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YOUR MOVING CHECKLIST
Organization and planning can lighten the load during your move to a new home. Use this checklist to simplify your move and avoid stress.
One month before closing:
- Budget for moving expenses
- Contact moving companies for estimates
- Order moving supplies, such as boxes, tape and bubble wrap
- Hold a garage sale to sell items you don’t need
Two weeks before closing:
- Contact utility companies to discontinue service on your move-out date and set up utility accounts for your new home
- Electric
- Gas
- Water
- Sewer
- Trash
- Cable & internet
- Begin packing items you use less frequently
- Book your moving company
One week before closing:
- PACK, pack, pack
- Label your boxes for where they will go in your new home and what items are inside
- Forward your mail to your new address
- Schedule time off work for your move-in day
- Keep packing
Moving day:
- Do a final walk-thru to make sure you have everything
- Supervise any hired labor as they load your belongings
- Pack the important items last so they are ready to unload sooner
- Hold a garage sale to sell items you don’t need
- When all is said and done… celebrate!