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Buying Your Dream Home?
Review This Checklist in Preparation of Moving.
Checklist for Moving
- File your "Change of
Address" with the U.S.
Post Office (Do it Online). Give forwarding address
to Post Office four to six weeks before moving.
- Change the Address for your:
Charge accounts, credit cards, subscriptions (six
to eight weeks notice generally required), your friends,
relatives and your bank.
- Review your banking to:
transfer funds and arrange check-cashing in new city
if necessary.
- Collect documentation for
your credit references and the different types of
insurance you carry. Notify your insurance carriers
of new location for coverages: life, health, fire
and auto.
- Coordinate with the utility
companies to change over service or turn it off.
These include: gas, light, water, fuel, garbage.
Don't forget to ask about any deposits the utility
companies may be holding on your account. Get the
refunds on any deposits made.
- Return cable boxes if necessary.
- Coordinate with the delivery
services you use, such as: laundry, newspaper, change
over of service.
- Ensure you have copies of
all your Medical, Dental and Prescription History
documents.
- Ask your doctor(s) and dentist
for referrals to specialists in the area you are
moving to. Transfer needed for prescriptions, eyeglasses,
X-rays.
Obtain birth records, medical records, etc.
- Plan the care for your pets.
Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccinations,
tags, etc.
- Who could forget the refrigerator
and freezer (you would be surprised)? Don't Forget
To: Empty the freezer, plan use of foods, defrost
the freezer and clean the refrigerator.
- Have appliances serviced
for moving.
- Clean rugs and/or clothing
before moving; have them wrapped.
- Check with your moving counselor/company
- insurance coverage, packing and unpacking labor,
arrival day, various shipping papers, method and
time of expected payment.
- Plan for special care needs
of infant or pets.
- Check with Agriculture
Department of new area to see if they have restrictions
on plants.
On Moving Day:
- Carry enough cash or traveler's
checks to cover cost of moving services and expenses
until you establish new banking services.
- Carry jewelry and important
documents yourself or used registered mail.
- Plan for transporting of
pets; they are poor traveling companions if unhappy.
- Let close friends or relatives
know route and schedule you will travel, including
any overnight stops. Use them as message headquarters.
- Final check of old residence:
double-check closets, drawers and shelves to be sure
they are empty.
- Leave old keys, garage
door openers, broiler pans, landscape/house plans
and instruction manuals needed by new owner with
REALTOR ®.
At Your New Address:
- Obtain certified checks
or cashier's checks necessary for closing real
estate transaction (check title company for details).
- Check on service
of telephone, gas, electricity, water and garbage.
- Check pilot light
for stove, water heater and furnace.
- Ask mailman for mail
he may be holding for your arrival.
- Have new address
recorded on driver's license.
- Visit city offices
and register for voting.
- Register car within
five days after arrival in state or penalty may
have to be paid when getting new license plates.
- Obtain inspection
sticker and transfer motor club membership.
- Apply for state driver's
license.
- Register family in
your new place of worship.
- Register children
in school.
- Arrange for medical
services: doctor, dentist, veterinarian, etc.
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