What costs are involved if someone wanted to physically move their home?

Question

I got a friend of mine who is selling there land to someone who has a vested interest in it. The issue is that that person wants to basically knock down the home and they are willing to invest that money to do so. My friend does not want to do that because he put work into the home, so he would rather sell it and have someone physically remove the property instead. How much costs do you think are involved. Where can I get quotes?

Answer 1

All large cites have home movers. The costs
seem to be about $15,000 for preparation,
movement permits and time needed.

Often, the home must be partially dismantled to
satisfy the requirements of the vehicle.

[MOST homes are moved at the quietest
traffic times for obvious reasons and the
movers always take side roads]

Answer 2

There are a lot of companies that specialize in moving houses. It will cost tens of thousands of dollars, require a lot of permits, and of course require a new lot for the house and workers to reconstruct it and attach it to the new site.

I think there was a show on HGTV that focused on moving houses. I recent episode Flip that House features a home that was moved from across town.

Answer 3

This is a great question. And sorry, I can't find an answer for you. I spent quite awhile on the net and all I come up with is moving companys that want to move your furniture. I will Email some friends in Cal to see if they know. and I will star your question and get back to you. good luck

Edit: sorry boss. I queried my old broker in LA and he hasn't been able to come up with an answer either. Tough question.

Edit 2: hey I found it. Check this site.

http://www.servicemagic.com/task.Professional-Moving-Service-Entire-House-Structure.40334.html

Answer 4

Google 'house movers' Here is one site that resulted: http://www.experthousemovers.com/index.html

It's quite expensive to do.