Stay Organized – Prepare for Your Move with This Checklist

There are many tasks that need to be completed prior to a move. Staying on top of the things that must be done during the month prior to moving can make moving less stressful. Use this list to help you stay organized:

    Decide what you want to move to your new house or office, and start packing

    Get change of address forms from the post office

    Schedule utilities to be disconnected at your current place and reconnected at your new place

    Call insurance companies to have coverage cancelled or transferred to your new address 

    Sell, give away or throw out any items that you don’t want to move

    Get estimates from movers and then decide on a moving company

    Empty your basement, shed, and any other structure, and determine if items in them will be moved, sold, donated to charity, or thrown away

    If necessary, contact your children’s schools and have their records forwarded to their new schools

    Begin using items that can’t be moved like household cleaners and frozen food items

    Make travel plans for getting to your new location on the day of the move

For more information about how to prepare for a move, feel free to get in touch with us. We’re happy to provide our advice.