PCS-ing

EhTb4evr

two questions....

1. did you DITY or have movers?

2. what would you recommend?

SunnySky06

EhTb4evr:

two questions....

1. did you DITY or have movers? We've done both, 1 DITY and 2 with movers/partial DITY.

2. what would you recommend? I highly recommend movers, do a partial DITY. We made a decent profit off of moving ourselves but it still just wasn't worth it. Unless you don't have a lot of furniture and have place lined up to move into then it kind of sucks. The only reason we did a full DITY is because we had to, they had no dates available to move us until after my husbands report date.

Amaristella

Same answer to both questions: Partial-DITY

We let the government hire someone to take care of the big stuff and we take what things we are able to and care about most in our cars.

LemonLover33

Amaristella:

Same answer to both questions: Partial-DITY

We let the government hire someone to take care of the big stuff and we take what things we are able to and care about most in our cars.

This. I would have a nervous breakdown if we did a full DITY. We did a partial and made around 800 plus reimbursements.

NSL

Amaristella:

Same answer to both questions: Partial-DITY

We let the government hire someone to take care of the big stuff and we take what things we are able to and care about most in our cars.

Ditto this.  It's the best of both worlds, IME.

chloebeth930

We did a partial DITY.  Movers came and packed our stuff up and drove it across country and I packed our car full as I could and drove that.

I guess it all depends on where you are moving and how much crap you have.  I liked doing a partial DITY because we are going to make some money off of it but I didn't have to worry about the stress of packing.

Beachy730

We don't plan on ever doing a DITY move.  After just packing and moving the stuff from my place to H's originally, it was enough for us to realize how worth it it is to use the movers.

DITY moves also used to be really popular because you could make a lot of money off of them.  Now they are getting more strict about them and people aren't making as much money, so they are even less appealing.   

Heyhey Hilly

We've only had movers, because we've only moved overseas.  I liked not having to do it all myself, but at the same time, I think I woudl have liked being in control of all my  own things, kwim?

LemonLover33

If you drop and break your 50" tv, you are SOL on a DITY. If my movers break it, I get it replaced. That is the number one reason we did a partial DITY.

EhTb4evr

good point, Lemon! we just bought a new 52 (ish--i dont remember the exact size) inch TV and my H would have a heart attack if someone dropped it.

LemonLover33

Killer Cupcake:

LemonLover33:

If you drop and break your 50" tv, you are SOL on a DITY. If my movers break it, I get it replaced. That is the number one reason we did a partial DITY.

Isn't this covered in renters insurance? I know all of our belongings were covered during our move.

We've done DITYs every time. I have control issues and prefer knowing where all of our stuff is.  

If you break your lease in place A, then why would renter's insurance replace your broken item in place B? Unless you make sure your renter's insurance is changed move in day. Our renter's insurance is through our housing company and is included in our contract. Once we break lease, we don't have it. Plus would it cover it if broken intransit?

LemonLover33

Killer Cupcake:

LemonLover33:

Killer Cupcake:

LemonLover33:

If you drop and break your 50" tv, you are SOL on a DITY. If my movers break it, I get it replaced. That is the number one reason we did a partial DITY.

Isn't this covered in renters insurance? I know all of our belongings were covered during our move.

We've done DITYs every time. I have control issues and prefer knowing where all of our stuff is.  

If you break your lease in place A, then why would renter's insurance replace your broken item in place B? Unless you make sure your renter's insurance is changed move in day. Our renter's insurance is through our housing company and is included in our contract. Once we break lease, we don't have it. Plus would it cover it if broken intransit?

We have separate renters insurance because the insurance through housing (or other locations) isn't adequate for our belongings and the cost to repair damages to a home should something happen. I called USAA and asked them if we would be covered from point A to point B. We were in fact covered, and when we got our new address, they would change the address to that location. They're not going to stop our coverage while we're in between homes.  

And I'm pretty sure all of our stuff was covered if something happened to it in transit. If our TV was broken, I'd rather pay the 250 dollar deductible than have to get a new one OOP.  

Interesting. I never looked that far into it. I still prefer the movers move the big stuff. Plus not everyone has renter's insurance OR just take the one from Housing.

Brandienee85

Yep KC, that is what I love about USAA renters insurance, although we own our house now, so it just transferred to regular property coverage. It's still pretty amazing though.

However, I HATE moving. I hate every single aspect of it, and if the Military offers to have our stuff shipped, I will gladly allow them to take it. I have pictures of every big ticket item we have in it's working condition and a huge spreadsheet of our things room by room. It makes damage control so much easier when we get our stuff back.

pesci12

We have PCS'd 4 times, and always had movers.  The first time was overseas, but the last three times were stateside and for us, it was just easier.  I would definitely consider a DITY move next time if we are stay CONUS, though.

shan87

Killer Cupcake:

"In most cases, your landlord won't cover your belongings when something is stolen or if there?s a flood or fire. USAA Renters Insurance covers these losses, as well as things other insurers don't ? like coverage for items lost in transit or while in storage. The average two-bedroom residence has over $20,000 in personal property. "

 

We also have USAA Renters and love it. It's so cheap. We also got an accidental coverage  add-on for $5 more which covers any accidents that happen to our electronics. (Think Wii remote to the TV or coffee on the laptop etc). 

shan87

We also did partial DIY H was moving from a different state (& only a few hours) then I was so we met at our current location. H was TIDY so all his stuff was in storage and ready to go, mine was also in storage but we didn't have the equipment to move it across country so we used the movers for my stuff since I had all the furniture. We had some set backs with the movers but it was 120* here so I was happy not to be doing the heavy lifting but pouring lemonade and snacks.

SoftSpot

Our renter's insurance is the same as KC's. There was never a lapse in coverage.

 We did a full DITY & made a decent chunk of change but that was 3 years ago.  

TheGooser

We had a full-service move. It was a dream come true. I highly recommend it!