4 Weeks Prior to Move

Make a "Move" file folder
Set up a calendar for your move
Have a garage sale
Contact a local charity to donate any un-needed furniture
Gather moving supplies, boxes, tape, rope
Call a moving company or make truck rental reservations to move yourself
Collect doctors, dentists, medical and school records
Collect all financial, tax and employment documentation that may be needed for your loan
Contact your insurance company to transfer your policies (life, auto, homeowners)

3 Weeks Prior to Move

Arrange a cut off date, and date of new service with your utility companies (telephone, gas, electric, water, garbage, and cable)
Call friends and relatives to let them know you are moving
Canned goods can be costly to move — you may consider donating to a local charity
Check out Voter Registration information
Send change of address form to newspapers, magazines, and associations
Notify the post office of your move. Fill out change of address card
Review tax documentation on moving expenses

Transfer stocks, bonds, bank accounts, and contents of safety deposit boxes
Prepare a list of clothes to take with you, start separating them into suitcases
Take the time to check ALL of the previous items — you still have time

Clean you refrigerator and let it air out at least 24 hours before moving
Drain outdoor equipment, water from hoses, propane tanks from barbecue grills and gas and oil from lawn mowers. Discard any aerosol, paint, oils flammable, and/or toxic chemicals
Label items you need to easily access and place them in a separate room or closet
Arrange for pest control before moving into your new home-especially on new construction

RELAX
Remember that those items packed last will be unloaded first
Once everything is out of the house, take a last look through the house: cupboards, closets, behind doors, attics, stairwells, overhead in the garage, outside in the garage, outside the home, and any storage sheds