Moving Box Delivery’s 10 Step Moving Checklist
When moving, preparation is vital to success. Moving Box Delivery hopes that our “10 step moving checklist’ is helpful to you in preparing for your move! Also be sure to check out our “Change Your Bills Checklist” AND our “Preparing for your move checklist.” These moving checklists are designed to make it easy for you to be successful in preparing for YOUR moving day.
HAPPY MOVING!
1. Research the new city or the new geographical area you are moving to.
Choosing what city and/or what part of town you will be moving to is a very important decision. Most people spend more time researching a car then they do researching where they are going to live.
There are wonderful resources to help to you research your new home online, even before you travel to a new place. Quickly be able to research items such as cost of living, demographics, traffic, job opportunities, weather, schools, crime, health and more will help you make an effective decision when you move.
Helpful Moving Resources to research your new city
2. Find housing to buy or rent.
When moving to a new place, many people chose to rent to learn the area to determine which part of town they would actually like to purchase a home in. If you are looking for a rental, a roommate, or you would like to purchase a home, Moving Box Delivery hopes these resources are helpful.
3. Research Schools if you have children.
Get a copy of all records and also have them transferred. Schools can vary drastically from one part of town to another. Every parent knows that an important aspect of your research for finding a new home, is finding an area with a good school system.
4. Donate, Sell, or Throw Away Items that You do not want to move.
One of the best ways to save a lot of money on moving expenses is to have fewer items to move. Most people accumulate a lot of belongings that they don’t necessarily use, or want to keep when moving. Spend time going through your home and deciding what you are going to donate, throw away or sell. You will be very happy you did this once moving day comes around. It also will make unpacking that much easier!
Helpful resources for Selling or Donating Your Belongings
Need Help Getting Rid of Belongings? Click Here to Find a Home Organizer
5. Research and Hire a Moving Company
HIRING A LOCAL MOVER VERSUS A LONG DISTANCE MOVER
- A local mover is paid by the hour and has authority to move from one city to another city.
- A long distance mover can move from one state to another and charges by the pound.
Most people do not know there are two types of movers. Which one should you use, particularly when most long distance movers will also move you from one city to another.
If you are moving locally from one city to another city, in almost all cases it is recommended to hire a “Local Mover,” versus a long distance mover. Local movers typically charge less money, as they charge by the hour versus charging by the pound.
Most local movers provide FREE hanging Wardrobe boxes for use the day of the move. This is why Moving Box Delivery does not include these boxes in our moving kits and makes these boxes an optional kit. If you are moving long distance, you will need a lot of wardrobe boxes for clothes and other large items.
Find a Mover - American Moving Association
Make Storage Arrangements if Needed
6. Prepare for Shipping Items
When moving from one state to another, the two most common items that people need to ship, is their car, and/or fine art. Remember to reserve a rental car, as it can sometimes take a few weeks for your car to arrive when shipping it.
7. Prepare for Your Move
Click Here for a Checklist to Prepare for your Move
8. Change Important Addresses
So much to do, and so little time. Therefore, a very important task in moving preparation is to forward your address to your new home with the post office. Then if there are a few providers that you accidentally forget to change addresses with, you will still receive your mail. Also, don’t forgot changing your address with the IRS, the DMV, and social security if applies.
Click here for links to Change of Address Sites
9. Cancel old services and order new home services.
Moving Box Delivery has created a very helpful Home Resource Checklist to make it easy for you to remember to change all of your bills. From telephones, to magazines to newspapers, we hope that this easy checklist helps you remember to change all of your important bills.
Click here for a complete checklist to change your home services
10. Enjoy unpacking and getting settled into your new home.