What is the best and most economical way to move furniture from coast to coast?|119313

Relocating from Ca. to Md. and need someone to move us.

We moved from CA to FL 2 yrs ago (husband is Army) and it was cheaper for us to buy new furniture when we got there, I sold our old furniture on Craigslist.org and got a fair price for it so with the money from the old furniture I think we threw in an extra 2000 and was cheaper than moving everything.

Uhaul is a big mistake. for that kind of money you can buy an 18 wheeler 48 foot trailer with a 5000 pound liftgate and load it yourself and hire a trucker to take it and sell the trailer later. A trucker will get better fuel mileage than any uhaul and carry a lot more

the rental price for a uhaul will be more than fifteen hundred dollars and you can buy a trailer for about 5000 and sell it later

It really depends on how much stuff you have. If you don_t have a lot, you could rent a U-haul or some other brand like it...they have different sizes, from a trailer that you pull to an actual truck that you can drive (if you have someone going with you to drive other cars). I would also get a few companies to come and do free estimates on the cost, most towns have _Two Men and a Truck_ that is cheaper than others. With gas prices like they are though either way is going to cost a lot more than even a few months ago :(

You may be better off getting rid of some of your bigger pieces

Good luck on your move though! :)

I found that penske is the cheapest way to go....

I saved about 1500 dollars using them instead of UHaul and their trucks are bigger..

Those pod things are ridiculously expensive....they are not worth the it!!!!

Personally I_d have the pros_s do it it_s a flat rate and they_ll do all the work. Flat rate can_t go wrong but don_t take the first price look for the best price.

Get rates from moving companies.

UHAUL

Sell all of the old stuff - move with nothing, then buy everything when you get to MD.

Throw it into the ocean...if it gets back to you on the other coast, that means it was meant to be!

Buy more furninture and sell the old stuff

Wagon Train or U-Haul