Alright, so I moved to Oregon last May for a job and have been staying in a hotel since then. I was not sure how long the job would last and so I have been waiting to get an apartment until I had more information. I have gotten word that I can expect to be here for quite a while so I have gotten an apartment starting this weekend. The problem is that most of my furniture is in Indiana in storage due to a whole other complicated situation and I am now looking at options to get it out here. Selling the stuff and buying new stuff is not really viable here because some of it is sentimental, some of it has more value, and the obvious difficulty in trying to sell stuff while living on the other side of the country. I do have some family who lives close by my storage unit and is willing to help.

    This brings me to my current options:

    PODS – pickup and drop off dates are dependent on availability. My family is willing to load the stuff into the pod from my storage for me, but the cost is pretty high at $4400 (after a discount from 5800).

    Rental truck- My family has also offered to drive a truck all the way out here for me (theyre great), however they were planning to come visit later this month via plane and this would mean that nearly half of that planned vacation would be spent in a truck driving instead of spending time together. $2300+ gas and food.

    Full service moving- this option has become the hardest to figure out because its nearly impossible to tell a broker company from an actual moving company, and the numbers you get are just all over the place. Id like to go with this option if I can find a reasonable (and trustworthy) company, but ive found so many horror stories that I don't know where to start to sort through the options to find what I actually want. I have gotten prices ranging from $2400 to $5500, which just seems so varied. How can a company charge almost the same cost as just renting a truck? Also, why are they ALL located in Florida?

    Does anyone know of any reliable moving options i have overlooked? Or any full service companies that you have had a good experience with that wouldn't cost as much as my rent for 3-4 months?

    Thank you for reading!

    TLDR – moving across the country is expensive and overwhelming, please help.

    Moving from Indiana to Oregon and looking to find the best option(s)
    byu/NoCoolNamesWereLeft inFrugal



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    1. JeanSchlemaan on

      I’m sorry. I passed by a full service moving truck today, and said that out loud. Almost always worth selling/donating and rebuying.

      You’re spending mid 4figs overall for stuff worth a few hundred.

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