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Buyer's Information
7 Steps to Buying a Home
The Seventh Step
Moving Checklist
It is never too early to begin planning your move. Veteran movers have found that a comprehensive timetable and checklist is the best strategy to ensure a smooth move. It is also a great way to involve the entire family in the move. As weeks pass your checklist will help insure that nothing has been overlooked. You will feel a sense of accomplishment as items are checked off your list.
Four weeks before you move:
Get estimates from moving companies or check on price of rental trucks. Start to use up things you can’t move such as frozen foods or hazardous/ flammable materials. Contact the IRS or your accountant for information on what moving expenses maybe tax deductible..
Take an inventory of your possessions. Are there items that you don’t want to move? Consider holding a garage sale or make arrangements to donate them to a charitable organization. Make a list of everyone you need to notify about your move friends, relatives, creditors, subscriptions, professionals, etc.
Locate all important papers you will need to carry with you like insurance policies, auto registration, etc. Contact insurance companies and arrange for coverage in your new home. Purchase packing material and start packing things you won’t be needing for the next four weeks.
If moving out of the area:
Contact the chamber of commerce in your new area for information on your new city. If you are moving at your employers request, check what expenses and responsibilities are theirs and which are yours. Locate all important papers you will need to carry with you like insurance policies auto registration, etc. Contact schools, doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, veterinarians and obtain copies of your personal records. Ask for referrals in your new town. If you will need a storage unit in your new area make arrangements now. Obtain a change of address kit from the post office and begin filling out cards.
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