Moving Timeline

The following is a standardized timeline of how your move should progress:

8 weeks before moving

  • Create a floor plan for your new residence.
  • Before your moving estimate, decide which items you'll pack, and which you'd like the movers to pack.
  • Get moving estimates and decide on moving company.
  • Remove items from your attic, basement, storage shed, etc.
  • Start to use up things you can't move, such as frozen foods and cleaning supplies.
  • Contact the chamber of commerce or visitor's and tourism bureaus in your new community for information on your new city.
  • If not already done, create a work list of repairs needed to sell the existing home.
  • Hire contractors and schedule work for after the move.
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Helpful Downsizing Tips

Moving can mean considerable downsizing. In most cases people are thinking of moving out of their larger family homes to a smaller more manageable living situation. The downsizing process can be overwhelming physically and emotionally. To lessen anxiety and to begin this difficult task, I offer some helpful hints to get you started.

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