6-8 Weeks Before Moving
- Call your moving professional.
- Tour your home to decide what to move.
- Establish credit in your new city.
- Collect personal records.
- Transfer, sell or resign memberships in clubs or associations.
- Arrange to close or transfer charge accounts.
- Arrange for school authorities to transfer your children's school records.
- Set goals and deadlines if you plan to do your own packing.
- Separate goods going into storage.
4-6 Weeks Before Moving
- Notify post office, utilities, professional services, insurance agencies,government and
public offices and magazine subscriptions.
- Obtain addresses of utility companies in new city. Utilities can sometimes be
connected before you arrive.
- Use up supplies of household items.
- Inventory what will go to determine the amount of declared valuation.
2-3 Weeks Before Moving
- Confirm your pack dates with the moving company and supply a destination address
and phone numbers.
- Make family travel plans. Prepare your car for the trip.
- Have rugs and draperies cleaned. Leave wrapped when they are returned.
- Set a date for utilities disconnection.
- Take pets to the veterinarian. Most states require health certificates and rabies
inoculations.
- Return Library books and anything borrowed from friends and neighbors.
3 Days Before Moving
- Prepare valuables such as money, credit cards, collections, etc. to take with you.
- Pack suitcases.
- Arrange for a baby sitter for moving day if necessary.
- Empty the refrigerator so that it can dry at least 24 hours before the movers arrive.
1 Day Before Moving
- Have dishes washed and dried, and unplug the TV so it is at room temperature
when loaded.
- Check closets, cabinets and storage lockers for articles overlooked.
Moving Day
- Be on hand when movers arrive.
- Carry jewelry and documents yourself.
- Plan for transporting pets.
- Let someone know your route and schedule and serve as a message center.
At Your New Address
- Be on hand to watch unloading process.
- Check on service connections.
- Register to vote, and obtain drivers license and car registration if necessary.
- Register your children in school.
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