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.
If 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, MovingDayBoxes.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.
Who is regulated and who is not?
What happens if I do not have a written quote?
What is the difference in my rights on a local move vs. Interstate?
Who provides the insurance I need?
How much insurance do I need?
How do I prove that an item has been damaged?
How do I know what I will be paid if I submit a claim?
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?
Are there certain types of boxes I need to use for insurance purposes?
What is the difference between “standard” “stock” boxes vs. non-stock sized boxes?
What happens when I purchase a box that does not meet industry rating standards?
What does smaller size for “ease of use” of the consumer?
Are these suppliers selling boxes that conform to industry rating standards?
How many online stores do this?
What about boxes bought from the large discount Chain Stores?
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 unload?
What do I do 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?
Can Insurance refuse to pay me if I do not have a signed inventory upon loading and unloading?
What happens if I do not have time stamped pictures of my property before the move?
What happens if I do not have time stamped pictures of damaged property at time of delivery?
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 to protect ourselves during the moving process.
All of these questions, and more, are answered within the free download guides we are posting here.
Here’s to a Less Stressful and less Costly move!