Once you arrive in Austin, there may be a few details to get worked out. For example, where will you live? Who will help you move in if you didn't hire the full service movers? What schools will your children attend? And other pressing questions that will create stress for you until they are answered.
Hopefully you already have a job lined up before you get here . . . believe me, not everyone does. Hopefully you already have a house lined up before you get here . . . we thought we did, and then we didn't. Hopefully you will be moving close to friends and loved ones who will help and support you in your move . . . unlike us, who have moved farther away from our families and comfort zones.
One of the bright spots in our recent moving adventure was finding an affordable moving company here in Austin. We've used them twice so far (see the house statement above) and have been very pleased with the results both times. Art's Trucking and Moving Co is run by old-timer Art Johnson, who has been in the trucking industry for most of his 80 years. Although he does commercial moves, he also organizes crews of men for residential moves. The cost is per man per hour (you need at least three men on every move to be cost efficient), but also based off the poundage of your move. Art is very good at giving time estimates for how long it will take as long as you give him an accurate estimate of the amount of your stuff. These guys show up on time, work hard and fast and manage to bring a cheerful energy to combat your exhaustion and stress. I am not being compensated in any way for advertising Art or his company. I am just completely relieved to have found a great resource in a new and slightly foreign land. You can call to find out more from Art himself at 512-928-2361 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 512-928-2361 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
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