MOVING CHECKLIST

MOVING CHECKLIST

Several weeks before the move:

• Clean out and sell/donate/discard items that you do not need or do not wish

to move.

• Request quotes from a few different moving companies.

• Contact insurance companies to change address for coverage.

• Contact Utility Companies to shut off existing service and to request service

in your new home.

• Medical/Dental: Have prescriptions on hand or transferred to new doctors;

Get referrals for medical professionals in your new area; have copies of

birth certificates, medical records, etc.

• Arrange moving your pet(s) if necessary.

• Obtain packing materials and begin packing.

• Change your address with the post office, credit card companies,

magazine subscriptions, friends and family, etc.

• Cancel services such as newspaper delivery, lawn service, pest control, etc.

• Use up perishable foods.

Moving Day

• Have payment on hand for the movers.

• Have cash/travelers checks on hand to cover expenses until you can get to

a bank at your new destination.

• Hand carry valuables and important documents yourself.

• Once your house is empty - go through and double check closets, cabinets,

etc to make sure you did not leave anything behind.

• Have plans for pets and small children while the moving truck is being loaded.

• Give the house a final clean up.

• Leave your new contact information with the new residents so they can

forward any mail that slips through the cracks.

• Leave house keys with your real estate agent.

At your new address:

• If you are moving to a new state, register your car within 5 days to

avoid penalties; apply for a new driver's license.

• Register children for school.

• Find new doctors, dentists, etc.

• Register to vote.

• Begin unpacking. Take photos of any damaged items and save

packing materials that involved broken items to help support claims filed

with the moving company.