Small Moves Nashville

What a Small Move From Nashville Usually Looks Like

Nashville draws new residents from all over the country and sends plenty of people on to their next city, and most of them are not hauling a full household. Small long distance moves from Nashville often fall into a few groups.

Musicians, Writers and Touring Crew

Music Row, the studios in Berry Hill and the clubs on Lower Broadway keep a large community of players, engineers and songwriters moving in and out. Their loads are odd shapes: a couple of guitars, a writing desk and a couch. The instruments can be crated with the rest of the shipment instead of riding in the back seat for two days.

Students and Recent Graduates

Spring semesters at Vanderbilt, Belmont, Lipscomb and Trevecca wrap up in early May, and residence halls give tight move-out windows. A mini fridge, a desk chair, a monitor and six boxes do not justify a truck rental and a drive home. Book before finals so the pickup lands before the hall closes.

Medical and Corporate Transfers

Nashville is a healthcare company town, and hospital training programs turn over at the start of summer. A resident finishing a hospital program near West End, or an analyst transferring away from a downtown office tower, usually ships the bed, the good chair, the TV and the kitchen boxes, then sells the rest.

Family Houses Being Divided

Ranch houses in Donelson, Madison and Crieve Hall built in the 1950s and 1960s are changing hands as longtime owners downsize. One sibling gets the dining table, another the hope chest and the quilt rack, and each share heads to a different state. Each heir’s share can be booked as a separate shipment, so nothing gets mixed up on arrival.

Planning Your Pickup Around Nashville Apartments, Streets and Event Days

Distance rarely causes the trouble on pickup day. The building, the parking and what is happening downtown that weekend usually do. Send us these details with your inventory so the crew can plan the pickup.

Garden-Style Apartment Complexes

Much of Antioch, Bellevue, Hermitage and the Charlotte Pike corridor is two- and three-story garden apartments with outdoor breezeway stairs and no elevator. Tell us your floor and how far the stairwell is from the nearest parking. Many complexes also want notice from the leasing office before a move, and a gate code if the lot is closed.

Germantown, Salemtown and Chestnut Hill Townhomes

Newer townhomes in Germantown, Salemtown and Chestnut Hill often open onto a rear drive or a shared garage lane, with living space stacked over three floors. Let us know whether the easiest exit is the front stoop or the garage, and which pieces are on the top floor.

Parking Near Campus and Hillsboro Village

Blocks around Vanderbilt, Belmont and Hillsboro Village fill with student cars, and some are signed for resident permits only. Call (866) 333-8018 to check access on your street before you book.

Event Days and Rush Hour

CMA Fest in early June, the marathon in late April and Titans home games at Nissan Stadium close or jam streets downtown and on the East Bank. Afternoon traffic on I-24, I-40, I-65 and I-440 backs up most weekdays. Check the city’s event calendar before you choose a date, and if you live close to Lower Broadway, pick a date that does not fall on a festival weekend.

Counting Back From Your Move-Out Date

Pickups are set for 2 to 10 business days after booking. Work backward from the day you return your keys or the day the hall closes, and leave a cushion in May and June, when leases and school years end together.