SELLER'S MOVING CHECKLIST
This checklist is a general reference and based on a closing that takes 60 days from accepted offer to closing. This time frame is arbitrary and varies considerably depending on each transaction.
Two Months Prior To Moving
o Organize important documents: auto licensing and registration, all insurance policies, wills, tax returns, birth certificates, medical and dental records.
o Submit a change of address to employer for W-2 and tax forms.
o Contact and select a moving company (determine town parking/unloading regulations).
Six Weeks Prior To Moving
o Contact your insurance company to ensure that your belongings are covered during your move.
o Obtain or transfer insurance to the new property.
o Request that school transcripts be forwarded (if applicable).
One Month Prior To Moving
o Begin packing.
o Send change of address information to the post office.
o Call gas, electric, water, oil, cable TV, telephone, newspaper, and trash collection companies for service disconnect/ connect at your old and new addresses. Also ask for final readings.
o Register children in school (if applicable).
Three Weeks Prior To Moving
o Open accounts at a new bank (if applicable).
o Have a moving sale.
o Keep packing!
One Week Prior
o Finish packing (leave out only necessities for moving day).
o Prepare specific directions for movers; include a labeled sketch of the floor plan for your new home to ensure that your possessions are delivered to the appropriate room.
Moving Day
o Final check through closets, basement and garage to be sure nothing is left.
o Leave home as stated in contract (“broom clean” is the norm).
o Record all meter readings.
o Bring all sets of keys and a checkbook to closing.
