5 things You Don’t Want To Forget When Moving

When planning a move, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with all the tasks at hand. Between dealing with real estate, packing, sorting out work or school arrangements, and informing family and friends, it’s crucial not to let important details slip through the cracks.

One of the best ways to ensure nothing is forgotten is to download a comprehensive moving checklist. This way, you don’t have keep all of the information in your head and you can go back and check over the list to make sure nothing was forgotten in the days after the move.

Things You Don’t Want to Forget During Your Move

Here are some tasks or items we often notice our moving clients forget to do during the process of organizing their move:

1. Forward/Cancel Mail and Subscriptions

No one enjoys receiving mail for the previous tenant. Make sure to update or cancel all your subscriptions. Keep an eye on your mail for a few weeks before moving to catch any companies that need your new address. Don’t forget to cancel local newspapers or magazines you no longer wish to receive.

Two Small Men Tip: Have a look at everything that comes in the mail for two or three weeks, then try to update your address or cancel with any company you think might send mail again.

2. Book the Elevator

If you’re moving into an apartment or condo, remember to reserve the elevator. Most buildings require this, and it’s best to coordinate the booking with your moving company’s schedule.

Two Small Men Tip: While you’re booking a time to use the elevator, check with your building if there is a way to book a parking space near the doors for the moving truck to fit. Things will go much faster if your movers don’t have to carry things down the block.

3. Schedule Internet and/or Cable

Setting up your Wi-Fi and cable can often be forgotten in the hustle of moving. Try to schedule the installation for the morning of your move. This way, you’ll have internet access during the move, and your furniture can be placed around routers and cables.

Two Small Men Tip: A good time to set up the installation of these services is the morning of your moving day before your moving company arrives. This way you can have Wifi at your new home during the move and furniture can be properly positioned around routers and cords.

4. Update Your License

It’s very important to make sure you update your license when you move to a new address. We once heard the story of someone who moved into a new home and started getting mail addressed to the old tenant about an unpaid parking ticket that escalated into a notice of a court date despite the new tenant sending the notices back with notes that the old tenant no longer lived there.

You don’t want to miss out on important notices like this, so make sure you update your license as soon as you move.

5. Transfer Home Insurance

You should notify your insurance company 30-60 days before a move that you're going to be moving and that you need to transfer your home insurance to the new address. This way, your provider can analyze your new home/location and update your policy accordingly.

Note that most insurance companies will cover both your new and old home for 30 days, so you don't have to worry about something happening at the new or old location halfway through the move.

If you’re planning a move, make sure to download our moving checklist to keep everything organized and get your free moving estimate from Two Small Men today.