with one of the leading sources for quality discount moving supplies -PacKing.com - to launch their “Select-a-Quote” Moving Services Quotation Marketplace. If you are looking for the best quality moving supplies at the best possible price, they’re our provider of choice for moving supplies.

The First Question we will Tackle:

How do I Find and Select QUALITY Moving Service Providers?

The answer to this question is Caveat Emptor (”Buyer Beware”); before you can select the moving services that have the right balance between competitive price and quality…you need to know how these services are currently regulated.

We are going to provide to you free downloads of all of the information you need to educate yourself on your rights and responsibilities when hiring moving service providers.

Who is regulated and who is not?
What happens if you do not have a written quote?
What is the difference in your rights when you hire a local service provider vs. a long-distance service provider?
Who provides the insurance I need?
What are my options when choosing insurance?
What about insurance sold through the moving service provider?
What am I covered for if I do not add additional insurance?
How do I protect very expensive items, such as Pianos, Art, Collectibles?
Am I protected under my insurance policy if I pack my own boxes?
What do I have to do to be able to collect on my insurance if I do pack my own boxes?
Do I have to use a certain quality of box?
What is the difference between “standard” “stock” boxes vs. “Internet” sized boxes?
What happens when I purchase a box that is not meet the industry size/rating standards?
Is it worth paying a little more to purchase industry standard moving supplies?
What is the claim process?
Who do a file a claim with?
What happens if the Moving Company wants me to pay more when they reach my destination point?
What happens if they say they will not unload the truck unless I pay them the extra amount in cash?
What happens if only part of my items are delivered?
What happens if the moving company does not deliver when they said they would?
What happens if the moving company refuses to release my items from storage?
How long does the moving company and/or insurance carrier have to pay me for damages?
Do they have the right to discount the value of my property based upon age?
Do they have the right to refuse to pay me if I do not have a signed inventory with time stamped pictures of my property that I am insuring?
What happens if the moving company claims that the property was damaged when they picked it up?

Yes, there is a lot of information we need to know about to protect ourselves during the moving process.

All these questions, and more, are answered within the free downloadable guides here.

Here’s to a Safer, Less Stressful and less expensive move!