Plan Ahead

• Plan your travel itinerary. Make transportation and lodging reservations in advance.
• Send change of address to: Post office (give forwarding address), charge accounts and credit cards, subscriptions (change notice requires several weeks), and friends and relatives.
• Contact cable, electric, and telephone companies in new location to arrange for immediate service.
• Arrange insurance on the new home prior to the transfer of property.
• Arrange for your present bank to establish credit references for new bank accounts.
• Service appliances before moving.
• Clean rugs and have them wrapped.
• Discontinue deliveries, electricity, water, gas, newspapers, and garbage collection, etc.
• Obtain copies or transfer your children's school records.
• Obtain records from doctors and dentists, including eyeglass prescriptions, dental X-rays, and vaccinations.
• Cancel club memberships.
• Transfer car title registration, if necessary, as well as driver's license, city windshield sticker, and motor club membership.
• Pay existing bills and cancel local charge accounts.
• Check on personal items that may be at the photo shop, bank safe deposit box, neighbor's house, on lay-a-way or in the repair shop (e.g., shoes, jewelry, small appliances or clothing).
• Arrange for transporting pets and obtain immunization records from the vet.
• Return all library books and anything borrowed from friends.
• Notify the religious leader of your church or synagogue.
• Carry traveler's checks for quick, available funds.
• Plan for special care and needs of infants.
• Arrange for transporting plants.
• Service the car for the trip.
• Disconnect the telephone.
• Review moving plans with your moving company representative, including insurance for packing and unpacking, arrival date, payment agreement, shipping papers, etc.

One Week Before Moving

• Clean and air out your stove.
• Defrost refrigerator and freezer 24 hours before leaving.
• Place charcoal or baking soda inside refrigerator and freezer to dispel odors.
• Dispose of all open cans and jars that cannot be tightly sealed.
• Remember to pack your telephone directory for future reference.

On Your Moving Day

• Leave a copy of your travel itinerary with a friend or relative.
• Carry all currency, jewelry, and personal papers (birth certificates, deeds, and documents).
• Double check closets, drawers, and shelves to be sure they are empty.
• Confirm hotel reservations.
• Leave all old keys needed by the tenant or owner with your Sales Associate.