There were two key things that I learned from attempting to hire Elite Movers. First, demand that…read moreany moving company you request a quote from completes an onsite visit to your home when providing the estimate. Second, ask the moving company specifically - will your team work in the rain? Key take aways for Elite Movers: - Do not hire this company if you are selling a home - Do not hire this company if you have a contract with a buyer - Do not hire this company if you are on a schedule - Do not hire this company if a rain delay will impact your sale - Do not hire this company if you want to work with a professional organization that will go the extra mile to make things right and ensure that the job is finished. What a disappointing experience we had with Elite Movers. The day of our scheduled move, I received a call from the foreman around 8:00AM stating that they were concerned about moving us that day because it was raining. They stated that they did not want our items to get wet. Understandable and greatly appreciated, but unfortunately, we did not have a choice. I explained that we were on a clock - the final walk through with the buyer was scheduled for 4:00PM that afternoon. The goal was to have the house empty before the final walkthrough and be ready for closing the next morning at 11:00AM. The foreman was totally understanding and said they would come to the house to see if there was a way to move us and keep our items dry. I was concerned that maybe this was the opinion of one person and that the company might not even realize this was the direction the conversation was going in. I called the company's phone number and spoke to Sean. I explained the situation and Sean immediately started side stepping my concerns and stated I needed to talk to a team member with Elite Movers. I realized that the 'sales team' that answers is actually an answering service that does not work for Elite Movers. They are booking agents. I asked to connect to a manager or owner with Elite Movers. I was transferred to Luc, who is a local Tallahassee resident and one of the founders of the company. I walked through the situation; we talked about the timeline, and I explained that our closing was approximately 24 hours away and we were under contract to sell the house. Luc explained our items would get wet in the rain and that if we wanted to move that day, we would have to sign a damage waiver. Not ideal - but better than nothing. The team arrived with two moving trucks and four movers around 8:30AM. They attempted to back the truck up the driveway and realized they did not have sufficient clearance to make it to the garage door. They told me they would not be able to help us. And left. I called Luc back and said 'your team just left'. Then the story changed. Luc explained that Elite Movers does not permit their employees to work in rain due to the potential for liability from a slip and fall. Keep in mind that now we've been told they can't move us because they don't want our stuff to get wet. Then it was signing a waiver. Now the story has changed a third time and they can't work in the rain. Red flags everywhere, but I'm getting that desperate sinking feeling in my stomach and trying to hold this deal together. My next thought is let's give them a chance to make this right. We started chatting about the options for moving during the afternoon. The weather app showed a break in the rain after 3:00PM. Luc explained that his weather app showed rain all day. Luc also explained that their team can't work past 5:00PM so they wouldn't be able to start a move out that late in the day. Luc offered the day after our closing as the next best option (entirely skipping over the day of closing). After we agreed that wouldn't work, it was very clear that Elite Movers was literally backing out of their agreement the day of the move. They were not willing to make it right, not willing to work late, not willing to start early, not willing to find a solution. And they seemed quite comfortable simply walking away. I asked for and received a cancelation notice from their system. Luckily, after 3 hours of making calls, we found out that there ARE professional moving companies in Tallahassee. These companies are NOT locally owned, they DO work in the rain, they DO work past 5:00PM, they WILL start a move late in the day, they WILL arrive early the next morning to finish the job, they CAN add extra movers, extra trucks, and extra equipment on short notice, and they ARE professionals at what they do. If these are the qualities you are looking for, call Browning Moving and Storage. They are a United Van Lines company based out of Lake City with an office in Tallahassee. Also - their trucks had sufficient clearance to back into the driveway up the steep hill. If any owners of Elite Movers read this, I would love to receive a phone call and talk through how poorly this experience went.

Used their service to move my house and storage unit and found them to be highly professional,…read morecourteous, reliable, and very cost effective. I would highly recommend Marquis and his team! Best moving experience from the quote to delivery and updates using a moving portal - and have moved many times.

Did a great job. Jeremy was very helpful and a good communicator. Packed the truck really well…read more Professional and efficient.

Jeremy was reliable, efficient, and pricing was reasonable! I highly recommended the Padgett…read moreBrother moving company!

Do not recommend this company. They are very unprofessional they beg for tips without finishing the…read morejob. They lie about the prices. They are lazy some good workers but majority of them take forever to do the work very lazy. I had to help them for them to turn around and steal at a whopping $300 at the end when that's not what I signed for. Be careful with these guys They will scam you at the end like I said not all of them are lazy, but majority of them are so if you get three people just know two of them are going to be lazy and it's going to take a long time for them to get the work done then have a nerve to beg for tips at the end. They talk about their own company and complain the whole time that they're moving their things.

Movers don't use blankets and two are inexperienced. They damaged 3 pieces of solid wood…read morefurniture, one being an antique. They took their time unloading the truck resulting in extra time charged (by hourly rate). I cannot recommend them. I ended up paying a lot more. Make sure you use a company with experienced movers and that blankets to wrap around your furniture. Very disappointed

Our move has been a nightmare. 40 years in our family home. One of the bright spots was two men…read morein a truck. Bella who arranged everything was so kind and helpful. We followed her instructions to the letter. Then the guys who came out to move us Laurent and Patrick were top notch. We realized at 70 years old gone are the days when you and your buds had some beer and pizza and moved you. Above these guys were safe and just so competent we stayed out of their way. They packed our storage facility just right and handled everything like it was their personal furniture. Super super honest from the get go.

Never had a discussion about what was being moved. Cedrick stated 5 to 6k without asking. He then…read moresaid we are a franchise and can do things differently. Luckily this was my third call and the others had higher ratings and better pricing. Such a shame

If you like broken China and expensive glassware and Nad checks for cracked TV screens, you'll love…read morethis bad business! $600 EXTRA dollars I was charged by my bank after their 2nd bad reimbursement check.

Had them set to move us for 6 weeks. They called us the night before and canceled. I was sick. Do…read morenot trust them.