★★★★★ 4.9/5 across 24 Genesee County reviews

Movers in Burton, MI

Burton is working-class east-side Flint — solid brick ranches and older bungalows, most with a full basement underneath. Sam's crew knows the tight staircases and low doorways these homes were built with.
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Budget Moving crew loading boxes into the moving truck in Flint

A real mover answers, every time

Dial the yard and it is Curtis on the line, or one of the crew who actually rides the trucks — no phone tree, no scripted call center. Walk us through what makes your move tricky — a turning staircase in an older Carriage Town bungalow, a Grand Blanc basement that has to come up flight by flight, the long rural pull out to Goodrich — and we have the whole day mapped before your date lands.

The number is locked before we lift a thing

We walk your rooms one by one, fold the wardrobe boxes, pads, dollies and shrink-wrap straight into that figure, and hand it to you in writing — so once the truck is in your driveway, nothing new ever shows up on the tab. That is what Budget stands for here: an honest up-front price, not a rental-depot counter.

Box the whole house or just the breakables

Give us the kitchen for dish barrels, let closets ride across on the hanger in wardrobe cartons, or simply flag the mirrors, flat-screens and glass tabletops — those we build a fitted crate around for the road. Your call on how much we handle.

The same crew, front door to front door

Whoever sizes up your rooms at the estimate is the crew chief steering the truck and doing the final walkthrough with you — a Davison ranch, a Flushing two-story, a third-floor place near UM-Flint, the job never gets handed off partway.

Burton homes are honest and built to last — single-story ranches and two-bedroom bungalows off Court Street, Belsay and Center Road, most sitting on a full basement. The staircases down are narrow and the doorways run tight, so Sam’s crew works the heavy pieces slow and pads the corners before anything moves.

  • $119/hr for two movers and a truck, $169/hr for three, billed by the hour
  • Basement and tight-staircase carries with no extra add-on
  • Pads, dollies, shrink-wrap and wardrobe boxes ride on every truck

Tell Darnell how the stairs and doorways sit and we will bring the crew size to match.

What Burton neighbors say

★ Yelp
★★★★★

“The movers arrived on time & worked very hard to complete the move request quickly and efficiently & to make the overall process very smooth - 10/10 would recommend!”

Vesselina K.
Davison, MI · Local move
★ Google
★★★★★

“The movers were very professional and very mind on task oriented.”

Jordan B.
Davison, MI · Long-distance move
★ Yelp
★★★★★

“The young fellows who moved my furniture were very respectful and did an excellent job. They were efficient and careful in loading and off-loading my furniture and getting it set just where I wanted it in my new home. I am very pleased with their service!”

Sharon S.
Fenton, MI · Condo move

Moving to Burton — common questions

My Burton bungalow has a narrow staircase and tight doorways — can you get the big furniture through?
That's everyday work here. Sam's crew measures the tight spots, pads the frames, and takes doors off the hinges when a piece needs the extra inch. Older east-side homes were built narrow, so we plan the route through before we lift anything.
Everything I own is down in the basement — do you charge more to haul it up?
No. Basement loads are part of the hourly time, not a separate fee. Sam's crew runs the stairs with dollies and straps, and Curtis rides along on the heavy basement jobs himself to keep it moving safe.
Should I book by the hour or ask for a flat price?
Either works. A small Burton ranch usually comes in cheapest on the hourly clock, but if you'd rather lock the number, we'll write a flat quote — a two-bedroom typically lands between $640 and $1,020 with everything included.
The same Flint crew is on your move start to finish — first carton loaded, last piece carried in and set down

Your Move Day, Step by Step

  1. 1

    Your written number, same day

    Our part: Give us the room count, whether we are walking straight out or hauling up from a full basement, and how the street and driveway sit on your block — and before we shut the office for the night, a figure in writing is usually already in your inbox.

    Your part: Come with both anchor dates — move-out and move-in — and any codes for the building, garage or gate; that is what tightens a ballpark into a firm price.

  2. 2

    Access nailed down ahead of time

    Our part: We line up driveway and street access, book the elevator window at a college-area building, clear whatever certificate of insurance a property manager keeps on file, and in winter get the walk shoveled and salted — so the truck parks at the door and nobody has to carry a dresser half a block.

    Your part: Hand us your two anchor dates — the one you must be out and the one you can move in — and tell us which of them cannot move.

  3. 3

    Padded, wrapped, tagged, carried

    Our part: Dressers and sofas disappear under moving blankets and a wrap of stretch film, and every bit of hardware pulled off a bed frame or table gets bagged, tagged and taped right to the piece it came from.

    Your part: Label your own cartons with the room they belong in on the far end, and keep passports, keys and small valuables riding in your own car, not the truck.

  4. 4

    Off the truck, one room at a time

    Our part: Whoever loaded the truck is who unloads it — each piece set where you want it, bed frames bolted back together, and every scrap of used wrap and tape hauled back out with us.

    Your part: Walk the emptied rooms alongside the crew chief before the truck pulls away, while anything needing a quick touch-up still can get it.

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What will a Flint move run you?

Tell us your home size, the date you have in mind, and roughly what is coming with you, and the same day we send a written estimate straight to your inbox. Nothing is due up front and there is no deposit — just a figure solid enough to build the whole move around.

  • Fully licensed and insured — Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) household-goods authority covers our in-state jobs, and the moment a load crosses the Michigan line we run under US DOT and MC authority
  • What you sign off on is exactly what the crew bills to — the figure is counted room by room, never eyeballed from the curb
  • Every mover on the job is in our uniform, on our own W-2 payroll, behind the wheel of a truck we own

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13Years moving Genesee County households, from downtown Flint out to the rural townships
4.9Star average from 24 verified Genesee County reviews
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