Moving - Something to DIY or Hire the Experts? I had to move last week, and it made me wonder - is it really worth moving yourself? I rented a UHaul, which cost me about $170 in rental costs, mileage and gas. I also paid 2 guys to help me, $10 per hour each for 8 hours. My total cost was $330. I had gotten a quote from a mover of $600 to do the move for me.
I thought it might be worth the $270 in savings to do the move myself. I thought wrong. I found out it 
takes more time to think about the move, than to actually do the move! I often found myself stopping to figure out:
- How do I get that out of the house?
- How am I going to take it apart?
- How am I going to pick it up?
- How am I going to carry it so that I don't scuff the walls?
- How am I going to fit everything into the truck?
- How am I going to strap things in the truck?
- How am I going to get that into the house?
- How am I going to put it back together?
I know what my time is worth, and in the end, I don't think it was worth the headache to move myself. What do you think?
Clients always ask me: Are you on the web?
See for yourself.
Tim McIntyre, GRI, Ellicott City Realtor, Catonsville Realtor
Helping Clients Buy, Sell and Invest in
Howard County, Carroll County and Baltimore County
for more than 25 years.
tmcintyre@cbmove.com 410-480-3555
www.timsellshomes.com
