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8 Weeks Before:
• Remove unnecessary
items from your attic, basement,storage shed, etc.
• Use things you can't move,such as frozen foods and cleaning
supplies.
• Secure a floor plan of your new residence and decide what
household items you want to keep.
• Start a possessions inventory.
• Solicit estimates from at least three moving companies.
• Call your homeowners insurance agent to find out what
degree your move is covered.
• Create a file for documenting all moving papers and receipts.
• Arrange to transfer your children's school records.
6 Weeks Before:
• Contact the
IRS and/or your CPA for tax-deductible information.
• Evaluate your possessions inventory. Can you donate anything?
Do you need it all?
• Notify your friends, relatives, professionals, creditors,
subscriptions, etc.
• Begin the off-site storage process.
• Locate high-quality healthcare professionals and hospitals
in your new location.
• Complete a change of address via post office for the following:
• Banks
• Charge cards
• Religious organizations
• Doctor/Dentist
• Relatives and friends
• income tax bureau/ Social Security Administration/Union
• Insurance broker/Lawyer/CPA/Stockbroker
• Magazines
• Post Office
• Schools
• Clean your closets
• Hold a moving/garage sale or donate items to charities.
• Choose a mover
• Contact Your mover to make arrangements and inquire about
insurance coverage.
• If relocating due to a job, contact your employer to see
what costs, if any, they will cover.
4 Weeks Before:
• Send furniture,
drapes and carpets for repair/cleaning as needed.
• Gather auto licensing and registration documents; medical,
dental and school records; birth certificates;wills, deeds, stock, and other financial
documentation, etc.
• Contact gas, electric, oil, water, telephone, cable TV,
and trash collection companies for service disconnection/connection at your old and new
addresses. Also ask for final readings.
• Request refunds on unused homeowners insurance, security
deposit with landlord, and prepaid cable service.
• Notify your gardener,snow removal service, and pool service.
• Contact insurance companies (auto, homeowners, medical,and
life) to arrange for coverage in your new home.
3 Weeks Before:
• Make travel
plans.
• Arrange to close current bank accounts and open accounts
in new locale (if necessary).
• Notify your state's motor vehicle bureau of your new address.
• Arrange for childcare on moving day.
2 Weeks Before:
• Arrange special
transport for your pets and plants.
• Service you car for the trip.
• Contact your moving company and review arrangements for
your move.
Packing
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• Pack room by room, labeling boxes by item and room.
• Pack heavy items in small boxes/light items in larger
boxes.
• Wrap breakables in newspaper, paper towels or clothes;
place them in dresser drawers, containers with lids, etc.
• Fill your washer/dryer with clothes and linens.
• Tape cords underneath all electrical appliances.
• Use rope or elastic to secure furniture- tape can
cause damage.
• If you have children, let them be a part of the process
by helping them pack their toys.
• Fill a box with moving day essentials like paper plates,
a coffee maker( and coffee), hand tools,
extension cords, a bucket, rags, soap, and paper
towels.
• Set aside a few days worth of clothes, food, and essentials
needed before the movers arrive at your
new home.
• Never pack combustibles, flammables, corrosive liquids
( including household cleaners), jewelry, important paperwork, and medicine.
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