Moving
Checklist
Organize Your Move With A Moving Checklist
By Lee Dobbins
Moving is a chaotic and stressful time. There’s
so many things to arrange, having utilities switched, signing up
the kids for a new school, scheduling the movers, packing the house.
With all the other things you do it’s not easy to find the
time to get everything done!
Using a checklist of tasks, can help keep you organized and make
sure you don’t leave out an important moving task. I suggest
that you start the list well in advance – a month or more
before the move. Just jot a few things down and then leave the list
on the kitchen counter or fridge where everyone can see it. As you
think of new things to add, write them down right away or it might
be too late when you think of them again! As the time for the move
grows closer, you may want to transfer the list to a calendar format.
Some of the items like notifying the phone company, will be things
you can do in advance so you can assign those a date and then each
day check the calendar to see what tasks need to be done. Cross
off those that you have accomplished and you can easily see what
is left to do. This method also works well if you are delegating
some of the items on the list – you can add the name of the
person responsible next to the task and this will avoid any last
minute “but I though you were going to do that….”
problems.
When the day of the move comes, you’ll probably still have
plenty left on your to do list so make sure that it’s the
last thing you pack up on your way out and the first thing you unpack
at your new home. You’ll probably need to add tasks that are
specific to your situation, but some common items on your to do
list might include:
o Rent crates, buy boxes and get packing material – this
can be done in advance
o Pack unnecessary items like knick knacks and anything you can
do without until after the move – getting this stuff out of
the way ahead of time will make moving day easier
o Get your new house inspected
o Put your pay stubs, bank statements and other documentation in
a folder for your loan officer
o Arrange for utility shut off / reconnect for phones, lights and
gas
o Notify business associates, friends and family of change of address
and new phone number
o Put your new address and phone on checks and business cards
o Schedule a final walk through to inspect your new house
o Fix any items that came up in final walk through for your old
house
o Get a certified check to bring to your closing (most banks require
this and you’ll really screw up the works if you show up with
a personal check)
o Rent a moving truck (and movers unless you are moving yourself)
o Schedule move out cleaning so your house is clean for the new
owners
o Schedule your pets to go to a friend or kennel on the day of
the move
Having a moving checklist won't magically make everything happen
right but it can help to make things run a little more smoothly!
Lee Dobbins is owner and editor of
Moving And More! where you can learn everything about moving
including getting your house ready for sale, buying a new house,
finding a new job, and getting a mortgage.
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