Choosing Between Hourly Rate and Flat Rate Movers   by Andrew Kogenu

in Real Estate    (submitted 2010-12-05)

Choosing between an hourly rate mover and a flat rate mover?
Moving undoubtedly turns out to be strenuous and hectic, and it’s not possible for normal people like us to get this job done, easy and fast, over the period of time and evolution of technology, moving companies have started offering their professional services, which includes entire movement expenses, including fuel, labor, traveling times, taxes, etc. moreover their services includes use of modern equipment, and have a well trained labor to get the job done easy and fast, and keep all your moving worries at bay!.
Who is an hourly rate mover?
A mover which offers you his service on hourly basis will be termed as hourly rate movers, they will charge you for the amount of time they have worked transferring your goods from one place to another, they are not interested in the worth of the goods they are carrying, instead they will simply ask you to pay their standard charges multiplied by the hours they worked for you.
Who is a flat rate mover?
Moving companies which offer you services on a flat rate basis, i.e. they quote the price of the entire assignment, before taking up the assignment. Generally when offering services like intrastate moving, they will quote a price on the phone or via e-mail, and just apply the hourly rate charges, in case the distance to be travelled is long, and then their representatives will come up to your place, examine, evaluate and estimate a cost for your property to be moved. Generally this flat rate is a guarantee of the moving company that the prices will not shoot up that their quoted price, more over there are not any hidden charges included in the service, which are more likely to be present in the hourly-rate mover’s invoice.
Best Moving Tips to find good movers:
• Hire the best mover available to you in your area.
• Does some research work before calling in any mover, get their reviews from the internet, or the local estate agents and local business listings.
• Look for only those movers those who are licensed, insured and bonded, and have enough prior experience as a mover
• Get at least three in home evaluations done from different movers to have a rough idea, about the prices in general.
• Don’t go in for the lowest price, because lower price can mean desperate movers.
• Get a “maximum prices not to exceed” estimate done, that means the mover will make an estimate and quote the maximum price before starting an assignment and will be bound by it, this is not applicable incase of flat-rate movers.
• Do not opt-in for rogue movers, trust your instincts, and get you goods transferred only by those whom you feel like trusting.
• Do make sure that your mover while moving gives you an entire list of the stuff he will be moving, so that he doesn’t get hold off the free stuff in between.
I find that flat rate moving services are much more superior and smart than the hourly rate moving services. From our personal experiences we have learned that Flat Rate Moving and Storage, Inc. (www.flatratemovers.com) provide one of the most comprehensive and professional services for moving your house, they have been in the business since quite some time, and employs only professional trained labor, they do the job professionally, fast, easy, and fantastic. Moreover they charge very reasonable for the high quality of moving service they provide, that too without any extra hidden/surprise charges.
We hope we helped you with your queries about different types of movers, all the very best wishes for your new home!

About the Author

Flat Rate Movers, as a full service of movers in Bethesda MD, with state-of-the-art equipment and extensively trained personnel, offers packing and unpacking services, from fine art and marble crating, special antique handling and piano moving to the simplest of apartment or house moving. We also specialize in last minute requests. Check out our site if you are looking for Movers Baltimore at http://FlatRateMovers.com