A growing family needs more room or empty-nesters are looking to downsize. A graduate student going to a new state for their doctorate, a professional relocating for a new job, or a business owner moving into a new retail space. Getting into your first house or finding your forever home. It feels like every milestone in life comes with a home move.
And as exciting as moving into a new place is, it's just as stressful moving out of the new place. If unforeseen circumstances force an accelerated timeline, it can be overwhelming. But no matter where life takes you, Smooth Move People is ready to make your move day stress free. We are a full-service, established, and professional Portland moving company that takes care of your residential moving and commercial moving needs.
With more than 29 years of experience, we're qualified to move you across Portland, across the state, and even across the country. Smooth Move People is a family-owned and operated Portland moving company and take great pride in removing the stress from this milestone moment.
And as exciting as moving into a new place is, it's just as stressful moving out of the new place. If unforeseen circumstances force an accelerated timeline, it can be overwhelming. But no matter where life takes you, Smooth Move People is ready to make your move day stress free. We are a full-service, established, and professional Portland moving company that takes care of your residential moving and commercial moving needs.
With more than 29 years of experience, we're qualified to move you across Portland, across the state, and even across the country. Smooth Move People is a family-owned and operated Portland moving company and take great pride in removing the stress from this milestone moment.
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Smooth Move People, now Portland's most reliable and affordable moving company, all started with one guy on a strawberry farm. His name is Greg. I started off as a musician, playing about six nights a week in bars and clubs all around the West Coast. I loved the music, but I was over the late hours.
When it comes time to choose a company that provides residential moving services, you'll discover that you have a lot of options. Until you begin to dig a little deeper. That's when you discover there's only one residential moving company for you: Smooth Move People. We've been home movers for a lot of years, so whether you're moving in, moving out, or moving on up, our selection of residential moving services simply can't be beaten.
For three decades and counting, Smooth Move People has been helping people just like you who've been scouring the internet, searching for the phrase packing companies near me. Well, here you are! And here we are - ready to provide the best in packing services, moving services, moving supplies, and just plain ol' advice on how to make the most of your move.
Smooth Move People offers residential loading and unloading services for Portland, OR, Vancouver, WA, and the surrounding metro areas. We want to be your load and unload movers of choice! We've been in business since 1989, helping people just like you get from Point A to Point B - and all the points in between.
Certain businesses are always moving people in and out, due to the nature of their industry. We like to offer partnerships with these companies. Given that we offer the lowest possible rates, companies are happy to take on this partnership. We especially like to be a reliable moving company for Portland businesses, the place we've called home for over 20 years.
Reviews (25)
Gerald Murphy
Dec 13, 2021
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An excellent moving company. I liked that they sent a price range upfront then gave me a specific price after sending a video of what needed to be moved. They replied fast to all communications. They wrapped up all items carefully, pick up and drop off were well done. The movers were all very friendly.
Robert Villela
Dec 12, 2021
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Lisa K.
Nov 29, 2021
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If I could give zero stars, I would. Highlights of the disaster including the guys blocking our street, backing into our fence, cracked a door frame inside, and didn't finish the move despite working for almost 10 hours. We had to hire another company to finish the job the next day. Softer issues included one of the guys never introducing himself, refusing to help the other with heavy furniture (resulting in a broken door frame), bad personal hygiene upon arrival, and a general terrible attitude from start to finish. DO NOT HIRE. I did give them an opportunity to make it right... and they
Ryan Herron
Nov 03, 2021
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John W.
Nov 01, 2021
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This is our third time using Smooth Move People for our residential moves and each time we have been extremely pleased with the professionalism, quality, promptness and of course a very fair price! From the first phone call to the handshake at completion we were very happy. We highly recommend Smooth Move People and plan to use them for any future moves!
Thank you for making a very stressful time truly SMOOTH.
John W.
Thank you for making a very stressful time truly SMOOTH.
John W.
New York City G.
Aug 28, 2021
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Facts: I hired them to do 2 consecutive moves - first from a first floor apartment to a friend's garage. Second, a couple of weeks later from that garage to a walk up apartment (2 flights of stairs, first to get into the building and then second leading to the apartment floor). All was explained by me upfront.
These people Lie nonstop, disrespect you and your property with a smile and with an upfront of faked politeness (perhaps some of this attitude is reserved for female clients...read on).
Lie #1: For both moves they show up with a bigger truck than needed (were my items moving around
These people Lie nonstop, disrespect you and your property with a smile and with an upfront of faked politeness (perhaps some of this attitude is reserved for female clients...read on).
Lie #1: For both moves they show up with a bigger truck than needed (were my items moving around
Sandeep S.
Aug 23, 2021
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Extremely unprofessional . We were scheduled at 9 am and they called on the evening of previous day to prepone to 7 am. We had to vacate the rented apartment and finding another mover was not easy so we had to accommodate . I noted time when they arrived (15 minutes late) but they billed me from 7:00 am in the end saying that they were in my street and thats when clock starts . They forgot packing material at my old house and went to pick that and they charged me for that time too. They took lot of smoke breaks on top in a 3 hour move. I would not hire them again
Kathy Schaub
Apr 28, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
The office responded to my phone message immediately. Spelled out the cost in detail. It was very affordable. They were very professional. The day of the move, I was called with the time they were coming and they were prompt. My 2 movers were Jesus and H"ant"z. Both did a fabulous job. I would highly recommend.
Service: Local removals
The office responded to my phone message immediately. Spelled out the cost in detail. It was very affordable. They were very professional. The day of the move, I was called with the time they were coming and they were prompt. My 2 movers were Jesus and H"ant"z. Both did a fabulous job. I would highly recommend.
Service: Local removals
Lori Nicholson
Apr 27, 2021
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Becky Moon
Apr 20, 2021
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UPDATE ~ Contrary to what the business representatives response is, we have video and audio of the ENTIRE thing and it had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the neighbor moving but the actions of this companies employees. There is no way to justify this behavior, truly sad.
As for the "elderly lady said she had to move because she was scared of her neighbors" best to check your facts before you post on the world wide web.
Guys moving my neighbor parked in front of driveway across the street, home owner asked them to move and got attitude. Then rather then backing into driveway they chose to block
As for the "elderly lady said she had to move because she was scared of her neighbors" best to check your facts before you post on the world wide web.
Guys moving my neighbor parked in front of driveway across the street, home owner asked them to move and got attitude. Then rather then backing into driveway they chose to block
James C.
Apr 15, 2021
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Hans and Kerry were really professional and efficient with my move. They showed up in time and got all my stuff neatly into their not very big truck. They knew how to negotiate tough stairs and tight turns. No damage, no BS just hard work and great results. I would recommend them and find all the poor reviews puzzling. Moving is never fun and usually stressful so take those negative reviews with a grain of salt. Thanks Smooth Move!
Camille H.
Apr 04, 2021
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Very pleased with the service provided by Smooth Move. They helped with a move from Dayton, OR to Bend, OR. And while we were organized, they did have to do quite a bit of maneuvering of their truck to get it to the property. They were on-time, masked-up, professional and hard working. Very organized, did a great job protecting things that needed protection, didn't even hesitate to move a couple of very large pieces of alabaster, great attitude all the way around. They did a great job on both ends of the move. I would definitely use them again.
Shannon P.
Mar 02, 2021
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Do not hire this unreliable company! We had a 9 a.m. appointment scheduled with them to move our piano from our old house to our new house. They showed up at 8- an entire hour before our scheduled time. We were not there at that time so they called and said either we come early to our appointment or they weren't available for the rest of the rest of the day. Needless to say we will never use them again. I have never worked with a more incompetent, rude, and ridiculous company.
Eliica Habeger
Feb 04, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
The owner was very good at communicating with me when the original movers were running late he had his other employees come instead at my original appointment time. They were great and got all my furniture out of my old apartment and into my new apartment in only 2 hours. I highly recommend this company
The owner was very good at communicating with me when the original movers were running late he had his other employees come instead at my original appointment time. They were great and got all my furniture out of my old apartment and into my new apartment in only 2 hours. I highly recommend this company
Darrel N.
Jan 22, 2021
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The loaders, Cary and Hans, out of Portland did a very poor job of packing. This was observed by both the driver of the moving company and the people of another moving company that unloaded for us.
The loaders swore and scared our neighbors, took more time than necessary to load as they took long breaks as they tired out quickly and just threw many of our items into the truck.
We had many damaged items including large book cases, antique furniture and a flat screen television.
One of the men who unloaded was hurt as a result of boxes and bookcases just tumbling down.
Greg, the owner, (very
The loaders swore and scared our neighbors, took more time than necessary to load as they took long breaks as they tired out quickly and just threw many of our items into the truck.
We had many damaged items including large book cases, antique furniture and a flat screen television.
One of the men who unloaded was hurt as a result of boxes and bookcases just tumbling down.
Greg, the owner, (very
Glenna S.
Dec 05, 2020
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Worst movers ever..if I could give no stars I would...They showed up early and charged me for the 30 minutes they sat in the truck. they took a lunch...which they did not clock out for, so I had to pay their time there too. Don't get me wrong...I am an RN...and I know the importance of break time....but no employer has ever paid for my lunch break in 40 years. They were scheduled for 9:00 and showed up at 8:30....sat in their truck and charged me until I showed up at 9:00 to start. There job was done at 2:30 but they charged me another 15 minutes because their truck was broken down and they
Kate S.
Nov 24, 2020
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They delivered a couch from a furniture store. A one-piece couch but three guys came into my apartment - only one wearing a mask. Only two were carrying the couch. The third guy just created a creepy vibe. I'm high risk/pregnant so this was definitely not ok. I live on the second story and there is an elevator but they charged an extra $20 for stairs at the last minute. That means to get a one-piece small couch from a store less than 10 minutes from my house it cost $95 for delivery and exposure to COVID. Compare to the large three-piece couch I had delivered from south Vancouver (40 minutes
Tori Floyd
Oct 29, 2020
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Called this company and whoever answered was so rude...they advertise as a small family run business and the cheapest in the area, but no wonder you’re not growing if the first thing the customer experiences when speaking to your company is a sassy attitude. And I quote “Well sorry you hired someone way more expensive than we are, then they hung up.” Well Smooth movers, the military moved us and we didn’t have a say in the matter, but next time I do get to pick my movers, I’ll make sure to not bring my business here.
Justin N.
Sep 17, 2020
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Terrible terrible terrible. My friend hired these guys and they took nearly 15 hours to move a 2-bedroom apartment. They took a ton of smoke breaks and they were extremely rude, particularly Hans. Utterly unprofessional, inefficient, lazy, brash, and disparaging. Straight up: Do NOT hire these guys. Give your hard-earned money to a company that deserves it.
Alina B.
Aug 06, 2020
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The owners were great on the phone. They listened and understood our moving problems. Appointment was made very easily. The movers came and in less than 5 minutes decided that they wouldn't do the job.
Admittedly the place was a total wreck. But we were waiting for the maid company to come in after to clean things up. Their job was get the stuff out. They just said no we won't help you no one else will.
I have no problem saying that left me crying. I had to call frantically for new movers. This put us out of A LOT of money. Saying longer than we were supposed to, losing
Admittedly the place was a total wreck. But we were waiting for the maid company to come in after to clean things up. Their job was get the stuff out. They just said no we won't help you no one else will.
I have no problem saying that left me crying. I had to call frantically for new movers. This put us out of A LOT of money. Saying longer than we were supposed to, losing
Jodi J.
Aug 04, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Value
Tim and Tom were amazing! They moved all of our things so fast I couldn't believe it while still being careful with our breakable items. They also have the best rates in town. If you're looking for a quick, professional move at a good price I can't recommend them enough.
Service: Local removals
Tim and Tom were amazing! They moved all of our things so fast I couldn't believe it while still being careful with our breakable items. They also have the best rates in town. If you're looking for a quick, professional move at a good price I can't recommend them enough.
Service: Local removals
Victoria C.
May 18, 2020
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Movers and office rep are rude and dropped my move last minute. I am strained out of country due to COVID but have to move out of my condo in Portland.
I asked my friend to help to direct the movers. The movers arrived and insisted on cash payment and they office insisted they have informed us of that at booking. They did not.
As we were sorting out payment method and who can sign promise to pay liability with me being out of the country. The movers were rude to my friend and told him that he doesn't not speak English properly. My friend is German and has been US citizen for over 20
I asked my friend to help to direct the movers. The movers arrived and insisted on cash payment and they office insisted they have informed us of that at booking. They did not.
As we were sorting out payment method and who can sign promise to pay liability with me being out of the country. The movers were rude to my friend and told him that he doesn't not speak English properly. My friend is German and has been US citizen for over 20
Leah S.
Feb 05, 2020
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The issue was resolved in mediation. I appreciate that it was done and over fairly easily, and the owner of the house negotiated a resolution that was satisfactory to her. Her floors were repaired quickly, mediation was on 1/28/2020. She asked me today (2/5/2020), when I took her pupper out for walk if I noticed the floor was repaired. I didn't notice, but I always noticed the gouge before. So must have done a good repair.
Meggie B.
Nov 10, 2019
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This place is hands down the worst. I was called at 12pm on the day I was moving, when they were supposed to be showing up between 12-2, and told they would not be able to move me that day. It was a Saturday and they said the only remedy they had was to move me the next day, Sunday, and charge me over time even though it was THEIR ERROR. I have never ever had a company do this and I will, without a doubt, never use their services again. Highly disappointing.
Steve C.
Nov 03, 2018
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Hector and Rich were great. The move took longer than expected. The only problem I had was the initial estimate: If you go to the site it does not indicate that weekends are more per hour, it was also not explained that shrink wrap was a fee as well as a traveling fee. When you are paying by the hour additional fees that are not clearly explained upfront really start to add up. Please add this to your site. Based on the square footage provided a 3rd mover would have been quicker. Other services offer that.
