I have been looking at several sites on the internet to see an approximate cost for the packing and / or moving of our household goods. Most of them won't just give you a ballpark quote. You have to sign up and ok gettting e-mails from them. Then they want to send an estimator to look everything over and then give a better quote.
The options we are looking at:
1.We pack and load everything into / on to our trailers and pickups. Also rent a U-haul type truck. We will have to make a few trips to New Mexico.
2. We pack and load into unit left by company to be placed in storage area and moved by them later.
3. We pack then they load onto unit and move it or store till the move.
4. They come in and pack and load and move to storage then deliver.
Considering we have already started packing some stuff that won't be used before we move, we may choose an option where we pack things and they haul it. Then all we would have to move would be the garage contents and our vehicles. And some of the contents of the storage sheds. We have a 10X12 shed mostly full and a 12X24 two story shed that is also mostly full.
Our vehicles consist of:
1. 1948 Ford F-1 pickup fully restored
2. 1980 Ford F-250 300hp inline 6 pickup being restored
3. 1993 Ford F-250 351hp v-8 pickup extended cab was dads
4. 1993 Ford F-250 7.6 L turbo diesel pickup extended cab mine
5. 2000 Ford F-250 7.6 powerstroke diesel crew cab Mikes
6. 2007 Ford Focus 4 door car
7. 2008 Harley Davidson Ultra~Classic
8. 2009 Harley Davidson Road King
and a yard tractor.
Basically what I am saying is that we definately have too much junk and stuff and even some valuable stuff.
We are getting a few estimates and from that will be able to decide which will work best for us. Not just the money aspect but the time and effort of packing. Mom doesn't do much and her strength is failing and Mike can do alot most of the time unless he has a rheumatoid flare up. And me.. I have to try to act like I am keeping a full time job while missing as much work as I can without jeapordizing my job.
The last several months seemed to drag by slowly. Now they seem to be flying by. Now that it is time to start getting everything taken care of. Packing is only a small part of the equation. There is the getting the house in New Mexico either built or set up, depending on which way we go. Getting the utilities setup there, including laying new water lines and septic system. Getting this house in shape to show. New paint, carpet and a little tender loving care. Getting the yard also in presentable shape.
Got to get busy.
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