6-8 Weeks
Before

Organization is the key for a smooth move and this is the time to start working on the details of your move.
This is the time to decide what items you wish to transport to your new home and what you may want to dispose of. If you decide to dispose of items that you don’t need you should either sell them or donate them to a charity. Contact a local charity or pick a date at least two weeks before the moving date.
Start collecting suitable moving and packing supplies if you plan to do your own packing or partial packing. You can purchase all these materials from a moving company. All boxes that you purchase from moving company are specially designed for the moving industry to help prevent damages to your belongings. Getting boxes from other sources may not accomplish this, and may potentially create problems. These boxes may be unusually sized and may not be strong enough to prevent damage to the items packed inside.
Think about your new home layout and start thinking about where you'll place the furniture. Create a floor plan of your new home and this will help reduce the stress of having to make immediate and hasty decisions when your furniture arrives at your new home.
Become familiar with your new community. You may want to request information from the local Chamber of Commerce on schools, community programs, parks and recreation facilities, and begin reading the local newspaper and periodicals to learn about your new community.
All travel arrangements (hotel, flights, car rental, etc.) for your family should be made at this time. Try to keep your plan as flexible as possible to accommodate any schedule changes or delays.
Keep all receipts for moving related expenses in a designated moving folder. Many moving expenses are tax deductible. Obtain an IRS Change of Address form, Form 8822, by calling (800) 829-1040 or visiting the IRS website at www.irs.gov website. You will be able to download and print form 8822 and most other IRS tax forms; e.g., Form 3903 to help deduct moving expenses.
Finalize all real estate and rental needs.
Contact your insurance agent to transfer medical, property, fire and auto insurance.
All medical and dental records should be placed in a safe and accessible place. Be sure to include prescription and vaccination records.
Plan on taking all important documents and other monetarily and sentimentally valuable items (i.e., jewelry, coin collection, photos etc.) with you. Place the items in one easily identifiable and easy to locate folder or specially marked contained.
Return all the things you have borrowed.
Notify schools in the old and new location and arrange for the transfer of school records and begin the process of registering your children in their new schools.

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6-8 Weeks Before

6-8 Weeks
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