How much did it cost you to move across country?

Question

My husband and I are discussing moving roughly half way across the country (NC to TX or NC to Tampa). We are a young couple without much stuff yet--a bedroom and a kitchen. Then just a couch, love seat, and futon.

Between closing costs, loan fees until your old house sells, when you put security and rent on a month to month apartment, and the amount you spent before the paychecks (or company reimbursement for moving costs) comes in--how many thousands have you gone through?

Someone else asked this question--the answer was sell everything you own. That is not an option. We've worked hard to get nice items, and I'm not throwing everything away just to move somewhere and buy it all again. Thats dumb.

How much do you think it would cost for a couple to move across country? If you are a young couple who moved recently--how far did you move and when did you move? Thanks!

Answer 1

me and my wife moved from Texas to Alabama 7 years ago....we were like you guys we didn't have much but we wanted to keep everything we had...we found a small inexpensive 3 bedroom house to rent in millbrook al until our house in texas sold. it was only $550 a month so that bought us a little time.we spent around $9500 in all

Answer 2

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How much did it cost you to move across country?
My husband and I are discussing moving roughly half way across the country (NC to TX or NC to Tampa). We are a young couple without much stuff yet--a bedroom and a kitchen. Then just a couch, love seat, and futon.

Between closing costs, loan fees until your old house sells, when you put...

Answer 3

I myself haven't moved cross country but here's a website I think with the info you're looking for:

http://www.costhelper.com/cost/home-garden/long-distance-mover.html

Moving the contents of a 600-square foot one-bedroom apartment from Washington DC to Los Angeles, California averages $3,600 -$5,000 for full service, which includes packing. Estimated weight is 3,400 pounds.
The cost to move approximately 5,500 pounds of furnishings from a two-bedroom 900-square foot apartment the same distance and service level is about $5,100 -$6,400.
The price to relocate the contents of a 1,500-sqaure foot three-bedroom house with eight total rooms and an expected weight of 12,000 pounds across the country with full-service packing averages $9,000 -$11,600.
A full-service move includes packing, loading, transport, unloading and if contracted, unpacking of all household goods.
Tip: When obtaining estimates from moving companies, find out whether it is a binding (final price) or nonbinding (possibility of additional charges) estimate and exactly what services will be performed for that price.

Answer 4

I would say anywhere between $3,500 - $5,000 depending on if you want them to pack or if they drop off a trailer and you pack it then they pick it up.

I'm not part of a young couple but I'm a grandmother who moved from California to Indiana recently and it ran about $3,500 for a trailer to be delivered to my house in Ca, me packing it and then ship it out to Indiana. Then I called to tell them I was ready for the trailer and they dropped it off in my driveway for me to unpack and then they picked it up again.

BTW, I used ABF systems, what a great company!