Moving Checklist

____ Remove unnecessary items from your attic, storage shed, etc.

____ Use things you can’t move, such as frozen foods and cleaning supplies

____ Start a possessions inventory

____ Solicit estimates from three moving companies

____ Call your homeowners insurance agent to find out how your policy will cover your move

____ Begin collecting all moving papers and receipts in a file folder

____ Arrange to transfer your children’s school records

____ Contact the IRS and/or your CPA for tax-deductible information

____ Evaluate your possessions inventory: Can you donate anything? Do you need it all?

____ Notify your friends, relatives, professionals, creditors, subscriptions, etc.

____ Locate healthcare professionals and hospitals in your new location

____ Complete change of address cards via the post office, or using online services, to include the following:

            ____ Banks

            ____ Charge cards

            ____ Religious organizations

            ____ Doctor/dentist

            ____ Relatives and friends

            ____ Income tax bureau/Social Security Administration

            ____ Insurance broker/lawyer/CPA/stockbroker

            ____ Magazines

            ____ Post office

            ____ Schools

____ Clean your closets

____ Hold a moving or garage sale or donate items to charities

____ Choose a mover or decide to move yourself

____ Contact your mover to ask about insurance

____ Send furniture, drapes and carpets for repair/cleaning as needed

____ Gather auto licensing and registration documents, medical, dental and school records, birth certificates, wills, deeds, stock and other financial documentation

____ Contact gas, electric, oil, water, telephone, cable television and trash collection companies for service disconnection and connection at your old and new addresses. Also ask for final readings

____ Request refunds on unused homeowner’s insurance, security deposit with landlord and prepaid cable service

____ Notify your gardener and pool service, if applicable

____ Contact insurance companies (auto, homeowner’s, medical and life) to arrange for coverage in your new home

____ Make your travel plans, if applicable

____ Arrange to close current bank accounts and open accounts in new locale, if necessary

____ Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of your new address

____ Arrange for childcare on moving day

____ Arrange for special transport for your pets and plants

____ Service your car for the trip

____ Contact your moving company and review arrangements for your move

____ Carry enough cash or traveler’s checks to cover cost of moving services and expenses until you make banking connections in new city, or keep with you an ATM card

____ Carry jewelry and important documents yourself, or use registered mail

____ Plan for transporting of pets

____ Double-check closets, drawers, shelves to be sure they are empty

____ Leave old keys, garage door openers and instruction manuals needed by new owner

____ Obtain Connecticut-drawn certified checks or cashier’s checks necessary for closing real estate transaction (check with title company transaction coordinator for details)

____ Check on service of telephone, gas, electricity, water and garbage

____ Check pilot light on stove, water heater and furnace

____ Ask mail delivery person for mail he/she may be holding for your arrival

____ Have new address recorded on driver’s license and car registration

____ Visit city offices and register for voting

____ Register children in school