Moving Monday Tips

Two Months before moving you should do the following:

• Sort and purge – Go through every room of your house and decide what you’d like to keep and what you can get rid of. Think about whether any items will require special packing or extra insurance coverage.
• Research – Start investigating moving company options. Do not rely on a quote over the phone; request an on-site estimate. Get an estimate in writing from each company, and make sure it has a USDOT (U.S. Department of Transportation) number on it.
• Create a moving binder – Use this binder to keep track of everything—all your estimates, your receipts, and an inventory of all the items you’re moving.
• Organize school records – Go to your children’s school and arrange for their records to be transferred to their new school district.