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30-60 Days Before the Move

30-60 Days Before the Move:

• Sell, give away, or discard anything you do not want to move.
• Return all the items you have borrowed.
• Collect all the items you have lent.
• Make airline and hotel reservations if necessary.
• Prepare a room by room inventory of everything you will move.
• Write down the model and serial numbers of all appliances.
• Notify the post office of your change of address. Visit the United States Postal Service website to obtain the proper form.
• Notify your insurance company that you are moving.
• Arrange to disconnect telephone, water, and electricity from your old location on the day after your move.
• Arrange to have the telephone, water, and electricity connected at your new home the day of your move.
• Arrange to have appliances, chandeliers, and other electrical objects disconnected (water, electricity, and gas).
• Collect all valuable documents, make copies of each one, and place the originals in a safe location. The copies should be placed in another location. These important documents include birth and marriage certificates, medical records, military records, school records, deeds, wills, passports, insurance binders, vehicle registrations, and anything that would be difficult or impossible to replace.
• Give the moving company the exact address to where you will be moving, indicate the major intersections, and if needed, provide them with a rough map.