Moving Check List
1. Decide what to move and what not to move
1-a Purchase moving insurance. Your mover's liability for lost or damaged goods will not equal their replacement cost
2. Get estimates from several moving companies or truck rental companies
3. Plan your travel itinerary, make transportation and lodging reservations in advance
4. Have your car serviced for the trip
5. Request records from doctors, dentists, eye doctors and veterinarians. Ask for referrals if possible
6. Transfer bank accounts
7. Pay existing bills and close out local charge accounts
8. Obtain children's school records to make for easier transfers
9. Record expenses incurred during your house-hunting trips. If your move is employment related, you will also want to save your moving expense receipts for tax deduction purposes
10. Cancel or transfer deliveries, newspaper, garbage collection, etc.
11. Arrange for servcice of utilities for your new home
12. Coordinate the transfer of utilities to the new owner of your home
13. Make arrangements for transporting pets and plants
14. Transfer insurance policies or arrange for new ones
15. Check on personal items that might be at the photo shop, dry cleaners, repair shop or a neighbor's house
16. Check with your attorney about your will if you are crossing state lines
17. Save your old address labels to speed-up filling out change-of-address forms for your new address
18. Notify others of your new address ... charge accounts, banks, relatives, friends etc.