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Monday, 16 November 2015

How to Create a Timeline for Your Move to a New Home




packers and movers hyderabad   Whether you're buying or selling, coordinating your move is an important part of the home sale and purchase process. Yet it is easy to get lost in all the details of inspections, legal paperwork, and closing dates. While these are important, it's also critical to consider what steps are needed to deal with the other aspects of your move, from transporting your possessions to handling the administrative details of managing your change of address. In order to decrease the stress of moving, the following timeline recommendations will help streamline the moving process.

Two months prior
Two months before your move, it's time to start doing research and setting up a system to manage your move. Centralize all your real estate and move related paperwork in one place. Work to find the right moving company by developing a list of candidates. Discuss your options with your Realtor and ask friends and family for recommendations. Now is also the perfect time to give or sell items you want to get rid of, clear excess clutter, and generally eliminate belongings you don't plan to move.
Six weeks prior

packers and movers gurgaon    Administratively, it's time to tell your most important contacts. For example, these could include your children's school and your family's employers. Start to prepare for your move by purchasing or procuring the necessary supplies, including boxes, tape, labels, and markers. This will give you the flexibility to begin boxing up items as your schedule allows. Step your de-cluttering efforts into high gear, by taking steps such as dedicating a weekend to purging or hosting a garage sale. Finally, contact your top choice moving companies and get bids from them. If you're ready to make a commitment, get your move scheduled and all contracts and payments resolved.

Four weeks prior
Take the time now to handle all the non-urgent but important aspects of your move's administrative needs. Make copies of medical records, school records, and anything else you would like to have a hard copy of if you're relocating to a new town or region. File a change of address form with the postal service, and update any information on file with carriers such as Federal Express and UPS. Continue steadily making progress toward your goal of packing non-essentials.
Two weeks prior
Confirm plans to move important but delicate to transport items such as pets, plants, and antiques. Take stock of valuables such as jewelry and decide what special provisions you are making to move them. Prepare a kit (such as one suitcase) of the items you need to have access to during your move, such as medications, clothes, important documents, and electronics. Now is the time to move your packing into true high gear. Contact your moving company, and review all the details of your contract and move with them. Notify your utilities, and consider sending change of address cards (or emails) to family and friends.
One week prior to actual move day
Complete the process of packing up your belongings. Make any arrangements necessary for your new abode, such as hiring a professional cleaning company to care for the space. Keep the lines of communication open with your Realtor and moving company. Diligently reconfirm everything on your list as extensively as you need to feel comfortable.
Moving can be stressful, but partnering with the right real estate firm can remove many stress points from the process. You are about to embark on a new chapter in your life with all the fun of making your new house into a home.

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