• Inventory all of the items you want to move.
• Garage Sale.
• Moving Companies estimates
• See if your new employer is covering any moving expenses.
• Notify Apartment and Rental Connections where you are moving.

Four Weeks:

• Give Notice to current Landlord.
• Put valuables in a safe deposit box.
• Get Records of: prescriptions, eyeglasses, x-rays, children's school records,
  pets medical & immunizations.
• Change of address notice to: post office, friends, family, magazines, credit
  cards, insurance companies (auto, health & home).
• Ask current medical professionals for possible referrals.
• Give notice of cancellation to: newspaper & utility companies.
• Drain gas, oil, propane from lawn mover, bar-b-que, etc.

One week before moving:

• Notify Apartment and Rental Connections where you are moving.
• Locate new bank and order checks.
• Close current bank accounts.
• Service automobiles.
• Empty freezer.
• Traveler's checks for moving.
• Separate personal / family items for travel from items for the movers.
• Plan for special needs of pets / children.
• Remove valuables fro safe deposit box.

Moving Day:

• Be at the house the entire time the movers are there.
• Double check with moving company on delivery address and date.
• Carry valuables (jewelry and documents) personally.
• Make a final tour of you residence to make sure nothing is left behind.
• Disconnect all utilities.
• Lock all doors and windows.
• Leave old keys with appropriate person.

When you arrive:

• Make sure Apartment and Rental Connections is listed as your referral source
  on your paperwork at your new home.
• Make sure Apartment and Rental Connections has all your move-in information.
• Check on service of utilities (telephone, gas, electric, water, cable, trash
  removal).
• Check pilot lights on stove, hot water and furnace.
• Change your drivers license
• Register your vehicles within 5 days.
• Register children in school.
• Arrange for new medical professionals.
• Obtain phone numbers for emergencies.
• Register to vote.