Moving Company Quotes and the Frequently Used Terms in It

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Terms Used in Moving Company Quotes
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• To find the best movers, you will probably ask
  your friends and family for recommendations or
  choose a reliable online platform like
  Moversfolder.
• Upon filing your requirements, you will get a
  refined list of movers and get free moving
  company quotes from them to compare and find the
  right mover for you. But many of us don't
  understand moving quotes terminology and get
  frustrated while comparing them.
• If you are among them, keep reading to learn all
  the terms used in moving companies quotes.
• This is also important because you have to read
  all the documents provided by your movers before
  signing them and if you don't understand the
  basic meaning, you probably won't understand the
  terms stated in the contract.

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• Moving Estimate
• A moving estimate is a price issued which is
  based on different factors and may be subject to
  change.
• These estimates never have and will never be
  constant, so you should be prepared to pay beyond
  these estimates even though you use them to
  determine the budget for your move.
• Binding Quote
• The price quoted on the binding quotes is the
  amount that you pay. Unlike moving estimates
  which are based on a guess, binding quotes are
  provided by conducting an in-home survey of your
  home and are fixed in nature.
• This means the moving company cannot charge you
  more than the amount of the binding quote.
• Flat Rate
• A flat rate is the price of your entire move, no
  matter whether it takes an hour or a whole day,
  the price will not change. This rate is
  determined only after an in-home evaluation of
  your belongings.
• After evaluating your belongings, the distance to
  be covered, the layout of the environment, the
  estimator from the cheap long distance movers
  will offer a price point guaranteeing that the
  move will not exceed that amount.

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• Hourly Rate
• Most local movers quote based on an hourly rate
  and contrary to most peoples belief,  hourly
  rates are not the cheapest.
• This is because the movers will start the clock
  the moment they leave their facilities which
  means you will be paying them to drive to your
  house even if they stop to grab a coffee on the
  way to your new home or when they tell you they
  were stuck in heavy traffic till they deliver
  your belongings to your new home.
• Total Cost  
• Total Cost is the overall cost of the move. This
  cost is the final cost which involves, adding
  additional services fees like packing, flight
  charges, long haul and so on, exact price after
  determining the cubic feet or weight of the
  inventory and distance be covered.
• Surveys
• The types of survey used to determine the price
  quotes on the moving  quotes is also mentioned in
  them.
• It is Self Survey if the client provides an
  inventory of items and also estimate the volume
  by completing a tick sheet.

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