8–12 Weeks before You Move

• If you own your home, contact your real estate agent to begin the selling process.
• Establish your preferred moving dates.
• Research your new community by using Hurricane on-line moving tools.
  • Compare school districts
  • Obtain free city reports
  • Use our salary and mortgage calculators to compare

• Set up a house-hunting trip to your new city.
• Find out if your employer will be paying for the move, or will be providing you with a lump sum or a direct reimbursement.
• Have a garage sale or donate goods you do not want to move.  This will help you save costs on the move.

4-8 Weeks before You Move

• Purchase your new home; arrange financing; establish close dates.
• Make a list of everyone you need to notify of your move.
• Obtain change of address cards from your local post office.
• Check with your school on transferring your children’s school records.
• Research driver’s license requirements for the state you are moving to.
• Find out from the IRS or your accountant if moving expenses are tax deductible.
• Contact your insurance agent to discuss your insurance needs for your new home.
• Select a new bank in your new city.
• Begin to organize your medical and dental records.

3 Weeks before You Move

• Make a decision on whether you will pack your own cartons or if you’d like to utilize the Hurricane professional packing service.
• Begin the packing process if you are doing it yourself.
• Compile all personal records.
• Change your address on credit cards, magazine subscriptions.
• If you have children, arrange for them to be at a babysitter during loading day.
• Arrange to have your utilities disconnected after your move-out day.
• Arrange to connect your utilities the day before your scheduled move-in day.

2 Weeks before You Move

• Plan to use all the food in your refrigerator and freezer.
• Clean your home and clear basement and attics.
• Cancel all current delivery services such as newspapers.
• Dispose of all flammables, cleaners, paints, aerosols, ammunition, etc.
• Transfer all current prescriptions to your new local pharmacy.
• Clear out your safety deposit box.  Transfer bank accounts.
• Be sure that you have packed everything in advance.
• Drain the oil and gasoline from your lawn mower, and other power tools if they are to be moved.

One Week before You Move

• Confirm your travel arrangements for your family.
• Provide contact phone numbers for your Hurricane agent so that you are accessible during your move.
• Empty and clean your refrigerator and freezer, clean your stove, etc.
• Only use those household items that you’ll need, such as sheets, towels, a few pans and dishes.  Make sure everything else is ready to be moved.

Moving Day

• Review all paperwork with your Hurricane driver.
• Be available to check off inventory of all items moving.
• Once moving van is loaded, double check that nothing was left behind in closets, basement, attic, cabinets, drawers, etc.
• Make sure your children and pets are not at home so that they do not get in the way of the movers.