One call gets the number moving
Melissa only needs a few things to put a real figure together: your two addresses, whether either one sits behind a gate or an HOA, any stairs or steep driveway involved, and roughly when you want to go. That covers the entire intake.
What’s quoted is what you pay
Not a Paradise Valley guard gate. Not a boulder retaining wall on a McDowell Mountain Ranch driveway. Not an Old Town alley too tight for the big truck. Not the stretch of I-10 between here and Tucson.
Rough numbers to plan around
None of this replaces a real quote built around your specific job. Treat it as a starting point only:
| Scenario | Ballpark cost |
|---|---|
| Two movers | $149 per hour, two-hour minimum |
| Three movers | $199 per hour, two-hour minimum |
| Four movers | $259 per hour, two-hour minimum |
| Studio apartment | $550 to $850 total |
| One-bedroom home | $850 to $1,380 total |
| Two-bedroom home | $1,380 to $2,350 total |
| Three-bedroom home | $2,350 to $3,850 total |
| Four-bedroom home | $3,750 to $5,850 total |
| Gated estate with restricted access | Priced individually based on gate and driveway conditions |
What to have ready
The more detail you hand over up front, the faster a locked-in number comes back.
- Origin and destination, including any guard gate, HOA, or building access requirement
- Your ideal date, or at least a general timeframe, and whether it falls during snowbird season
- An approximate inventory, flagging anything oversized or unusually heavy
- Whether the property sits on a steep foothill lot or behind a narrow Old Town alley
- Interest in packing help or short-term storage if timing is uncertain
Once Melissa has that information, expect a written number back the same day, and it holds no matter what move day turns up. There is no hidden mileage or fuel charge on a Scottsdale job. The figure you are quoted is the figure you are billed.