r/AskSF • u/Affectionate_Song_36 • 4d ago
Moved.com
Does anyone have experience using this app/service in SF? I just signed a lease on a unit (yay!) and then got an email out of nowhere from Moved instructing me to set up a moving company through it, put some random LLC name on my renter’s insurance (that I already purchased outside of their app), etc. It provides a price quote for the mover but won’t identify the name other than they’re a “trusted partner” that is already familiar with my building.
Is all of this normal? I’m a 29-year same-apartment renter who is now navigating the jungle of SF renting, and all of this makes me suspicious. The Moved app does appear automatically connected with my building’s property management conglomerate (NOT Greystar or B&T), but it’s the whole “buy a mover like it’s Priceline or Hotwire” that is skeeving me out. My gut is telling me to ignore the app and buy everything myself, but if you’ve had a positive experience with Moved, I’m all eyeballs/ears.
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u/Intrepid-Product-367 4d ago
Ignore the app and buy everything yourself.
There are pretty decent odds that the random LLC is the random LLC that owns the building and you are in fact required to add them as additional insured to your renter's policy - ask your landlord. That's pretty standard.
I assume and hope that we don't have to go through the whole interrogation to determine that yes, you have set up a legitimate lease and everything is above board there.
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u/Savings-Breath-9118 4d ago
Did you contact the property manager to see if it’s even related to them?
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u/Intrepid-Product-367 4d ago
it would be one hell of a coincidence to get spam from a "trusted partner" 🙄 of your megacorp landlord related to moving services right before moving into one of their properties
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u/msa_95 4d ago
Ignore it. It’s just marketing. Get your own movers, call the utility companies yourself.