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Apartment Moves

Up three flights, through a tight door,

— moved without a scratch.

A walk-up, a slow elevator, narrow hallways and a loading zone you can’t park in for long? Vetted local movers — often a neighbor with a truck — haul your boxes and furniture up (or down) every flight and set it down in the new place, for an offer you set. You pick them by name, rating, and reviews.

Book a move now Why it’s better

🏢 every flight handled 💵 100% of your offer to your movers 📦 boxes & furniture up & in

Why apartment moves are better here

Three things a moving company won’t do

Gopher isn’t a moving company with a stair fee, an elevator fee, and a long-carry fee. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — a studio walk-up or a three-bedroom on the fourth floor.

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Paid directly

Your movers are paid directly and keep 100% of your offer — 0% commission. The truck, fuel, and any supplies are passed through at cost — no surprise stair or long-carry fees.

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Booked to done

Movers you pick by name and rating handle it start to finish — boxes and furniture up (or down) every flight, through the elevator and the tight hallways, and set down in the new place. Stairs and all, nothing scratched.

What changes for you

Apartment moves with Gopher vs. a moving company

Same stairs and tight doorways, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when neighbors handle it instead of a company stacking on fees.

What changes

Moving Companies & Van Lines

The Gopher Way

💵What you pay

×A moving company’s base rate plus a stair fee, an elevator fee, and a long-carry fee tacked on.

✓You name the offer and your movers keep 100% of it. Stairs, elevator, long carry — all in, no surcharges.

💪Who does the work

×A rotating crew you never met — or you and a friend wedged in a stairwell with a mattress.

✓Vetted local movers you pick by name, rating & reviews who know walk-ups and tight turns.

🏢What gets done

×A rigid package whether it’s a studio or a packed three-bedroom on the top floor.

✓Exactly what you ask for: boxes, furniture, every flight — as much or as little as you like.

📦The result

×A rushed haul with scuffed stairwells, dinged corners, and a box left in the lobby.

✓Everything up and set down right — walls and corners clear, nothing scratched, nothing left behind.

🚚Truck & fees

×Stair fees, elevator fees, and fuel marked up into a bill you can’t itemize.

✓Truck and fuel at cost — and never a stair, elevator, or long-carry surcharge.

📅When it happens

×A booking weeks out and a four-hour window that blows your elevator reservation.

✓The day and time you need — pick your movers ahead, or grab whoever’s available now.

No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. No surprise stair or elevator fees — the truck stays at cost:

🚚Truck, fuel & supplies, at costThe real cost of the truck and gas — and never a stair, elevator, or long-carry surcharge

at cost

👷Your offer to your proYou set this. They keep 100% of it.

you decide

📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app

a few $

New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.

How it works

From fourth-floor walk-up to moved in

Show the move

Walk your movers through the boxes, the furniture, the stairs or elevator, and where it’s headed.

Name your offer

Set what you’ll pay your movers for the job, like setting a fair wage.

Local movers take it

Nearby movers are alerted instantly. Pick yours by rating, or take first available.

Up, in & set down

They carry it up every flight, through the tight spots, and set it down in the new place — stairs and all, nothing scratched.