Remove unnecessary items from your attic, basement, storage shed, etc.
Use things you don’t want to move, such as frozen foods and cleaning supplies.
Secure a floor plan of your new residence and determine furniture placement.
Start a possessions inventory.
Solicit estimates from three moving companies.
Call your homeowners insurance agent to find out to what degree your move is covered.
Create a file for documenting all moving papers and receipts.
Arrange to transfer your children’s school records.
6 WEEKS BEFORE
Contact the IRS and/or your CPA for tax-deductible information.
Evaluate your possessions inventory. Can you donate anything? Do you need it all?
Notify your friends, relatives, professionals, creditors, subscriptions, etc.
Begin the off-site storage process (if applicable).
Locate high-quality healthcare professionals and hospitals in your new location.
Complete a change of address via post office cards or an online service for the following:
Banks
Charge cards
Religious organizations
Doctor/dentist
Relatives and friends
Income Tax Bureau/Social Security Administration/Union
Insurance broker/lawyer/CPA/stockbroker
Magazines
Post Office
Schools
Clean your closets.
Hold a moving/garage sale or donate items to charities.
Choose a mover.
Contact your mover to make arrangements and inquire about insurance coverage.
If relocating due to a job, contact your employer to see what costs, if any, they will cover.
4 WEEKS BEFORE
Send furniture, drapes and carpets for repair/cleaning as needed.
Gather auto licensing and registration documents, medical, dental and school records, wills, deeds, stock, and other financial documentation, etc.
Contact gas, electric, oil, water, telephone, cable TV, and trash collection companies for service disconnection/connection at your old and new addresses. Also ask for final readings.
Request refunds on unused homeowner’s insurance, security deposit with landlord, and prepaid cable service.
Notify your gardener, snow removal service, and pool service (if applicable).
Contact insurance companies (auto, homeowner’s, medical, and life) to arrange for coverage in your new home.
3 WEEKS BEFORE
Make your travel plans
Arrange to close current bank accounts and open new accounts in locale (if necessary).
Notify your state’s motor vehicle bureau of your new address.
Arrange for childcare on moving day.
2 WEEKS BEFORE
Arrange special transport for your pets and plants.
Service your car for the trip.
Contact your moving company and review arrangements for your move.