How a State To State written quote actually comes together
Guessing at a moving price helps nobody, especially in a market like Southern California where the wrong assumption costs hundreds. Brooke puts a real number in writing before you commit to anything. It starts with a walkthrough: she will either come by your place in person for the bigger jobs or, more often, do a quick video tour over your phone room by room, including the garage, the storage closet under the stairs, and the piano nobody mentioned. From that walkthrough she sizes the crew, the truck, the hours, and the materials, then sends you the written binding estimate the same day, the way California rules require.
For an in-Valley move you can take the quote as hourly, at $165 an hour for two movers and a 26-foot truck, or as a flat band tied to your home size, whichever you would rather plan against. For a cross-country job to Vegas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, or San Diego, the quote comes back as a binding flat rate that starts at $2,890, so the number you sign in Canoga Park is the number you pay when the ramp drops in the other city. It does not creep upward because the truck took longer than someone hoped. A $200 deposit holds your date and applies to the total.
The point of doing it this way is no surprises at the curb. What is on the written estimate is what we honor, the crew that wrote the quote is the crew that shows up in our shirts on move day, and there is no padding the clock or tacking on fees once your things are already on the truck. Ready for your number? Call (888) 711-4778 or email [email protected] and we will set up the walkthrough.