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- Decide where you are moving to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6+ Months Before Moving<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Set your move-in date.<\/li>\n
- Interview realtors if selling your house.<\/li>\n
- Obtain the floor plan and exact measurements of your new home to determine what furniture will fit.<\/li>\n
- Begin interviewing moving companies.<\/li>\n
- After consultations with experts, decide whether to have an estate sale or to donate\/give away items that aren\u2019t moving with you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3 Months Before Moving<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Book movers and schedule the move date. Purchase packing supplies if you are packing yourself.<\/li>\n
- Start the decluttering process room by room starting with the least used room:\n
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- Garage<\/li>\n
- Attic\/Basement<\/li>\n
- Guest Room<\/li>\n
- Linen Closet<\/li>\n
- Office<\/li>\n
- Dining Room<\/li>\n
- Living Room<\/li>\n
- Bedroom<\/li>\n
- Kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Collect and organize important papers. Inform your family of the timeline and arrange for the pick-up of items they may want.<\/li>\n
- Begin packing items not needed until after the move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
1 Month Before Moving<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Complete address changes. Consider sending out a new home announcement for support from loved ones during the transition.\n
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- CRA<\/a><\/li>\n
- Driver\u2019s License\/Car Registration & Health Card<\/a>Notify:<\/li>\n
- Post Office<\/a><\/li>\n
- Credit Card Companies<\/li>\n
- Banks and Financial Institutions<\/li>\n
- Family and Friends<\/li>\n
- Newspaper\/Magazine Subscriptions<\/li>\n
- Social Clubs and Places of Worship<\/li>\n
- Lawyer, Accountant, Insurance Agent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- If you have pets, consider boarding them on move day and schedule the boarding if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2 Weeks Before Moving<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Refill all prescriptions.<\/li>\n
- Cancel utilities, cable, TV, and phone services at the old home. Schedule installation of the same at the new home.<\/li>\n
- Hold an estate sale if you are having one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
1 Week Before Moving<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Pack the remaining items in the house.<\/li>\n
- Arrange for donations and trash pick-up.<\/li>\n
- Pack a first box with essentials to take with you, not on the moving truck.<\/li>\n
- Oversee packing day if the moving company is handling it.<\/li>\n
- Finalize donation and trash haul arrangements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Moving Day<\/b><\/p>\n
- Driver\u2019s License\/Car Registration & Health Card<\/a>Notify:<\/li>\n
- CRA<\/a><\/li>\n
- Complete address changes. Consider sending out a new home announcement for support from loved ones during the transition.\n
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