Relocation Checklist Mobile App

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  1. Find a moving company to handle your move

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  Ask for referrals, or get a free quote

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  After an initial screen, have at least 3 companies give you in-home estimates

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  Do a background check: check registration, insurance, and Better Business Bureau records

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  Choose your moving company

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  2. Tell the family about the move

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  Be ready for anxiety if moving with children

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  Involve your family members in the moving process

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  If practical, consider a visit to your new hometown

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  Make arrangements for getting the family to the new home

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  3. If you're packing yourself, set a packing plan

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  Set aside a room in your house as 'packing central'

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  Buy moving boxes and packing material

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  Start getting rid of stuff you don't need

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  Identify in what order you'll tackle the rooms to be packed

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  Identify a color code for the boxes to help the movers put them in the right rooms in your new home

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  Identify items you will bring with you and not with the movers, like high-value items and valuabl...

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  Get a head start by packing nonessential things first

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  4. Get your paperwork in order

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  Transfer medical and school records

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  Investigate new homeowners and auto insurance policies

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  Forward your mail

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  Set up utilities at the new home

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  5. Moving with pets

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  Take care of any upcoming shots schedules

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  Arrange transport, including purchase of any animal carriers

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  Keep to a routine as much as possible as you approach moving day

• ...and More!