Moving Tip of the Week - Moving Time Line: 2 Weeks Out

Whether you bought a Basking Ridge home or are leaving the area, start planning early for your move.


2 Weeks Before Your Move . . .

• Notify cable, garbage, lawn, show plowing, and satellite services, along with local and long distance phone companies of your move and new billing address.
• Arrange for disconnect / transfer of all utilities.
• Have your car serviced if needed for any long drive to your new home.
• Discontinue any newspaper delivery services as of your move date.
• Recruit people to help you on moving day. Don't forget someone to help the kids and pets!
• Confirm moving company or truck arrangements.
• Make sure you have an adequate supply of any necessary prescriptions/medical supplies for your move and lag time in finding a new physicians.
• Check your insurance policies to find out procedures/timelines for your coverage given your move.
• Set up utility services for your new home.
• Schedule time to visit with neighbors, friends, and the like.
• Check back on your progress on this checklist. Is anything not yet done?
• Make arrangements for the removal of any food not being moved. Consider donating canned goods to charity - they are costly to move.

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Moving Tip of the Week - Moving Time Line: 3 Weeks Out

Whether you bought a Basking Ridge home or are leaving the area, start planning early for your move.

3 Weeks Before Your Move . . .

• Call relatives, friends, business contacts from your "Change of Address: notification list and let them know of your move.
• Start packing a suitcase for each family member with clothes and personal items to take with you. Encourage your children to help pack their suitcase.
• Register children at their new school if applicable.
• Notify Insurance Companies (Health, Life, Homeowners/Renters, Car, Disability) to transfer policies or get new policies established.
• Notify financial institutions/banks of your new address. Make arrangements to close safe deposit boxes, etc.
• Notify federal and state taxing authorities or any other government agencies needed of your move.
• Develop a plan for moving valuable items and those that require special handling.
• Locate critical documents (Securities, insurance policies, financial documents, passports, title policies, etc.) and place them in an appropriate place to be moved where they will not be accidentally mixed in with other boxes and hard to find later! Remember Safe Deposit boxes.
• Notify Post Office of your move and complete Change of Address cards.
• Fill out Change of Address forms for memberships, magazine subscriptions, and warranties.
• Check out Voter Registration procedures for your new community.

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