Moving Checklist
- Give post office forwarding mailing address 4 to 6 weeks in advance.
- Give charge account and credit card companies new address.
- Notify friends, relatives, employer, clubs/memberships and Veterans Administration of address change.
- Transfer banking funds, arrange check cashing in new city and arrange credit references.
- Notify Life, Health, Fire and Auto insurance companies of new address.
- Notify gas, light, water, telephone, fuel and garbage utility companies of new address.
- Get refunds on utility deposits.
- Change laundry and newspaper delivery service.
- Ask Doctor and Dentist for referrals.
- Transfer needed prescriptions, eyeglasses and X-rays and obtain birth records, medical records, etc.
- Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccinations and tags for pets.
THINGS TO DO
- Empty freezer, plan use of food.
- Defrost freezer and clean refrigerator. Place baking soda
inside to dispel odors.
- Have appliances serviced for moving.
- Remember arrangements for TV and cable.
- Clean rugs or clothing before moving.
- Check with your Moving Counselor: insurance coverage,
packing/unpacking labor, arrival day, various shipping papers,
method and time of expected payment.
- Get children's school transcripts.
- Make arrangements for care of children and pets on moving
day.
- Return books to library.
- Assemble a moving kit to take to new house (hammer, nails,
pliers, masking tape,etc.) tape measure, flash light, fuses,
rags, scissors, first aid kit).
- Return borrowed items.
- Round up things borrowed from you.
ON MOVING DAY
- Carry enough cash or travelers’ checks to cover cost of
moving services and expenses until you make connections in new
city.
- Carry jewelry and important documents yourself, or use
registered mail.
- Let close friends or relatives know route and schedule you
will travel including overnight stops; use him or her as your
message headquarters.
- Double check closets, drawers, shelves to make sure they are
empty.
- Leave old keys, garage door openers, broiler pans,
landscape/house plans and instruction manuals needed by new
owners with Realtor.
AFTER THE MOVE
- Obtain certified check or cashier’s check necessary for
closing Real Estate transaction (check, escrow/title company for
details).
- Check on service of telephone, gas, electricity, water and
garbage.
- Ask Mail Carrier for mail he/she may be holding for your
arrival.
- Have new address recorded on driver’s license.
- Visit city offices and register to vote.
- Register car within 5 days after arrival in state or penalty
may have to be paid when getting new license plates.
- Obtain inspection sticker and transfer motor club
membership.
- Apply for state driver’s license.
- Register family in your new place of worship.
- Register children in school.
- Arrange for medical services: Doctor, Dentist, Veterinarian,
etc.
If you're moving out of state, you may find
these real estate agencies to be of assistance:
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Prudential Patterson REALTORS; Homes for sale in O'Fallon, St. Louis and St. Charles MO Missouri.
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