How To Prepare For A Move
The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team of Keller Williams Realty - http://www.mevhomes.com
How to prepare for a move involves some simple steps. To take the stress out of the move, start simple and create a list. By breaking down your moving tasks, you will find that the move into your new home can be easy.
First steps include:
- scheduling a mover 2 months prior to your move, start packing early so you don't become overwhelmed, and keep a file with all your moving receipts (some maybe tax deductible!)
Second steps include the following:
- Take one room at a time and purge anything that you know you will never use or is old and unusable. Make a bag of any good will items.
- Depending on the size of your current house, purchase at 25-30 boxes so that you do not have to make several trips. Once you pack up these boxes, you will get a better idea of how many more boxes you will need. Boxes can be purchased at storage facilities and Home Depot.
- Purchase bubble wrap and some butcher paper as well.
- Save your newspapers prior to your move – newspapers are good for wrapping things.
- Purchase clear packing tape.
- Purchase stick on labels for each box and label the contents of each box. Give each box a number and a color.
- Purchase colored circle labels or square labels and stick one color on each box. Decide which color will represent which room the box goes into.
- Keep a separate list of the box numbers and items in the boxes.
- Find your instruction manuals for all electronics and anything that needs to be connected or assembled. Put them in a large envelope and put them in a safe place where they are easily accessible.
- Keep a tool box accessible on moving day and know where it is when you move into your new home. Take it with you.
One Month Before you Move:
- Go to the post office and fill out a change of address form with the date you would like your mail to start being delivered to your new location.
- Notify medical doctors, dentist, eye doctor, schools, work, etc. of your new address.
Two Weeks Before you Move:
- Notify the following companies of your new address: cable, electric, telephone, gas, home insurance, car insurance, life insurance, charge card companies, bank, etc. of your new address.
One Week Before you Move:
- Pack your valuables, these include passport, insurance papers, property deeds, auto-mobile ownership, etc as well as cash and jewelry. Plan to keep these valuables with you.
- Clear the refrigerator.
One Day Before You Move:
- Confirm with your moving company that you are scheduled for the date and time agreed upon
- Empty, defrost and clean your refrigerator.
- Clean your stove
- Pack medications and any other necessities
- Gather up house keys for new owner
Day of your Move:
- Point out to moving crew anything that is extremely delicate.
- Do a final walk through to make sure you have taken everything with you.
Need more advice on how to prepare for a move, contact The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team of Keller Williams Realty today at http://www.mevhomes.com. Our team are experts in the North Atlanta communities of Alpharetta, Cumming, Roswell, Milton and Dunwoody.
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