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What should I do 4 Weeks Prior To Move?
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Make a “Move” file folder.
• Setup a calendar for your move.
• Have a garage sale.
• Contact a local charity to donate any unneeded furniture.
• Gather moving supplies, boxes, tape, rope.
• Call a moving company or make truck rental reservations to move yourself.
• Collect doctors, dentists, medical and school records.
• Collect all financial, tax and employment documentation that may be needed for your loan.
• Contact your insurance company to transfer your policies (life, auto & home owners).
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4 Weeks Prior To Move
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• Make a “Move” file folder.
• Setup a calendar for your move.
• Have a garage sale.
• Contact a local charity to donate any unneeded furniture.
• Gather moving supplies, boxes, tape, rope.
• Call a moving company or make truck rental reservations to move yourself.
• Collect doctors, dentists, medical and school records.
• Collect all financial, tax and employment documentation that may be needed for your loan.
• Contact your insurance company to transfer your policies (life, auto & home owners).
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3 Weeks Prior To Move
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• Arrange a cut-off date and a date for new service with your utility companies (telephone, gas, electric, water, garbage and cable).
• Call friends and relatives to let them know you are moving.
• Canned goods can be costly to move, you may consider donating to a local charity.
• Checkout Voter Registration information.
• Send change of address forms to newspapers, magazines and associations.
• Notify the post office of your move. Fill out a change of address card.
• Review tax deductions on moving expenses.
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2 Weeks Prior To Move
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• Transfer stocks, bonds, bank accounts and contents of safety deposit boxes.
• Prepare a list of clothes to take with you, start separating them into suitcases.
• Take the time to check ALL of the previous items; you still have time.
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1 Week Prior To Move
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• Clean your refrigerator and let it air out at least 24 hours before moving.
• Drain outdoor equipment, water from hoses, propane tanks from barbecue grills, and gas and oil from lawn mowers. Discard any aerosol, paint, oils, flammable and/or toxic chemicals.
• Label items you need to easily access and place them in a separate room or closet.
• Arrange for pest control before moving into your new home-especially on new construction.
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Move Out Day
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• RELAX
• Remember that those items packed last will be unloaded first.
• Once everything is out of the house, take one last look through the house: cabinets, closets, behind doors, attics, stairwells, overhead in the garage, outside the home and any storage sheds.
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Move In Day
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• Have the house ready before the moving trucks arrive. Take some time, sit back and relax.
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