Relocation Checklist

Logistic Items To Consider

Other Issues To Consider

• Be ruthless! Go through each room and decide what to get rid of.
• Start planning a yard sale or contact your local charities.
• Find out whether your employer is paying for any moving expenses if any
• Contact moving companies for estimates and information.
• Make an inventory of everything to be moved
• Open a bank account in your new location and change currency if necessary
• Cancel all newspapers and services at your previous location
• Contact a real estate agent in your new location so they can begin searching for your new home or rental property
• Cancel or transfer mobile and telephone numbers
• Make sure your passport is valid
• Collect everything you have loaned out and return everything you have borrowed
• Start pulling together medical and dental records
• Schedule disconnection of utilities at your old home and connection at your new one
• Make hotel and airline reservations if you need them
• Get children’s school records
• Find a cleaning service that will do a final cleaning of your home
• Transfer or close bank accounts at previous location
• Remove all jewelry and other valuables to a safety deposit box or other safe place to prevent loss during the move.
• Check into storage options for those items you cannot move immediately and may need to store temporarily
• Make back-up copies of important files on your computer before packing it up
• Separate cartons and luggage you need for personal travel
• Pack a special box with essentials you’ll need for the first few days (Make sure this box is marked ”Do not move”)
• If you have children or pets, arrange for someone to look after them during the move
• Pack cleaning materials and tools separately
• Arrange for you mail to be forwarded
• Make a final check of the entire house (basement, closets, shelves, every room)