Buying, selling and moving · 10 guides
Moving Company: problems and fixes, explained by Mike
Mike Lohner is the only moving company member of BNI Preston Center. These guides are written for a Dallas–Fort Worth reader who has the problem right now: what is happening, what to check, when to call, and what it costs.
- What a move really costs in Dallas: the six things that set the price Nobody can price a move honestly without seeing what is moving. Here is what actually sets the number, and how to get a written price that holds on moving day. The short answer: it depends on six things, and all of them can be seenVolume and weight come firstDistance changes how the move is priced, not just how long the drive isServices you add, and which ones are worth it
- Something arrived broken or did not arrive: how a moving damage claim works in Texas Damage on moving day is upsetting, but the claim process is straightforward if you know the deadlines. Here is what to do on delivery day, in the first week and after. Do these four things firstOn delivery day, before you sign anythingDamage you find later, inside the boxesCall the mover before the paperwork piles up
- Pack it yourself or let the movers pack: where the savings are real and where they are not Packing yourself saves money on paper. Whether it saves money in real life depends on the room, the deadline and what happens if something breaks. The honest answer is usually a splitWhat packing yourself really costsThe claims side most people never think aboutRoom by room: who should pack what
- Moving the office without losing a workday: how a weekend relocation is planned An office move is mostly a planning job. Done right, people pack their desks on Friday afternoon and log in at the new address on Monday morning. Most of the downtime is decided weeks before the truck arrivesA realistic timeline, working back from move dayOne person inside the company has to own itIT and data: the part that decides whether Monday works
- Moving in a Dallas summer: peak season, heat and how to pick your date Summer is when most families move and when North Texas is at its hottest. Here is how season, day of the week and time of day change a move, and how to plan around them. Short version: fall and winter are easiest, summer is busiestWhy summer fills up firstDay of the week and time of monthWhat North Texas heat does to belongings
- Leaving Texas: the long-distance moving mistakes that cost families the most A long-distance move has more steps, more paperwork and more time between pickup and delivery. These are the mistakes that turn it from a long drive into a long problem. The costly mistakes are made before anything is packedMistake one: trusting a number nobody earnedMistake two: calling in May for a June moveMistake three: paying to move what you will not use
- How to check a Texas moving company before you hand over the house keys Most bad moves start with a phone quote that sounded too good. Here is how to check a mover's license, read the warning signs and ask the questions that matter. Start with the license, then the paperwork, then the peopleHow to verify a mover in ten minutesThe red flags regulators warn aboutPaperwork a licensed mover hands you before loading
- Full value protection or 60 cents a pound: choosing how your move is covered The cheapest protection option pays by weight, not value. Here is how mover liability works, what each level would pay on a real item, and how to choose. Weight or value: the difference in one sentenceWhat released value actually paysWhat full value protection coversHow it works on a move inside Texas
- Art, a piano, a glass-top table: how to tell what needs a crate before moving day Most of a house travels fine in boxes and moving pads. A handful of pieces do not. Here is how to find them before moving day and what proper handling looks like. A quick test for whether something needs more than a boxItems that almost always need special handlingWhat custom crating actually isPianos are their own category
- Your closing dates do not line up: how to move out, store everything and move in Two closings, one truck and a stretch of days with no house in between. Here is how we plan a move like that so nothing gets packed twice or lost in the middle. The problem that shows up a week after you sign the contractWhy the gap happens so often in this marketWhat you can sort out yourself in the first weekWhen you can wait, and when the dates force your hand