Moving Checklist

This moving checklist will help prepare you for your move by providing a helpful timeline of moving tips and checklists to get you organized and minimize stress leading up to the big day.

 

Your home moving to-do list

A MONTH BEFORE THE MOVE

• Reserve a moving company for your move as soon as you know you are moving.

• Visit your local UHAUL to purchase moving boxes and necessary packing supplies.

• Start to clean out closets, the garage, and attic.

• Host a garage sale or donate your unwanted things to charity.

• Arrange to transfer school records.

• Get a change of address cards from your local post office or change your address online.

• Notify magazines, charge accounts, insurance companies, clubs, and all other organizations of your change of address.

• If possible, get the owner's manuals for appliances in your new home.

 

ONE TO TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE

• Make a "survival closet" of things you will need for the final clean-up and include snacks for the last day.

• If you decide to pack yourself, label all moving boxes as you pack. Write the destination room on the top and sides of each moving box to ensure it gets to the right place in your new home.

• Schedule disconnects for utilities such as gas, electric, water, and the telephone. If you have a landline, do not disconnect it until after your move. Arrange for refunds that are due, and schedule connections for your new residence.

• Cancel newspapers, Internet, cable TV, security, pest control, cleaning help, lawn maintenance, and any other services you receive.

 

THE WEEK OF THE MOVE

• Mail-in your change of address forms.

• Clean the stove and finish up any last-minute cleaning before move day.

• Finish up packing and be sure all items are boxed and ready to go prior to the movers’ arrival.

 

THE DAY BEFORE THE MOVE

• Clean the refrigerator, then defrost and dry.

• Get enough cash to tide you over. Cash comes in handy if you need to order pizza during your move or dinner in your new place!

• Say goodbye to your neighbors!

 

DAY OF THE MOVE

• Pack your suitcase and day of the move box with all the necessary essentials to get you through the next few days in case you don’t get to unpacking right away.

• Be sure you’re present when the movers arrive so you can walk them through the home and indicate what you need moved or anything, in particular, they should be aware of.

• Once all belongings are loaded onto the moving truck, be sure to do one more walkthrough and lock all windows and outside doors, in addition to checking all lights and your thermostat are off before heading to your new home.

• I hope this makes the stress of moving that much easier, I am doing my best to make sure the stress of the loan is kept to a minimum as well.