The 10 Steps To Plan The Perfect Relocation
After selling your home and buying a new home, the biggest hassle is relocating. Whether it's a move across the country or across the city, the whole process can either go smoothly or have the overtones of a major life crisis. We've been on hand during transferee moves for some time and have come to the conclusion the "little things" make the difference between a smooth move and chaotic one. The secret is in the details that go beyond the usual common-sense procedures of getting belongings from one place to another. You'll have a better chance of a trouble-free move if you become familiar with our top 10 tips to a smooth move.
(1) Expect stress - First and foremost, you should expect a certain amount of stress and be as patient as possible -- with yourself and everyone else. When a whole family remembers to listen carefully and respond thoughtfully, things are easier for all concerned and will result in calmer moments for the family.
(2) Fix up and toss out - When a home is up for sale, the chore of clearing out clutter (for showing the house) can be combined with sorting and packing. Even if professional packers are scheduled to do the big packing job, time is saved at the destination when you personally box many items (off-season clothes, for example). Don’t get emotionally attached to all belongings and resist the tendency of hoarding everything that you have. Take a firm decision to toss out things that won’t have any use for your family in the near future.
(3) Keep a moving book – Get organized while moving. Having a personal moving book (a 3-ring binder plus pocket dividers) helps keep details in their place: checklists, daily reminders, mover information, and, especially, lists of what's where. (One of the most frustrating aspects of moving is not being able to find things that have been shuffled from here to there.)
(4) Print change notices - As soon as a home is sold, notices should be sent to alert utility and other services of cancellation dates, to transfer bank accounts and medical records, and to avoid annoying gaps in subscriptions. Remember to make a standard format of change of address well in advance, and send it to everyone concerned ( includes companies where your holding your fixed deposit, shares, debentures, utilities etc)
(5) Return and collect things - Returning borrowed things (library books, friends' belongings, etc.) should be on your move-out checklist, as well as a reminder to collect things -- from safe deposit boxes, the cleaners, storage places, repair shops, friends' homes.
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