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• If you will use a mover, get a few estimates from moving companies. |
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| • If you will move yourself, get costs from at least two truck rental companies. |
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| • Decide on the furniture you will keep at your new home and plan for any new |
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furniture purchases. |
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| • Make an inventory of your household goods and begin to remove clutter (start |
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with the basement, attic, garage, and other storage areas). |
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| • Start a file for all your moving paperwork (estimates, receipts, etc.). |
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| • Arrange to transfer school records. You can find out information at your new |
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school district at www.GreatSchools.net and http://nces.ed.gov/. |
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| • Choose a mover (or truck rental company). |
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• Subscribe to the paper in your new hometown to learn more about your new |
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community Make arrangements for storage if necessary. |
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| • Make arrangements for storage if necessary. |
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| • Ask your doctor or health plan provider for referrals, and obtain all medical records. |
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| • Have antiques, pieces of art, and other valuables appraised. |
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| • Clean all closets and drawers. |
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| • Start using foods and cleaning supplies that cannot be moved. |
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• Schedule disconnection of all utility services at your old home, and connection of |
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them at your new one. Be sure to disconnect the day after you leave and connect
the day before you arrive. If you have "last month" deposits with services, such as
the telephone company, request your refund. |
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| • If you are moving yourself, reserve a rental truck. |
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| • If you are packing yourself, Start packing! Anything you will not be using before |
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moving day should get boxed. Make sure to mark every box and carton, listing only general content information. |
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| • Create a "box inventory sheet" to record box number and specific content. |
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| • Arrange for special transportation of your pets and plants if necessary. |
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| • Check with your insurance company to see how your possessions are covered during |
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transit. |
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| • Make any travel plans necessary for your move. |
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| • Plan your moving sale. Remember to check with local authorities about restrictions. |
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| • Collect your important records -- Gather personal and family records, including |
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medical and dental, veterinary and school records; legal and financial documents;
birth certificates, passports and insurance documents. |
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| • Properly dispose of items that cannot be moved, such as flammable liquids. |
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| • Prepare auto registration for transfer (if moving to another state). |
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| • If you are moving in or out of an apartment, arrange for use of the elevator. |
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| • Hold your moving sale. |
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• Arrange for disposal of anything not sold at your moving sale.
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| • Service your car in preparation for the move. If you're moving from a warm climate to |
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a cold one, check your antifreeze. |
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| • Cancel newspaper delivery. |
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| • Transfer prescriptions and be sure you have an adequate supply of medications on |
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hand. |
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| • Notify the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. You may change you driver’s license |
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address at the following link: click here |
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| • Change your address - One week before your move, send change-of-address cards |
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to everyone who will need to contact you. You may request a change of address with the US post office at the following link: click here |
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| • Pick up laundry -- Laundry tickets are easy to misplace, so ask for your things by name |
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and not just by the receipts you have. |
Pack a travel kit:
Put aside critical items like a checkbook, credit cards, personal phone book, ID, flashlight, keys, toiletries, tools, paper plates, cups, towels, travel alarm clock, aspirin, bandages and games for the kids. Also, pack a suitcase with clothing and other personal items. |
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| • One day prior to Moving Day |
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| • Transfer your bank accounts. |
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| • Take animals to vet for immunization, if necessary. |
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| • Close and empty your safe-deposit box. |
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| • Defrost refrigerator and freezer, propping doors open. |
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| • Let movers pack your belongings (unless it's a do-it-yourself move). |
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| • Disconnect and prepare major appliances for move. |
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| • Set aside anything that will travel in your car so it will not be loaded on the truck. |
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Pack overnight essentials kit - sheets, towels, toiletries, phone, alarm clock, change
of clothes, and a flashlight |
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| • Pack a box of items that will be needed first at the new house. Clearly mark this box |
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"Load Last." |
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• Obtain cash or traveler's checks for the trip and to pay the movers. |
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| • Confirm arrival time of your moving van/truck. |
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| • If moving yourself, dismantle beds and other large furniture. |
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| • If using a mover, be sure someone is at the old house to answer questions. |
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| • Note all utility meter readings. |
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| • Complete the bill of lading carefully, reading all documents and inventory sheets |
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before signing. Keep copies of the bill of lading and inventory sheets in your file
until your items are delivered, moving fees are paid and any claims are settled.. |
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| • Oversee the unloading of your items and account for each box on your "box inventory |
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sheet". Check carefully for any damaged or missing items. |
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| • On an interstate move, be prepared to pay the driver before your possessions are |
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unloaded. |
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| • Supervise unloading and unpacking. |
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| • Be prepared to pay your mover with cash, certified check, or traveler's checks unless |
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other arrangements have been made in advance. |
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