Moving Checklist
a relocation real estate resource

Your Checklist For Moving


Send Change of Address to:

  • Post Office: Give forwarding address
  • Charge Accounts, Credit Cards
  • Subscriptions: Notice requires several weeks
  • Relatives and Friends

Don't Forget:

  • Bank: Transfer funds, arrange check cashing in new city
  • Insurance: Notify new location for coverage - life, health, fire, auto
  • Automobile Registration: Transfer of car title registration if necessary; also, driver's license, city windshield sticker, motor club membership
  • Utility Companies: Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel: get refund of deposits; arrange for immediate service of new location.
  • Route Deliveries: Change over of services for water, laundry, newspaper
  • School Records: ask for copies or transfer children's records
  • Medical, Dental, Prescription Histories: Ask doctor and dentist for referrals, transfer needed prescriptions, eyeglasses, x-rays
  • Church, Club, Civic Organizations: Transfer memberships, get letter of introduction
  • Pets: Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccinations

Be Sure To:

  • Plan for special care needs of infants and children
  • Empty freezer and plan use of foods
  • Defrost freezer/refrigerator. Place charcoal inside to dispel odors
  • Have appliances serviced for moving
  • Clean rugs or clothing and have them wrapped for moving
  • With your mover, check insurance coverage, packing and unpacking labor, arrival day, various shipping papers, method, and time of expected payment

On Moving Day:

  • Carry currency, jewelry and documents yourself or use registered mail
  • Plan for transporting pets
  • Let close friends or relatives know route and schedule you will travel, including overnight stops;
  • Double-check closets, drawers, shelves to be sure they are empty
  • Leave all keys for new tenant or owner with agent or Realtor.




Work with the Mark Hitz Realtor Team, Keller Williams Realty Northwest to Relocate, Buy or Sell a Far North Dallas Texas Suburbs Home

If you are thinking of moving, relocating, buying or selling a home, or just want to talk with an expert Real Estate Agent with detailed knowledge of the Current Far North Dallas Texas Suburbs Real Estate Market including The Colony TX, Little Elm TX, Frisco TX, homes for sale or any of the communities listed below, please feel free to contact us. Simply call us at 214-514-1800, or e-mail us. We'll be glad to talk with you about home relocation, moving and storage concerns, and help you in all of your Far North Dallas Texas Suburbs Real Estate needs.

  • Allen TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
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  • Copper Canyon TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling A Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Corinth TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Cross Roads TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Denton TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Double Oak TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
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  • Frisco TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Garland TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
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  • Highland Village TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Home Selling & Homes For Sale,
  • Lake Dallas TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Lakewood Village TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Home Selling & Homes For Sale,
  • Lewisville TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Little Elm TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
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  • Navo TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
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  • Parker TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Plano TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Prosper TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
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  • Sachse TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Shady Shores TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • The Colony TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,
  • Wylie TX Real Estate Guide to Relocation, Selling Your Home & Homes For Sale,

  • About Our Moving and Storage Guides

    Moving and storage commentary on this website is provided in a Keller Williams Realty Northwest advisory capacity for clients and customers. Our mention of specific movers, storage or related businesses is not rock solid endorsement by the Mark Hitz Realtor Team of their services nor should any moving or storage decisions be made soley based upon the information contained on this website. Links to any external movers, storage or related websites are provided as resources to assist relocating home buyers and sellers in their moving process. Our personal goal is to provide unique useful insight, opinion and information to potential relocating home buyers and home sellers interested in the Far North Dallas communities of Denton County and Collin County Texas. We encourage you to call Mark Hitz, Local Realtor® Keller Williams Realty Northwest at 214-514-1800 with any specific relocation, moving or storage questions you might have if you currently do not have a written agreement with another Texas real estate agent.


    If You Already Have A Real Estate Agent

    If you have already entered into a Written client | real estate sales agent Contractual Agreement with a Texas licensed real estate agent or Texas Realtor® this is not a solicitation for your business. It is unethical for us to work with clients of other Texas real estate agents and we adhere to this Realtor® code of ethics. We strongly encourage you to work with your current real estate agent, use their website guides, research and advisory abilities. Always contact them with any questions or "homes for sale" information you desire in your home buying or selling process instead of us, because using more than one Texas real estate agent will end up causing you unnecessary stress in one of the most important decisions you will make.