- Arrange for a professional mover
- Take household goods inventory
- Check with your insurance agent about coverage for the move, transfer of policies
- Clean out closets/garage
- Send draperies and rugs to cleaners in time for packing with other goods
- Defrost freezer
- Call to have the following to have services shut off or disconnected:
- Water company
- Cable TV company
- Electric company
- Newspaper delivery
- Gas/oil company
- Food delivery
- Telephone company
- Notify post office of new address and send change of address cards to:
- Charge accounts
- Credit cards
- Loan companies
- Subscriptions
- Friends, relatives
- Take care of household and personal business:
- Pick up any clothing, storage items from cleaners
- Empty safe-deposit box
- Arrange for banking in new location, transfer bank funds
- Arrange for local school to transfer children's records
- Ask dentist for recommendations of new dentist and arrange for records to be forwarded (e.g. General dentist, Orthodontist)
- Ask physician(s) for recommendations and arrange for records to be forwarded. (Family doctor, Pediatrician Specialists )
- Obtain veterinarian records
- Have appliances serviced for moving, if applicable
- Transfer church, club, civic organization memberships; obtain letters of introduction
- Obtain moving company's toll-free telephone number to check progress of shipment (Name of company, Telephone number
- Make travel arrangements:
- Flight
- Hotel reservations
- Arrange for transportation of pets
- Car rental
- Plan auto route
- Tell a close friend or relative your plans and let them act as your message center
- Check closets, shelves, all rooms to be sure they are empty
- Leave current house or apartment in clean condition