2-4 Weeks Before Moving Day

• Get the necessary moving supplies and start packing the items that are rarely used.
• Call the local utility companies and schedule the transfer of utilities or disconnection dates.
• Fill out a change of address form and give friends and family the new address as well as: schools, banks, doctors/dentists, phone company, loans, churches, credit cards, insurance, social security, attorney, accountant, etc.
• Prepare important documents such as birth certificates, financial documents, etc. and keep them in a safe place.
• Schedule your new phone service at the new home.
• Confirm arrangements for your children and/or pets for moving day.
• Clean out the refrigerator and use all perishable items that cannot be moved.
• Transfer or discontinue the newspaper and magazine subscriptions.
• Create driving directions for the moving company.
• If you have a safe deposit box remember to remove all items and cancel the box.
• All oil and gas should be removed from equipment or tools such as lawn mowers.
• If you are traveling a long distance get the vehicle you will be driving serviced.
• Confirm the move time with the moving company or rental truck.
• Determine how the apartment or home you are leaving will be cleaned for the new occupant and make the arrangements.