Moving to Cedar Park
If you are moving to Cedar Park, you will need to find a moving company on whom you can rely. A number of people have had bad experiences with moving companies where, in return for rock bottom prices, the movers ended up making life miserable for the people who were moving. The Better Business Bureau received more than 6500 complaints from consumers last year on issues concerning moving companies and the common complaints include pricing or delivery issues, lost and damaged property and moving company employees who were uncooperative. Scott Michael, the president and CEO of the American Moving and Storage Association says that it is critical that you know who you are dealing with because you are giving everything to the moving company and paying them as well.
Do your homework properly. Ask your friends and relatives and family and business associates to recommend moving companies with whom they have had a good experience. You will want to hire a licensed moving company (regulations vary from state to state but interstate movers must be licensed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) and a company with a solid rating with the Better Business Bureau and with ProMover accreditation from the American Moving and Storage Association. Then check the online forums for reviews of moving companies. If there are one or two bad reviews, this may be an exception but if there is a pattern of complaints, move on to the next moving company. If you are making a long-distance move, look for a company which specialises in long distance moving because some local moving company is sub contract long-distance moves and quality may suffer as a result.
Talk to at least three moving companies in detail. Once you have prepared a short list, get the top companies to come to your house to inspect your face and provide an estimate. While they are at your house, ask if there are additional fees for things like stairs, speciality backing and assembling and disassembling furniture. A good moving company will welcome the chance to go through all your questions in advance and make sure that they have a complete grasp of your needs during the move. Bad moving companies try to force the sale down your throat and plans to charge you for small things on moving the which they may or may not mention that you earlier. Never deal is a moving company who wants to give you a quotation over the phone without conducting a proper inspection of your belongings.
You must learn to understand your rights and interstate movers must provide you with a copy of the regulations and follow them in the federal government handbook "Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move". These rooms include your right to a reasonably accurate estimate and a written inventory of the things which are to be moved. In the case of a local move, there may be similar material available with the state moving association for the consumer affairs office. Any agreements with the moving company should be in writing and the agreement must be complete in all aspects before you sign.
Do your homework properly. Ask your friends and relatives and family and business associates to recommend moving companies with whom they have had a good experience. You will want to hire a licensed moving company (regulations vary from state to state but interstate movers must be licensed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) and a company with a solid rating with the Better Business Bureau and with ProMover accreditation from the American Moving and Storage Association. Then check the online forums for reviews of moving companies. If there are one or two bad reviews, this may be an exception but if there is a pattern of complaints, move on to the next moving company. If you are making a long-distance move, look for a company which specialises in long distance moving because some local moving company is sub contract long-distance moves and quality may suffer as a result.
Talk to at least three moving companies in detail. Once you have prepared a short list, get the top companies to come to your house to inspect your face and provide an estimate. While they are at your house, ask if there are additional fees for things like stairs, speciality backing and assembling and disassembling furniture. A good moving company will welcome the chance to go through all your questions in advance and make sure that they have a complete grasp of your needs during the move. Bad moving companies try to force the sale down your throat and plans to charge you for small things on moving the which they may or may not mention that you earlier. Never deal is a moving company who wants to give you a quotation over the phone without conducting a proper inspection of your belongings.
You must learn to understand your rights and interstate movers must provide you with a copy of the regulations and follow them in the federal government handbook "Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move". These rooms include your right to a reasonably accurate estimate and a written inventory of the things which are to be moved. In the case of a local move, there may be similar material available with the state moving association for the consumer affairs office. Any agreements with the moving company should be in writing and the agreement must be complete in all aspects before you sign.
