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WE MAKE MOVING EASY
Moving at its best is an unsettling experience for the entire family. At Dan Schwartz Realty, we smooth the way and make things easier by providing, relocation information, special data regarding school districts, and one of our sales associates will work with you, who specialize in your neighborhood.
You'll want to start preparing for your move a month or two in advance. Feel free to print the following checklist.
Before A Move Checklist
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Collect cardboard boxes and other containers for moving.
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Discard items that you will not be moving.
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Find a moving company, get an estimate. Ask for referrals. Call your local and state Better Business Bureau to check them out.
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Have draperies and/or carpets cleaned before you move and then pack them for protection.
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Inform your company of the address change for their mailings - ESPECIALLY your W-2 Form.
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Notify the following companies, agencies, and/or people of your move. Reestablish contacts in new area...
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Request a transcript of your children's school records. Contact the new school.
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Address Change
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Charge accounts, credit cards
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Give forwarding address to Post Office four to six weeks in advance.
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Friends, relatives, and business contacts
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Subscriptions- book clubs, magazine, newspaper, record clubs
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Workplace
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Auto
— Drivers License
— Insurance
Banking
— Accountant
— Stock Broker
— Transfer funds
— Obtain credit references
Government Agencies
— Federal and State taxes
— Social Security (if receiving benefits)
— Veterans administration
Medical, Dental
— Ask for referrals
— Birth records
— Insurance- life, health
— Medical records
— Pet records
— Prescription histories
— Transfer optical, prescriptions, X-ray
Utilities
| — | Cable | | — | Electric | | — | Gas | | — | Telephone - Keep your phone service on through moving day...You may need it!! | | — | Water |
When You Get To Your New Home Checklist
| — | Call a locksmith to change EVERY "access lock"!! (alarms, sheds, mailboxes too.) | | — | Check the pilot lights in your stove, furnace, hot water heater. | | — | Check the telephone, gas, electricity, water. | | — | Go through your check list above - make sure each item has been completed. | | — | Purchase a new city or village sticker for your car. | | — | Register to vote. | | — | Register your car with a new state & get a new driver's license within 14 days. |
FINAL NOTES:
NOTE: Keep track of your moving expenses, some may be tax deductible!!
The BUSIEST moving season is the summer.
Most people move on the first and last days of the month.
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