Moving Forward

Luis and his team at Moving Forward are very professional and responsive. I was able to get in contact with Luis through Unilocal’s messaging feature and schedule a move 4 days later. Moving Forward is a honorable business and is very upfront with pricing. I was very happy to have found Moving Forward. They were able to move me quickly on a Friday afternoon from San Francisco to Palo Alto. Next time I move, I’m definitely using Moving Forward.

Chose these guys based on a friend’s recommendation, they were able to schedule my move hassle-​free with 2 days notice. Luis and Francisco were on time and quickly got to the task of loading up my over-​loaded 1 bedroom apartment. They took terrific care of my things, and re-​assembled my stuff like pros. They even made a second trip for free when there were things that didn’t fit on the truck the first trip (I have A LOT of crap) I have moved 4 times in the last 6 years for work, and these guys are above and beyond THE BEST movers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I would book them again in a heartbeat!

I hate moving, but Luis and his crew made this as painless as possible. They were exactly on time, extremely professional and did a great job packing up my kitchen for me. They took care of everything in my closet with wardrobe boxes, wrapped all my furniture, and wrapped up all the loose odds and ends I didn’t finish on time because I am bad at adulting. Communication was great and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Thanks again Luis!!!

This was the best moving experience I’ve had in over 4 years! What a great find. Luis provided excellent customer service from the start. Arrived on time, took great care of my belongings, provided wardrobe boxes free of charge, placed boxes where I wanted and even opened the boxes for me :)
You won’t be sorry if you go with this company. They will not nickle and dime you for all the extras, like tape, matress bags, tv boxes, extra boxes, all of this was includefin the hourly rate which was reasonable. There was only one incident in which a drying rack (metal)was broken. Luis told me about it and asked me how much it cost and took it off my bill. No claim to be filed, he just adjusted my bill on the spot! Awesome service. I’ll be using Moving Forward again.

Hire these guys… even if they quote a little higher than the others. I needed to move (just a short distance) on a pretty tight timeline when I purchased a condo in my Oakland neighborhood. Luis was accommodating and easy to communicate with, via text (huge plus for a busy professional.) The crew arrived on time and refused to take a break until the job was done. I needed them to do most of my packing, as well as disassemble and reassemble all my furniture and possessions. They even fixed a few things that were hanging around from my last move! The crew was hardworking and polite and made the drudgery kind of fun. Everything was unloaded delivered in perfect condition, and they managed not to ding up any of my new walls or molding — I was most grateful for that. I’ve moved 6 times in 11 years, and Luis and Co. are by far the best movers I had.

These guys were on point! Helped me get out of my place super fast back in August. Luis was super nice, and paid very close attention to detail. Will definitely use them again for any future move!

Is there a way to give 6 stars?! Luis is the best. He’s helped us move three times now. Once, with less than 24 hours notice. Super affordable. Always pleasant. Takes great care of your things.

I found Moving Forward when I needed to move in May. I contacted Luis and found scheduling with him couldn’t be easier! He arrived on time and he and his team were extremely efficient in the moving process. They were also attentive to our specific moving needs.
He wrapped all the furniture and brought extra boxes for my items. His team was very professional, courteous and offers very competitive prices. I would definitely recommend Luis and his team for any moving needs and I will be using them again for my next move!

I was referred to this company by a friend. I spoke to Luis and kept changing dates — Luis was very patient with me.
On the day of the move, Luis was early… a plus in my book! Luis and his co-​worker were very professional and efficient.
They also wrapped items as not to damage anything and they were very gentle with my fragile items.
I will definitely use them again for my next move! They are that good!

Luis and his team are incredible– I am so happy I chose Moving Forward for our recent move!
In the planning stages, he was very easy to get in touch with (some companies never pick up their phone!) and gave me an extremely reasonable quote. On moving day, they arrived right on time and got to work right away. They did not spare any time tackling things in perfect order with care, and packing all delicate items and furniture to ensure nothing was damaged or dirtied. There were even a few things like tie racks and knives that I wasn’t sure how to pack and he handled them with ease.
Moving Forward was so friendly, efficient, and professional I would never hire another moving company as long as I’m in San Francisco.

This is the best moving company in the whole Bay Area! Luis and his people are very punctual and reliable! They are very fast and careful with the funiture, they also offer you to put things together if some of your funiture was apart! I highly recommend them if you consider to move, you wont regret it! In case I would have to move again, this is the company to be with!

Hi San Francisco. Fear of moving, the stress, anxiety of stairs, smashing your fingers or dropping heavy pieces of furniture on your toes. Moving Forward will free your mind. Luis and his partner are professional and efficient. He said not to worry about a thing, their two man team arrived with packing tape and all. Moving Forward moved my room-​mate into my apartment a few years ago, they were very patient and didn’t complain about the stairs or my barking chihuahua. Meanwhile we just sat back and relaxed, grabbed lunch and hiked up the hill for the arrival. I have recommended Moving Forward to a few friends, who have also used his service repetitively. I will recommend his company over and over again.

5 stars is just not enough for this review.
Luis and his team are absolutely fantastic! They managed to help me move on short notice and were super professional, everything was wrapped, boxed and carefully handled.
If you’re going through the reviews wondering if you should hire them, don’t think twice. Not hiring them is a mistake!
Best moving company out there.

Luis and his team at Moving Forward are the best!
I moved few times in the city and so far it was the best experience.
Moving Forward was able to schedule on very short notice, they showed up five minutes early. The guys were very efficient, fast, polite and positive. All of the furniture was carefully wrapped, beds were disassembled and reassembled at destination.
And on top of that Moving Forward prices were the best I could find.
If you have to move, I would highly recommend Moving Forward!

Luis and his crew were fantastic. We had to vacate our house for renovation, moving to a smaller apartment, so there was a mix of things going to the apartment vs to storage. Everything got to its proper destination.
All of the furniture was carefully wrapped, the entire kitchen was packed for us, beds were disassembled and reassembled at destination. They even moved a sofa sleeper into the garage by hauling it over the fence first.
Our moving project was a long haul — almost 11 hours (with packing, the trip to the apartment, and then to storage) — but Luis and his team never broke with their friendly can-​do attitudes. Normal people would get cranky and slow down with fatigue, but they got the job done with smiles.
When we move back in after renovation we will only use them.

SUPER pleased with Moving Forward. Luis and his guys made my back-​to-​back two-​apartments-​into-​storage moving days go like clock-​work.
Thing that went right:
— The movers arrived ahead of schedule
— All of my larger furniture was professionally secured in protective plastic wrap
— All of my boxes, wrapped furniture, odd-​sized items were carried carefully
— The guys really hustled
Things that went wrong:
— Nothing, Moving Forward is great. Cannot recommend them enough.

Luis and his team at Moving Forward are excellent.
They are really really good: the service is excellent, they take great care of both gentle/​expensive pieces of furniture and places they are moving stuff in and out of.
They are very smart and very efficient, and also calm, thoughtful, friendly, polite and positive. Having them help us with a few moves has been a pleasure and made it so much easier.
We have been able to book moves on short notice, including when they saved us with a move that needed to be done on Labor Day when pretty much everybody else turned us away.
As another example, they have figured out a way to move out a few super-​large and super-​heavy pieces that seemed impossible to get out of the building, and executed it flawlessly without scratching the furniture pieces, the floors, the walls or the stairs.
Wishing Luis & Co. at Moving Forward a lot of success which they deserve for their excellence.

You may be high
You may be low
You may be rich, child
You may be poor
But when the Lord gets ready
You gotta move
Moving Forward was able to schedule us on very short notice, promising three men and a truck from 3pm to 6pm. They showed up five minutes early, finished the job at 5:59, AND they pulled it off during a rainstorm of biblical proportion. Seriously, it was raining sideways and these guys kept at it, doing everything possible to protect our stuff AND stay on schedule. It was an absolutely amazing effort by three good guys.
I really can’t say enough about those guys. If you’ve gotta move, you’d do just fine by Moving Forward.
Be good to each other.

As another review stated, moving sucks a LOT… But it sucks a lot less when you have the Moving Forward team by your side!
After reading all the positive reviews, my expectations were high — and I was not disappointed. Luis and his team arrived promptly, with a bunch of moving supplies on hand (boxes, tape, shrink wrap, etc.), in case you needed some extra — which they did not charge extra for.
Their service is top notch — they are fast, efficient, and very careful with your belongings. There were a few items we didn’t bother to wrap, as we decided our IKEA shelves weren’t worth that much, but his team wrapped padded everything up to ensure they was well protected and arrived scratch-​free.
At the new place, they even checked which rooms we wanted which boxes (if only we’d labeled them better!), and they will even help you assemble furniture if you need!
As they were unloading everything, we noticed that one of the tiny screws had fallen out of one of our shelves, but my husband said not to worry — he’d get a replacement. However, once everything was unloaded from the truck, Luis went back and found that missing screw! Talk about attention to detail!
Luis and his team are honest, fair, and such lovely people to work with. Their prices are very competitive (they don’t charge any extras to their hourly rate), and you can be confident that they’ll take excellent care of your things.
If I ever had to move again (heaven forbid), I would call on Luis for sure!

Value– ⁵⁄₅ Price competitive with any other moving company. Pretty much all you can ask for
Service– ⁵⁄₅ Stellar service. Showed up promptly on time. Moved boxes extremely fast. Wrapped fragile items very well and moved them with extreme care. Very fast communication and checked to make sure there was nothing else they could do to help before they left.
Luis will always be my first call now