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A Moving Checklist that helps to Stay Organized

A step by step guide to help you if you are planning to move to a new city

By Qamar AbbasPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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Moving to a new location might be exciting, but with this excitement, there are many things to do to accomplish. And if you do it with carelessness or unintentionally, some daunting tasks may cause trouble. But you can dodge these issues with a simple trick, and that is to make a moving checklist. Yes, keeping yourself stay organized during your moving process is to write a moving checklist. All you need is to trust your list and get a little help from your family or friends. Here’s a few steps that are discussed that you need to keep in mind while planning for relocation or moving checklist.

Choosing the best Moving Method

There are two ways to relocate that you are going to spend your biggest moving expenses. First, you do everything yourself from packing, loading, and then drive a rental truck. 2nd is you hire a moving company that does everything for you and you need no work to do.

But wait, if you want to choose the first option, search on the internet before going with it. You will get many stories of people who tried to move themselves and the result in broken things. To save some of your money and to have damaging items at the end, sure not to be a good idea.

Spend some of your time in hiring movers and packers. I think it would be an excellent choice for you because that firm will do everything for you. At least you are sure that your belongings are in professional hands, and you would get your belongings in one piece. But you have to be careful while picking up a moving company as many companies are not reliable. It won’t be hard for selecting a trusted moving company by asking your friends or people in your area who have recently moved.

Get a Help Handing

Leave no stone unturned for a successful relocation. Unless you have experience of multiple moves or an athlete, you will need some help on moving day. Believe me, and it’s in your favor to schedule ahead of time, whether you hire men power or ask your buddies to help.

Donating your leftover

There might be some items in your home that you won’t want to carry into your new home. That could be old carpets, furniture, chairs, books or clothes, etc. If you don’t have time to arrange a backyard sale box, then you might be interested in calling a donation center that picks up. Make a list of items you don’t feel willing to carry with you and separate them from other items you will carry. Schedule a time and date to come to your home and pick up these items. First, you should pack the necessary things you want to keep and then invite them to rest. You should also make sure they could not pick those items that stay with you or missed while packing.

Changing Mailing Address

It’s a common thing that people forget to update their mailing address before leaving the old place. You surely won't’ want to be one of them and miss your important mails after your move. Make sure you updated your mailing address in all your relatives, friends, or offices. In this way, you are confirmed no one will post mails to your old address. But if you are a business owner, what about those mails currently coming onto your old address? The best way to tackle them is to call and inform international mail collecting companies. They will provide you with a list mails that are on their way and let you choose what to do with it.

It’s hard to have a new PO Box in a state you don’t yet live, so be prepared to handle these kinds of issues. To deal with it, you should start working on it before a month of your final moving date. It’s a better idea to do and have your mail to deliver onto your new address instead of canceling them.

Moving is a stressful time, but you know soon it will end. You will forget these stressful moments after finally having into your new home.

I hope that the steps above metioned will going to help you to move to your new house.

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About the Creator

Qamar Abbas

Qamar is a Google Certified Digital Marketing and SEO Expert. Helping both small and big brands to 100x their online presence. Currently, I’m heading up marketing team efforts including, SEO, PPC, Content Marketing, and SEM for IverxSols.

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