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Moving Tips
Step 1: Get Organized
It all starts with planning and organizing your move. Like any big project, you need to plan your work and then work your plan.
• Purchase a special notebook where you record information about your move. Try to return it to the same place each night so you will know where to find it the next day.
• Purchase moving supplies: tape, markers, scissors, pocketknife, newspaper, blankets, moving pads, plastic storage bins, rope and a hand truck. Free boxes can usually be obtained at a local supermarket, but consider purchasing wardrobe boxes for moving clothes. Also try to keep these items in one central location so they will be easy to locate day after day.
• Buy supplies for cleaning your old home before you leave. These can then be packed and brought to your new home so you can clean first thing.
• Consider having a garage or tag sale to clear out unwanted items and plan accordingly. Otherwise consider donating the items you do not want to bring with you.
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Moving Tips
Step 1: Get Organized (continued…)
• Keep a detailed record of all moving expenses for tax purposes. Your costs may be tax deductible depending on the circumstances of your move.
• Coordinate moving help. Ask friends and family well in advance if they can lend a hand and do your best to accommodate their schedules.
• For safety reasons, make arrangements for young children and pets to be out of the house on moving day.
• If you are moving some distance, make travel arrangements including hotel and airfare.
• Create a floor plan of the new house for reference during packing and on moving day.
• Make back-ups of computer files and determine how you will move this delicate equipment.
Moving Tips: Contents
Step 1: Get Organized
Step 2: Get In Touch
Step 3: Pack It Up
Step 4: Moving Day
Step 5: Settle Into Your New Home
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