Residential Moving
Residential Movers in Montecito
Cottage, Coast Village Road condo, or full hedgerow estate. A family business since 2010 with in-house, background-checked crews who coordinate with estate managers and household staff, pad-wrap every piece, and keep the whole move discreet.
Elite Movers is a family-operated residential moving company serving Montecito, CA from our Ventura headquarters since 2010. We move cottages, condos, and full estates across the Upper Village, Lower Village, and the East Valley Road corridors, coordinating with estate managers, designers, and household staff. Every crew is in-house, background-checked, and drug-tested. We never use subcontractors. Fine art, antiques, and wine collections are wrapped and crated to the piece, narrow lanes and gated drives are surveyed before move day, and a certificate of insurance is issued wherever one is required. Fully CAL-PUC licensed and insured on every job.
A Move Built for Montecito Homes
Estate & family home moves
Full relocations across the Upper Village, Lower Village, and the East Valley Road corridors, with the same in-house crew from first wrap to final placement.
White-glove handling
Fine art, antiques, designer furniture, and wine collections are assessed piece by piece, pad-wrapped, and custom-crated where a box would not do.
Coast Village Road condos
Condos and cottages near Coast Village Road handled efficiently, including elevator buildings, tight parking, and short loading windows.
Background-checked crew
Every mover is in-house, background-checked, and drug-tested. We never send subcontractors or day-laborers into a Montecito home.
Estate manager coordination
We work through your estate manager, designer, or household staff, issue the COI, and plan around gate access, quiet hours, and staff schedules.
Access & lane planning
Narrow hedgerow lanes and gated drives limit truck size. We survey in advance and shuttle with smaller vehicles where a full truck cannot turn.
From Quote to Final Walkthrough
Walkthrough & quote
We size your inventory, note gate codes, lane widths, and COI requirements, and send a written quote with no surprise charges.
Protect & prep
On move day the crew lays floor protection, pads doorways, guards hedges and gates, and pad-wraps every piece before the first item leaves the room.
Load & transport
The same in-house crew loads carefully, secures the truck, and transports your belongings to the new address, shuttling where the lane demands it.
Place & reassemble
We carry items to the right rooms, reassemble furniture, and walk through with you or your estate manager before we leave.
A Family Business That Treats Your Home Like Ours
Family operated since 2010
A family business that treats a Montecito home with the care it was built with. Background-checked, drug-tested, in-house crews on every job.
CAL-PUC licensed & insured
Comprehensive liability coverage and workers comp on every residential job, inside the home and in transit, with a COI issued wherever one is required.
Discretion as standard
Quiet crews, no crew swaps, and coordination handled through your representative. Your name, address, and contents stay private.
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Ventura and Santa Barbara County families trust us with cottages, condos, and full hedgerow estates across Montecito.
Condo vs Family Home vs Full Estate
| Condo / Cottage | Family Home | Hedgerow Estate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical crew | 2 to 3 movers | 3 to 4 movers | 4-plus movers |
| Typical duration | Half to full day | Most of a day | Full day or more |
| Access | Elevators, street parking | Driveways, stairs | Gated drives, narrow lanes, shuttle vehicles |
| Protection | Pad-wrap, floor runners | Pad-wrap, runners, rail guards | Full protection plus custom crating for collections |
| Coordination | Building management | Direct with you | Estate manager, designer, household staff, COI |
Serving Montecito and the South Coast
Montecito Residential Moving FAQs
A Montecito residential move is priced by the home size, the crew needed, and access details like gated drives, narrow lanes, and the wrap time a collection requires. A Coast Village Road condo costs far less than a full hedgerow estate with fine art and antiques. Call (805) 697-6220 for a walkthrough and a written quote with no surprise charges.
We do both. A full estate move means we handle every room, guest house, and pool pavilion from first wrap to final placement. A partial move means we move specific rooms or pieces you specify, which is common during remodels and staging. Either way, you get the same in-house crew and the same white-glove protection.
Yes. Montecito is a core service area for us and our crews are there weekly. Every move runs direct from our Ventura headquarters, about 30 minutes down the 101. There is no Montecito or Santa Barbara branch; one base, one crew, one accountable company.
Each piece is assessed before it moves. Fine art and antiques are pad-wrapped and custom-crated to size, wine travels in a climate-aware load plan, and high-value contents move under a signed inventory. Our in-house crews handle every item start to finish, with no subcontractors touching a collection.
Yes, and on most Montecito moves we do. We take direction from your estate manager or designer, supply the certificate of insurance for gated communities and associations, schedule around household routines and quiet hours, and keep the move discreet from survey to final walkthrough.
Two to three weeks is ideal for a family home, and four or more for a full estate with crating and COI paperwork. Weekend and end-of-month dates go first. If your timeline is shorter, call (805) 697-6220 and we will do our best to fit you in.
Ready to Move Your Montecito Home?
Tell us the property and your move date and we will send a written quote with no surprise charges.