Moving Checklist
Two Months Before:
- Start downsizing and donating old and unwanted items
- Start researching moving costs and companies
- Collect school records and transfer
- Order packing supplies
One Month Before:
- Change your address and send moving notifications to friends and family
- Find local healthcare providers and shopping necessities
- Buy any new appliances or make plans for what to buy
Two Weeks Before:
- Contact utilities
- Finalize moving arrangements
Two To Three Days Before:
- Plan payments and expenses for moving
- Defrost your fridge
- Clean as you continue to pack
- Pack things you will need right away separately
Moving Day:
- Do a final walk through
- Keep all receipts
- Pre-clean, seal any windows or doorways
- Check for damages in your new home that will need to be fixed
- Unpack room by room