>Sell all the furniture. It's essentially commodity, takes up the most space, and easy to get anew. Factor the cost of sale and rebuying into the price of moving.
I read this advice last time I moved, so I tried to price it out for myself.
This may be true for “bachelor pad” situations. But my bedroom furniture alone cost more than the cost of moving and now comparable items would be double the price of what I bought it at. Let alone all my other furniture. Sure I could recoup some price by selling it, but not enough to cover the difference. It’s cheaper by thousands to higher decently quality movers.
(A lot of it also I has sentimental value, though I realize how silly it may be, and I would not factor that in unless the costs are similar).
But I don’t move that often, so that factors in here.
I read this advice last time I moved, so I tried to price it out for myself. This may be true for “bachelor pad” situations. But my bedroom furniture alone cost more than the cost of moving and now comparable items would be double the price of what I bought it at. Let alone all my other furniture. Sure I could recoup some price by selling it, but not enough to cover the difference. It’s cheaper by thousands to higher decently quality movers. (A lot of it also I has sentimental value, though I realize how silly it may be, and I would not factor that in unless the costs are similar).
But I don’t move that often, so that factors in here.