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Moving Guide - Tips and Suggestion to Help You in Your Next Move

​Relocating can be one of the most stressful and busiest days of a person's life. There are a lot of preparing and packing that needs to be done and they can be really exhausting. Following a methodological approach will help you before and after the big day. Follow this timeline to ensure that you are ready of your moving day.
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Months before the day of your move, take into consideration the things that need research and advanced notice:

  • Talk to your insurance provider to ensure that your homeowners' coverage is handed over to your new home.
  • Create a spreadsheet of the total cost of your move, they may be deductible on your tax return.
  • Keep all important documents related to your move like the moving estimates.
  • Pack important documents separately. If you don't want them packed, make sure that you put them in an organized file, so you would know where to find them.
  • Look for a reputable moving company to help you relocate. Contact potential companies and ask for a moving quote. In addition, discuss additional services they offer like packing and storage.
  • Call your local utility businesses to turn off the facility after your move.
  • Call your new utility services to have them turned on a day preceding your move. 

One month before your move, you need to:

  • Organize your items for easy-packing purposes.
  • Ensure enough packing boxes and related supplies.
  • For insurance purposes, take photos of each room.
  • Start emptying your freezer and refrigerator.
  • A number of weeks before you move:
  • Defrost and clean your freezers some weeks preceding your move date.
  • Confirm the date of your move with the moving company, your family, and friends.
  • Call off home services subscription you have like house cleaning or lawn care.

A week before your scheduled move date, don’t forget to:

  • Set apart items that you no longer need so they can be moved easily.
  • Start packing all non-perishable items in your kitchen.
  • Supply the USPS information with a change of address.

On the day of your move:

  • Make sure you ready food so that you would not need to cook on your first day at your new home.
  • Transfer all the items you packed into the vehicle(s) you will use.
  • Pack all your beddings and organize the beds.
  • Ensure that you have cleared the house of any mess and clutters to help the movers move around easily when they start moving your things into the truck.
  • Free your driveway or walkway of ice and snow if your move is scheduled on a bad weather day.
  • Make time to formally bid goodbye to your neighbors before the moving company comes to your home.
  • Remember to pack all perishable items on your own and transfer them to your car to ensure that they get immediately refrigerated.
  • Secure the final voucher from the moving company and keep it for tax purposes.
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Following these tips, you will lessen or even eliminate all the stress and hassle that moving can bring.

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