Moving advice
Twenty years of doing this, written down. Straight answers on price, packing, access and the awkward items — for Kansas City and the Kansas side of the metro.
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Split pickup: two houses, one truck
February 7, 2025
A parent’s garage and your walk-up on the same Kansas City day. How we price two pickups and one unload — not two mystery stops.
Keys late: what we do
January 21, 2025
The lockbox is empty. The seller is still in the kitchen. How we handle a Kansas City move when the keys do not show — not a locksmith page.
Closing day and the moving crew
January 4, 2025
Funding first, keys second, truck third. How we staff a Kansas City move on the day you close — and what we do when the title company runs long.
Landlord walkthrough and the moving truck
December 18, 2024
We empty what is yours. The walkthrough is your morning with the landlord. How a Kansas City truck and a deposit inspection share a day — or do not.
Moving out of a rental in Kansas City
December 10, 2024
Lease-end is a clock. We move what is yours. The walkthrough and the deposit are a different morning — how we leave a Kansas City rental.
First apartment move in Kansas City
November 23, 2024
A studio or one-bed, a U-Haul you may not need, and stairs you have not measured. How we run a first Kansas City apartment move — not a lecture.
Estate and inherited house moves in Missouri
November 6, 2024
Who has the key, what is marked, and whether this is a keep move or a cleanout. How we work an inherited Kansas City-area house — not a probate lecture.
How to thin out before the Kansas City truck
October 28, 2024
Donate and trash before we tape a box. How to cut a Kansas City load without turning the morning into a cleanout we did not book.
Wardrobe boxes vs leaving clothes in drawers
October 11, 2024
Hang what will crease. Empty the dresser if we have to tip it. How we decide wardrobe boxes versus clothes left in drawers on a Kansas City move.
Mattress bags and bed frames on a Kansas City move
September 24, 2024
A bag is not a sheet. A frame is not a mattress. How we bag a mattress and move the frame on a Kansas City local day — disassembly is a different page.