Whether you’re moving from a house, an apartment, or a condo, moving is a lot of work. It is an exhausting process that can get complicated quickly if you aren’t careful with how you organize your to-do list and overall game plan. You have to hire a realtor, find a new house to buy, and then you have the dreaded job of actually moving all your furniture & belongings. The first two decisions are hard enough on their own, but when you include relocating all of your belongings to a new location, things can get even more complicated.
After you’ve made the biggest decision of where you’ll live, you have to decide whether you’ll hire movers or do the work yourself. Consider whether or not you have family and friends that can help you with the move and if you have a budget that allows you to hire movers. Merely thinking about this can be overwhelming and when you get down to making the final decision, it can be hard.
You want to be sure that you look at all options before you make your decision. Let’s have a look at the pros and cons of hiring movers versus doing the job yourself.
Pros Of Moving Yourself
Packing
When you opt to move yourself, you can pack however you want. When you hire movers, there are limitations on how you can pack certain items and restrictions on how you have to set things up for the movers. However, when you decide against hiring movers, there is a little less pressure in that you can pack however you want to.
Budget
If you’re working with a tight budget, you’ll want to do the move yourself. Regardless of where you’re moving to, it’ll be cheaper to do the moving yourself instead of hiring movers. When you move yourself, all you truly have to worry about from a financial standpoint is the moving truck (if you choose to rent one), gas and packing material. You can forgo the expensive price tag that comes along with paying a moving company for their time as well as insurance.
You can also save money since you can use whatever packing material you’d like which means you can cut expenses where necessary.
Cons Of Moving Yourself
Heavy Lifting
Choosing the option of moving yourself means that you’ll be doing all of the heavy lifting. Since you won’t be hiring a moving company, it means that you’ll have to rely on yourself completely for the entire move. Whether it’s just you or whether you round up your friends and family to help on move day, you’re responsible for moving all of your belongings as opposed to having a professional team do it for you. Moving furniture, especially if you have a lot of larger items, requires a lot from yourself and anyone that’s willing to lend a helping hand.
Planning
Moving requires a lot of planning and if you decide not to hire movers, all of that planning is your sole responsibility. Not only do you have to find the new house and pack up everything in the old one, you also have to figure out a full plan of how to get your belongings from one location to the other. In addition to finding and booking a truck that’s the appropriate size, you will need to coordinate a plan for friends & family to help you load up your belongings and unload them on the other end. Doing the move yourself is going to require a lot of additional planning on your part which is one of the biggest cons.
Pros Of Hiring Movers
Less Work
Simply put, you’ll get to sit back and let the movers do all of the heavy lifting on moving day. With the right movers, you won’t have to worry about lifting a finger and carrying boxes or furniture to the new place. The only thing that you’ll have to worry about is making sure that things are packed up and ready to go for when the movers arrive.
Less Stress
Overall, hiring movers is going to lead to way less stress than if you opt to doing the moving process yourself. As moving day approaches, you’ll see just how much time and effort it saves you by hiring movers. You won’t have to worry about any of the ordinary moving stress like figuring out how you’ll move large & heavy items, driving the truck, or finding people to help load and unload. If the thought of just driving a moving truck alone scares you, we suggest hiring movers to help make the process much smoother and ensure a more positive moving experience.
Cons Of Hiring Movers
Flexibility
When you decide to hire a moving company, you don’t have a lot in the way of flexibility. After all, you’re working on their schedule and agreeing to certain terms. Once you agree to a date for the movers to come, you’re committed to making sure that your things are ready and that you’ll move on that day. Plus, if you don’t have things ready by the time the movers show up, you may be charged additional fees.
Budget
It’s no surprise that hiring a moving company can get pretty expensive, pretty quickly. Pricing may differ depending on where you’re located, but regardless of how far you’re moving, it’ll cost more than doing the job yourself. Even if you’re simply moving down the street, you’ll pay quite a bit of money for movers. Hiring movers might put a strain on your budget depending on what you’re working with, so it’s important that you look at all factors and see if it’s right for you before proceeding.
