Two Months prior to Moving Day Get estimates from 2 to 3 moving companies. Create a floor plan of your new home for furniture and appliance placement. Make an inventory of your household goods and begin to remove clutter. Start with the storage areas. Plan a garage sale for your less valuable items or donate them and have them picked up. Prepare your current home for sale-upgrade light and plumbing fixtures, paint and landscaping Arrange to transfer school records Choose your mover from your quotes Contact vendors to give bids for any necessary work on your new home.
Six Weeks prior to Moving Day
Subscribe to the newspaper in your new community Open a bank account you plan to transfer your money to before moving day. Make arrangements for storage if necessary Ask your doctor or health plan provider for referrals, and obtain all medical records Start using food and cleanig supplies that cannot be moved.
Four Weeks prior to Moving Day
Schedule disconnection of your utility services at your old home, and connection of them at your new home. Disconnect existing services the day after you leave and connect new services the day before you arrive. Request refunds on your current utility deposits. Reserve a rental truck if you are moving yourself. Obtain packing materials and start packing things you won't need until you arrive at your new home. Arrange for repair and cleaing of furniture, drapes and carpeting Check with your insurance company to see how your posessions are covered in transit. Collect your important records including medical and dental, vetinary and school records; legal and financial documents; birth certificates, passports and insurance documents.
Two to Three Weeks prior to Moving Day
Arrange for donation or disposal of anything not sold at your moving sale. Service your car in preparation for the move. Cancel newspaper delivery. Notify any creditords of your move. Transfer prescriptions and be sure you have an adequate supply of medication on hand. Assemble a file folder of information to leave for the new owner of your home.Hold your moving sale. Donate anything that does not sale Dispose of items that should not be moved such as flammables. Make child-care arrangements for moving day Change the address of you current magazine subscriptions. Change your address. One week before you move, send a change of address card to everyone who will need to contact you. Pack a travel kit: Put aside critical items like a check book, credit cards, personal phone book, ID, flashlight, keys, toiletries, paper plates, cups, towels, travel alarm clock, aspirin, bandages, and games for the kids. Also, pack a suitcase with closing and other personal items.
One day prior to Moving
Transfer your current bank account to your new bank account. Close and empty your safe-deposit box. Settle any bills with local businesses. Drain power equipment of oil and gas. Confirm any travel reservations. Defrost refrigerator and freezer proping doors open. Disconnect and prepare major appliances for the move. Set aside anything that will travel in your car so that it will not be loaded in the truck.
Moving Day
Note all utility meter readings. Read your bill of lading and inventory carefully before signing. Keep this paperwork in a safe place.
Pre-Move Check list from the The Premover Savings Guide. Provided by Coldwell Banker Select.
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