– Dedicate a binder or planner for your move. (Suggestions for dividers – To do list, Moving Company Bids, Utility Check List, Receipts, Service/Maintenance People, Contacts and Phone Numbers)
– Change your address with:
- The Post Office
- IRS
- Auto Loans/Lease Companies
- Insurance Companies
- Credit Card Companies
- Doctors/Dentists
- Banks
- Newspapers/Magazines
- Health Clubs
– Hire a moving company, get a few quotes. Be sure they are licensed.
– Order boxes and packing materials, makers etc
– Start cleaning out/organizing your belongings. Conduct a room by room survey to determine what you plan on moving, selling or donating. If you plan on selling items – start now!
– Start packing items not frequently used. Label all your boxes, the more detailed the better
– Get referrals from your current physician for new physicians in the neighborhood in which you are moving (Don’t forget the Veterinarian)
– Set up Utilities for your new home. Some Cable companies could be booked out for weeks. Don’t forget Trash service
– Fill out Utility from for your current home to pass on to the Buyers
2 Weeks Prior to Move-
– Cancel your existing Utilities for the day after you move out
– Set up Service for the new home the day before you move-in
– Cancel Gardener, Pool Service, Exterminator etc
– Make travel arrangements for kids and/or pets
– Arrange for Housekeeper’s to clean the new home prior to move-in, the home you are selling for the day after move-out
– Set appointment for carpets to be cleaned if that’s what was agreed to
– Set up a Locksmith to have the locks in your new home changed, on moving day
1 Week Prior to Move-
– Confirm reservation with the moving company
– Gather important documents and put aside. Take these with you, do not put on the moving truck
– Transfer prescriptions to your new Pharmacy. Pick-up prescriptions you many need during the transition
– Close/Transfer bank accounts (if switching banks), order new checks with your new address
– Send out change of address postcards to family and friends if you choose to do so
– Return any items that don’t belong to you (cable boxes etc)
– Create a “Last box Out – First box in”. These are frequently used items
Day Before Move-
– Have Moving Company paperwork handy
– Have cash ready to tip Movers, buy lunch/drinks for anyone helping with your move, including the movers
– Pack your Day to Day necessities together in one place. (Bedding, towels, TP, basic tools, medications, cleaning supplies, snacks, water) These should go with you not the movers
– Stash small valuables to move yourself or have a friend hold them until the move is complete
After you have Moved-
– Have the home you moved from professionally cleaned, carpets too
– Change your address with the DMV, including car tags and Drivers License
– Exchange keys/remotes with the buyer of your home