Moving Tips for Sellers

Useful tips to be thinking about after your home is under contract. 

  • Give your forwarding address to the post office, usually two to four weeks ahead of the move.
  • Notify your credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, and bank of the change of address.
  • Develop a list of friends, relatives, and business colleagues who need to be notified of the move.
  • Arrange to have utilities disconnected at your old home and connected at your new one.
  • Cancel the newspaper.
  • Check insurance coverage for moved items. Usually movers only cover what they pack.
  • Clean out appliances and prepare them for moving, if applicable.
  • Note the weight of the goods you’ll have moved, since long-distance moves are usually billed according to weight. Watch for movers that use excessive padding to add weight.
  • Check with your condo or co-op about restrictions on using the elevator or particular exits.
  • Have a “first open” box with the things you’ll need most—toilet paper, soap, trash bags, scissors, hammer, screwdriver, pencils and paper, cups and plates, water, snacks, and toothpaste.