How we research and fact-check our guides

How we research

Our guides are written to help people planning a move out of California make practical decisions. Where we cite a specific number — a tax rate, a fee, a deadline — we aim to source it from a primary, official source: a state revenue or tax department, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a state department of motor vehicles or insurance, or recognized public datasets like the Tax Foundation or FEMA's National Risk Index.

Unverified figures

Rules, rates and fees change often, and some figures require confirmation before publication. Any statement we haven't independently confirmed against a primary source is marked for owner review and never shown as a settled fact to readers. We would rather flag something as unverified than publish a number we aren't confident in.

Updates and review

We periodically review published guides for accuracy and note when a page was last reviewed. If you find something outdated, use the corrections contact below — we take corrections seriously and update promptly.

Independence and how we're paid

Move Out of California is an independent moving resource and free matching service. We are not a moving company and do not transport household goods. Moves are performed by independent, FMCSA-registered carriers.

Our free quote-matching service is funded by moving companies that pay us for introductions to people requesting quotes. That payment never influences what we write, which movers we mention, or how we describe any company or destination. The service is always free for you, the person moving, and you're never obligated to hire anyone we connect you with.

No invented reviews

We do not fabricate or publish stand-in customer reviews, star ratings, or review counts. The only ratings we may ever display are collected directly from our own customers after a completed move, through a post-move survey — and only when we have real responses to show.

Corrections

If you spot an error or outdated figure, please let us know via our About page or your mover account contact. We review every correction request.