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30
Days Before You Move:
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Select
your moving company. Make sure the company is bonded and insured.
Ask friends for recommendations.
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If
you're moving to another state, or a long distance:
- Start packing items
you don't use often.
- Notify your post
office and fill out the change of address forms.
- Notify your bank,
credit card company, insurance company, magazine subscriptions, physician,
friends and family members of your address change.
- Notify Uncle Sam.
14
Days Before You Move:
- Make arrangements
with your utility companies to have your service shut off at your old
address the day after you close, and started the day before you move
in at your new address:
- Local phone
company/Long distance carrier
- Heat/Gas company
- Electric company
- Water
- Cable company
- Trash removal
7
Days Before You Move:
- Finish Packing:
- Pack by room
- clearly mark boxes and be specific about what's inside. This makes
unpacking much easier.
- Reinforce the
bottoms of all boxes with strong packing tape.
- Breakable items
should be well padded and marked "Fragile" on all sides
of the box.
The
Day Before You Move:
- Make a final walk
through to be sure nothing gets left behind.
- Have keys for your
new home.
- Confirm your move
by calling your moving company.
- Do one last clean
up - it's the most important thing you can do to welcome your new buyers.
- Turn over keys
and garage door openers to your real estate agent.
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