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Two months prior to Moving Day |
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Get estimates from moving companies if you will use a mover. |
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Get costs from at least two truck rental companies if you will move yourself. |
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Create a floor plan of your new home for furniture and appliance placement. |
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Prepare a clear inventory of your possessions, clearly noting the items to be handled by the movers, items to be handled by yourself and items going to different locations. |
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Arrange to transfer school records.- Choose a mover (or truck rental company). |
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Six weeks prior to Moving Day |
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Obtain and fill out post office change-of-address cards. |
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Subscribe to the paper in your new hometown to learn more about your new community |
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Make arrangements for storage if necessary. |
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Ask your doctor or health plan for referrals and obtain all medical records. |
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Start using foods and cleaning supplies that cannot be moved. |
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Four weeks prior to Moving Day |
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Contact all utilities for service disconnection at your old home and connection at your new home. Be sure disconnect is the day after you leave and connection is the day before you arrive. |
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If you are moving yourself, reserve a rental truck. |
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If you are packing yourself, obtain packing materials and start packing items you won't need until after you arrive at the new house. |
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Check with your insurance company to see how your possessions are covered during transit. |
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Three weeks prior to Moving Day |
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Dispose of items that cannot be moved, such as inflammable liquids. |
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If you are moving in or out of an apartment, arrange for use of the elevator. |
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Make child-care arrangements for moving day. |
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Two weeks prior to Moving Day |
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Arrange for disposal of anything not Sold_Flag at your moving sale. |
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Service your car in preparation for the move. |
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Return any borrowed items (including library books) and retrieve any loaned items. |
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Cancel newspaper delivery. |
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Notify any creditors of your move. |
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Assemble a file folder of information to leave for the new owner of your home. |
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Two to Three Days Prior to Moving Day |
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Defrost refrigerator and freezer, propping doors open. |
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Let movers pack your belongings (unless it's a do-it-yourself move). |
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Disconnect and prepare major appliances for move. |
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Set aside anything that will travel in your car so it will not be loaded on the truck. |
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Pack a box of items that will be needed first at the new house. Clearly mark this box "Load Last." |
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Confirm arrival time of your moving van. |
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If moving yourself, dismantle beds and other large furniture. |
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One day prior to Moving Day |
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Transfer your bank accounts. |
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Take animals to vet for immunization if necessary. |
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Close your safe-deposit box. |
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Settle any bills with local businesses. |
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Drain power equipment of oil and gas. |
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Find new homes for plants that will not be moved. |
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Confirm any travel reservations. |
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Moving Day |
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If using a mover, be sure someone is at the old house to answer questions. |
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Note all utility meter readings. |
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Read your bill of lading and inventory carefully before signing. Keep this paperwork in a safe place. |
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Delivery Day |
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Again, be on hand to answer any questions. |
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Check your belongings carefully and note on the inventory any damaged items. |
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Supervise unloading and unpacking. |
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Be prepared to pay your mover with cash, certified check, or traveler's checks unless other arrangements have been made in advance. |
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