Where to start?
The best place to begin is with a timeline countdown. This way you'll wait planned and on track. As soon as you know you'll be moving, set up planning. Maybe you've been promoted and you must move. Or maybe you just want or need to move to a better house. Either way, hopefully it will be at least 2 months before moving day.
* 2 Months ahead of Moving Day
Reserve a rental truck
Start using up food so you don't have a lot to shift
Start categorization and plan to have a yard sale or plan for help
Order packing material
* 6 Weeks Before
Begin packing
call everyone who needs to know of your move: friends, relatives, credit card companies and other
creditors
Get school, dentist, doctor, and x-ray records.
* 1 Month Before
Continue packing
analysis our many checklists to help you stay prearranged
Make preparations for moving pets
Have your yard sale
* 2 Weeks before Your Move
Notify all utilities of your upcoming move
get your car or truck serviced
Close your safety deposit box
Pick up dry cleaning
* 1 Week Before
Make preparations for the kids and pets to be somewhere else for moving day
Fill any prescriptions you are going to need
pack a bare necessities box that will be loaded last and unloaded first
* 2 - 3 Days before Moving Day
stop packing
Pack your suitcases
Defrost freezer and put a box of baking soda in it to absorb odors
Go over all your checklists
* The Day before Your Move
Disassemble any furnishings items to save time on load day
* Moving Day
Take the kids and pets to the place you set for previously
Review the Final Checklist
After everything is out of the house, do a walk through. Check everywhere: Closets, cabinets,
basements, attics and storage sheds
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