Moving Checklist

29 items

• Planning
• Book moving company or truck rental
• Set moving date
• Get quotes from movers
• Take time off work for moving day
• Notify landlord or finalize closing paperwork
• Address & Utilities
• Change address with USPS
• Update address with bank and credit cards
• Update driver's license and vehicle registration
• Transfer or set up electricity
• Transfer or set up internet/cable
• Transfer or set up water
• Cancel/transfer renters or homeowners insurance
• Packing Supplies
• Buy moving boxes and packing tape
• Buy bubble wrap and packing paper
• Get permanent markers for labeling boxes
• Pack an essentials box (toiletries, chargers, medications)
• Packing
• Sort and pack kitchen items
• Sort and pack clothes and closets
• Pack important documents separately (passports, birth certificates, lease)
• Back up computer files
• Declutter and donate unused items
• Household
• Arrange for kids' school records transfer
• Arrange care for pets on moving day
• Empty and defrost the refrigerator
• Clean current home before leaving
• Moving Day
• Do a final walkthrough of old place
• Confirm parking/loading access at both locations
• Keep cash for movers' tip
• Check smoke detectors and locks at new place