If using or
considering professional
movers, call for estimates
from three companies.
Call Chamber
of Commerce in your new town
for their residential
information packet.
Weeks before the move.
Week
of:
Inventory
your possessions besides
furniture—kitchenware,
decorative items,
electronics, and apparel.
Decide what to move, sell,
replace, or donate to
charity.
Complete and
mail US Postal Service
change of address forms
to utilities, media
subscriptions, membership
organizations, and financial
institutions.
If moving out
of town, obtain copies of
all medical, dental,
accounting, legal, and
veterinarian records.
If children
are changing schools,
arrange for transfer of
educational records.
If moving out
of town, make travel
arrangements for moving day.
Contact your
tax advisor to discuss
potential tax deductions and
liabilities related to your
move.
If using
professional movers, select
the company and obtain
itemized costs, including
packing, loading, special
charges, insurance, etc.
Weeks before the move.
Week
of:
Repair, send
out for reupholstery or
clean furniture, drapes, and
carpeting as needed.
Advertise a
garage/yard/tag sale to
dispose of unneeded
possessions.
If hiring a
professional moving company
to pack, schedule with the
company for packing to take
place 1-2 days before the
move.
Purchase
adequate boxes, packing
materials, and tape or
request from professional
movers.
Arrange for
short-term or long-term
storage if needed.
Begin packing
items you won’t need
immediately or that will go
into storage.
Contact
utilities on both ends of
the move to order
termination or turn-on for
occupancy date.
Confirm
travel arrangements for
family and pets.
Weeks before the move.
Week
of:
If you are
moving vehicles out of town,
prepare them for the trip.
Check tires and have cars
serviced.
Terminate
newspaper and other delivery
services.
If necessary,
arrange and confirm new bank
accounts and local services
in your new neighborhood.
Schedule an
appliance service firm to
prepare major appliances for
transport on moving day.
Week before the move.
Week
of:
Gather
important papers, records,
and valuables for protected
shipment to new home or safe
deposit box.
Notify
friends and neighbors of new
address and phone number if
possible.
Arrange for
young children to be cared
for on moving day.
Obtain any
prescription medications
needed for the next few
weeks.
Week of the move.
Week
of:
Defrost
refrigerator/freezer and
give away all perishable
food. Plan simple meals or
take-out for moving day to
avoid using the
refrigerator.
Keep a box
marked “Last Box
Packed/First Box Unpacked”
for tools, flashlights,
first aid kit, and so on. On
moving day, this should be
the last box placed on the
truck.
Pack items to
carry with you. Valuables,
financial records, personal
papers, signed bill of
lading, and inventory from
the movers.
Give the
movers a telephone number
and address to reach you.
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