Moving Checklist

Before You Move

Start planning your move well in advance to minimize last-minute stress. Here's how:

• Create a moving binder to keep track of quotes, receipts, and an inventory of all items.
• Sort through your belongings and decide what to keep, sell, donate, or throw away.
• Begin packing non-essential items and labeling boxes with contents and their designated room.
• Change your address with the postal service, and notify important parties like banks and utility companies.
• Arrange for a moving company or rental truck, and schedule disconnect times for utilities at your old home and connect times for your new one.

Moving Day

• Prepare an essentials box with items you'll need immediately upon arrival at your new home, like toiletries, chargers, and a change of clothes.
• Take pictures of your empty old home and new home for documentation.
• Do a final walkthrough of your old home to ensure nothing is left behind.
• Ensure that all utilities are functioning in your new home, and begin unpacking essentials.