Bears Moving Co. handles senior moves in Marietta — downsizing out of a long-time home, moving into independent living, assisted living, or a retirement community, and small partial-home loads where only some of the furniture goes.
Two movers, a padded truck, and the same transparent hourly rate as every other job with a true 2-hour minimum: fuel, pads, shrink wrap, straps, dollies, floor protection, and bed and furniture disassembly and reassembly are all included. We work at the pace the move needs, coordinate with the receiving community's move-in window, and keep out-of-town family in the loop. Licensed GA HHG #9320 and fully insured.
A senior move is rarely a straight house-to-house relocation. It is usually a smaller load out of a much larger home, with furniture being divided three ways: what goes to the new apartment, what goes to children and grandchildren around Cobb County, and what is being sold or donated. We load, deliver, and place each part in the right order so nothing has to be handled twice.
Common Marietta destinations include 55+ and active adult communities in East and West Cobb, single-level ranch and patio homes, assisted living and personal care communities near Marietta Square, and in-law suites at a family member's home.
Marietta jobs are usually a two-story family home downsizing to a ranch or a 55+ community, partial moves where only bedroom furniture and a favorite recliner go, and adult children coordinating the whole thing from another state.
We move in and out of the Marietta Square historic district, the East Cobb subdivisions off Lower Roswell and Johnson Ferry (Indian Hills, Princeton Lakes, Sweat Mountain), the Walton and Pope High School cluster neighborhoods, and the larger West Cobb subdivisions off Dallas Highway and Stilesboro.
Our crews know which Marietta Square streets are one-way during the farmers market on Saturdays, which East Cobb HOAs require weekday-only moves, and where on Powder Springs Road the bridges have low clearance for a 26-foot truck. We've done apartment moves in the complexes off Cobb Parkway and around Town Center Mall, and office moves in the Powers Ferry Landing and Cumberland-adjacent commercial parks.
About 30 min northwest of Atlanta on I-75. Drive time to Marietta is inside the hourly rate, so a downsizing move within Cobb County carries no trip charge. The Marietta areas we get senior moving calls from most: Marietta Square, Kennesaw Mountain, East Cobb, and West Cobb.
Marietta is really three different cities for movers: the Marietta Square historic core, East Cobb's large family subdivisions, and West Cobb's newer, larger-lot suburban developments. Each has its own logistics. Around the Square, the homes are 1880s–1920s wood-frame Victorians and craftsmans on tight lots with original heart-pine floors and shallow porches — we treat those moves with the same care as Decatur or Inman Park.
East Cobb (around Roswell Road, Lower Roswell, Johnson Ferry, and Sandy Plains) is dominated by 1980s–2000s brick-front colonials in HOA subdivisions with two-car garages, basement levels, and frequently a bonus room over the garage that adds 30+ moving boxes. West Cobb (Powder Springs Road, Dallas Highway, Stilesboro) skews newer and larger: 4–5 bedroom homes on half-acre lots, often with detached workshops or sheds.
We send 3–4 mover crews with a 26-foot truck for East and West Cobb full-house moves by default.
Most Marietta homes give us a driveway and a garage door, so the load is straightforward. The work is inside: split-level turns, basement storage that has not been touched in years, and a bonus room over the garage with a tight landing. The receiving community usually posts move-in hours we confirm the week before.
Independent living, assisted living, and continuing care communities almost always require a Certificate of Insurance naming the community, a reserved move-in window, and a specific entrance or service elevator. We issue the COI within 24 hours of booking and call the community's move-in coordinator ourselves so the crew arrives inside the window.
Apartments in these communities are smaller than the home being left, so measuring matters. Send us the floor plan or the room dimensions and we'll tell you honestly which pieces will fit before move day, rather than after a sofa is already on the truck.
A Marietta downsize into a community typically takes four to six hours with two or three movers at our standard hourly rate, with a 2-hour minimum. There is no senior surcharge and no separate downsizing rate — the price is the same transparent hourly rate shown in our instant price estimate, with a true 2-hour minimum.
Fuel, drive time, pads, shrink wrap, straps, dollies, floor and doorway protection, and bed and furniture disassembly and reassembly are all in the rate.
Two things change the number: how much furniture is actually going, and how many stops the day has. A single-destination downsize is faster than one that drops pieces at two family homes on the way. Tell us the stops when you call and we'll give you an honest hour range before you book.
Many Marietta senior moves are arranged by an adult child who lives out of state. We can walk the home on a video call, confirm the inventory by photo, send the estimate and the Certificate of Insurance by email, and give a single point of contact for move day so nobody is chasing updates.
On the day itself we work at a pace that suits the person moving. Labeled boxes go to the correct rooms, beds are reassembled and made accessible before we leave, lamps and side tables are set where they are actually used, and walkways are left clear rather than blocked by boxes.
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Yes. Downsizing from a long-time Marietta home, moving into independent or assisted living, and small partial-home loads are all part of this service, with two movers, a padded truck, and a true 2-hour minimum.
A Marietta downsize into a community typically takes four to six hours with two or three movers at our standard hourly rate, with a 2-hour minimum. It bills at the same transparent hourly rate as every other move — the one shown in our instant price estimate — with a 2-hour minimum. There is no senior surcharge and no per-stair fee.
Yes, and it is one of our most common Marietta jobs. We book the community's move-in window, issue a Certificate of Insurance within 24 hours, and place and reassemble furniture in the apartment rather than leaving it stacked by the door.
Yes. Partial-home and small loads are normal for senior moves in Marietta. We can also drop pieces at family members' homes on the same trip, billed on the same hourly rate.
We help with the logistics: measuring the new apartment against the furniture, telling you honestly what will fit, and separating the load into keep, family, and donate groups so everything ends up in the right place. We do not run estate sales, though our junk removal crew can clear out whatever is left behind afterward.
Yes. We can survey the Marietta home over a video call, confirm the inventory by photo, and handle the estimate, the Certificate of Insurance, and move-day updates by email or phone with one point of contact.
Yes. Bears Moving Co. is licensed under GA HHG Mover #9320 and carries full cargo and liability insurance on every job. Community and building Certificates of Insurance are issued within 24 hours of booking.