Buyers' Resources : Moving Checklist

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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.