Emotions play a confusing role in anyone’s life, and you get emotionally attached to a place where you are living. But, for those who are in government jobs, transfers are a regular affair. Even for normal individuals and business persons, they might at times decide to shift from one city or town to the other. Therefore, if you are put into that situation where you need to move from one city to the other in the coming days, in that case, here are a few to-do things that you must consider before making the move.
Before mentioning the tips let us understand the three crucial situations when you are thinking to relocate to another city or state.
- You need to accomplish some tasks in your old residence before finally leaving it.
- You must complete certain things in your new residence before moving there finally.
- And the last one. You can only do certain things once you moved to a new city.
So here are the points.
To-Do List In The Old Residence Before Leaving It.
In order to leave your old residence, there are some tasks that must be completed. The simple reason behind this is to simplify your life in the new city.
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Plan everything & make a checklist
This is the first thing you need to start with. Make proper planning with a checklist of everything that needs to be done, from now, till you completely shift to your new house. This checklist will prevent any trouble to happen untimely and will help you in a successful relocation. -
Inform the current house owner.
If you are living in a rented house, then you must inform your current house owner a few months prior to the date you will finally leave. This will help the house owner to arrange your money deposit return in time. Also, the house owner will get sufficient time to look for another tenant. -
Inform the current society.
If you are living in a housing society, then you should inform the authorities. In this way, they will clear any documentation needed. They will also take care of your house until some other family shifts in the house after you. -
Inform the maid, milkman, babysitter, newspaper, etc.
Informing in advance to the maid, milkman, and babysitter will help them find another family to provide their service and earn, within time. The newspaper agency will get time to manage their subscriptions and clear dues if any -
Inform the internet service provider.
If you are using any local internet service provider, then informing them in advance will prevent the automatic subscription renewal. You will also get the money deposits (if any) clear with them in time. -
Clear dues if any.
Before leaving the city you must clear any kind of dues. Like in the grocery stores, kids’ tuition, electricity bills, water bills, etc. -
Collect children’s school transfer documents.
This is probably the most important thing while relocation. Collecting the transfer certificates will help them get admission to a new city as soon as they shift there, without any study delay or loss. -
Post ads 1 to 2 months before to sell things
In case if you want to sell some things like your vehicle and electrical appliances, then put ads online 1 to 2 months prior. This will help you get genuine buyers in time, without suffering any money lost due to time insufficiency. It will also give you time for any documentation work if needed. -
Plan your budget.
Planning a budget will help you organize things according to your preferences. This will prevent any unnecessary debt or money flow. -
Take quotations from different packers & movers.
Now when it comes to pack and shift your house stuff, it is always better to hire a packers and movers company. They are professionals and they know how to pack and relocate things without damaging anything. To hire a packers and movers company, ask your friends and relatives first, they might know some trustable services. You can also check movers and packers online and select according to your preferences for quotations. But to know better about any of packers & movers, go thoroughly through their ratings and reviews on their own websites, local directories, and their social media sites. This can help you to curate some of the good packers & movers. -
Return items that don't belong to you.
If you want to maintain a sweet relationship with your neighbors, colleagues, even after you leave the city, then return the items that you have borrowed from them. This will also strengthen the bond in between, and your dignity will be safe. -
Stop online shopping at least 15 days before shifting.
Since your address will be changed in few days, it’s better to avoid online shopping until you shift to your new home. Or you can shop online, but provide your new address and a delivery date when you will be available there. -
Don’t buy unnecessary groceries.
When you are shifting to a new place, you definitely would not want to pay a shifting charge for groceries too, as you can buy them instantly in your new city as well. This will also save some space for other things during shifting. -
Arrange packing materials beforehand.
Cardboards, bubble wraps, tapes, sticky notes, scissors, papers, etc. Arrange these things beforehand to pack things. This will avoid any unnecessary running during packaging and will save some time for other important works. -
Separate important documents & papers safely.
To avoid any trouble in the future that can cause a headache, keep the important documents and papers safely. Like vehicle papers, financial documents, bills, medical papers, kid's school documents, etc. This will also reduce the chances of damaging or losing the documents while shifting. Always keep a safe side. -
Donate things
In situations like this, no one wants to create unnecessary luggage. Then what to do with the extra things? Donate them. Yes, there are some people who are poor and unable to live a middle-class or upper-class life. The extra things that you donate to them will make their life bit easy and happy. You can donate clothes, toys, medicines (not expired), house equipment, etc. -
Transfer LPG & DTH connection
It’s very easy to transfer the LPG & DTH connections these days. Make sure to transfer these to your new address. -
Retrieve the medical records.
If you or any of your family members have availed of medical services, then collect the documents to avoid any trouble in the new city. Having proper documents will also help doctors to communicate and treat properly. After all, healthy life is a happy life. -
Share your address wherever necessary.
In banks, insurance companies, kid's school, your office, etc. It’s a good idea to share your address in some places. This will make some of the works easy for you when you will finally shift to a new place. You can also apply a transfer request of your bank account to your new location. -
Throw a farewell party.
The reason to mention this point here is quite obvious. At a party, you are going to need the kitchen appliances for food preparation, the couch, and sofas for the guests to sit. Because you have not started your packing till now, it is comfortable to throw a party at this time. But, it all depends on you, whether you want to throw the party or not. -
Take pictures of electrical points & outlets.
Before you plug out the electricals completely, take pictures of the wires connected to the respective ports. This will make your work easy while installing the wires in the new house. -
Call electrician and carpenter 2-3 days in advance.
An electrician will detach all wires safely of the electrical appliances; will keep all the ports safe. A carpenter will remove the nails and screws safely from the furniture without any damage. So this furniture could be used in your new house as well, will also save some penny. -
Disassembling furniture for moving.
Huge furniture sets like beds, computer tables, sofa sets, etc. are always ready to assemble. You can call the shops to send their experts to disassemble the huge furniture safely. -
Empty the cabinets
Empty the cabinets before shifting. The shoe cabinets or book cabinets are generally heavy. So it can cause more damage to the cabinets when not empty while shifting. -
Call your friends for a helping hand
Shifting to a new location with a family and all furniture & electrical appliances is not easy. So you can make your work bit easy of packaging by calling your friends. Friends always play the role of helping hands in such situations. -
Pack items in categories
To unpack your things in your new house without any trouble, it’s a better idea to pack in categories. Like kitchen, bedroom, guestroom, etc. -
Protection for glassware or fragile items.
Glassware and fragile items like mirrors, artworks, lamps, chinawares, etc. are prone to break easily. Pack and unpack them safely is a critical job. You can use foams, bubble wraps, newspapers to pack them safely. -
Write on the packing boxes directly.
Use a marker or sticky notes to write on the boxes. In your new house, while unpacking, this thing is going to help a lot to identify your things correctly. -
Never pack boxes with empty spaces.
Empty space in boxes could break the box or the things inside during shifting. So never leave more than needed space in the box. You can also use old newspapers or bubble wraps or clothes to fill the spaces. -
Separate expensive and sensitive things safely
In the era of technology, there are so many daily use devices like mobiles, hard drives, pen drives, laptops, chargers, etc. You can’t risk them in any situation. So it’s always a good decision to keep them separately with you. -
Defrost and clean your fridge.
Defrost and remove the water completely from the fridge. Clean it properly before packing. Any scope of water after packing could damage the fridge along with the package. -
Take picture of your vehicles.
If you are giving your vehicles to the packers & movers for shifting, then take the pictures of your vehicle inside out. Also, share the pictures with the shifting team. It is a necessary step. When you get your vehicle shifted to the house, you can check and compare from the pictures if any extra damage has been done. You can claim for the damages with the packers & movers later. -
Prepare food in advance for the shifting day.
Cooking is a time taking process. Since your whole day will be dedicated to packaging and shifting, prepare some food early in the day if you don’t want to order food from outside. -
Pack snacks and easy-ready food materials separately.
Pack some snacks and easy to prepare food materials in a separate box. This will save some of your time the day you reach your new home. -
Pack essential items separately.
Pack the toiletry, soaps, shampoos, and detergent separately. You can use plastics to avoid any kind of leakage in the package box. -
Do insurance for the things.
This does not cost much, buying insurance for your things from the packers & movers will save some money in case any damage has been done. -
Clean your old house.
When you have vacated the old house, then clean it. It’s a nice etiquette and love for your old home. -
Take pictures and video of the house before leaving.
Before finally leaving the house take pictures & videos of the house. So, in case any damage happens in the house in the future, you will not be blamed as you have the proof. -
Take a final inspection.
Make a final visit inside your old home to make sure there is nothing important for you, left in the house. -
Turn off all the lights and lock the doors
In order to avoid any short circuit or any kind of internal or unusual damage, make sure to turn off the lights and lock the doors properly. -
Handover the keys to the concerned person only
After locking, always deposit the keys in the society office, or to the caretaker. As there are some people who are always looking for an empty place to party or to do illegal things. To protect your home from going into the wrong hands. -
Say goodbye.
To-Do List In The New City And New House Before Shifting.
When you are planning to shift to a new house in a new city, there are some important things that you need to do before shifting there. This is necessary because it will not only save your time but also protect you from unexpected troubles. In this scenario, we are considering that you have already bought or rented the house in the new city. So here goes the list.
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Cost of living analysis
COS Analysis or Cost of Living analysis is the in-depth finding of key essentials in a new city. At the time of moving to the new city; you should have preemptive planning to figure out the expenditure and cost. Thus, it may not be likely that the cost of groceries, healthcare, transportation, rent, and maintenance will be the same as in your current city. There might be living differences in the new cities. The parking charge, shifting charge, water bills, electricity bills, etc. There are so many things to look for. Analyzing these things will help you to keep a balanced life. Do a thorough analysis, plan your budget, forecast the earnings, and then only plan for the movement. -
Pre-visit the new house
Visit your new house once or more before shifting. There are so many things to be done. Like buying painting materials and cleaning stuff. -
Meet the authorized persons in society
If you are shifting in a society, then meet with the authorized people there in order to avoid any conflict. Like some paper works, maintenance changes, shifting charges, etc. Clear these things first. -
Take important contact details
Don’t forget to collect important contact details that could help you with the untroubled shifting in your new house. Like society members, electricians, painters, carpenters, plumbers, etc. -
Take pictures and video of rooms
This thing is always helpful. There will be so many things to be done in your house internally. Like painting, plumbing, etc. So you get to know if any damage has been done by them, not you. -
Thorough Cleaning
Thorough cleaning is highly recommended. As the house might have been subjected to virus and bacteria exposure beforehand; hence, you need to bring a professional cleaner to clean the house. Use steam cleaning or hot water cleaning technique. In the cleaning process, you can use different buckets, mops, vacuums, and other cleaning equipment for complete sanitation and refreshment. At no point in time should you settle for post-check-in cleaning? If possible, arrange the professional cleaners to clean your house before you set your foot in. -
Proper Painting
Most of the folks settle for the old paintings, but you should look forward to the professionals painting your house. Professionals are dexterous in their approach, as a result, you get the fine painting and aesthetics that you want from the house. At the same time, as they use capital-intensive painting techniques; hence, they can reach out to the crevasses and tough areas that you cannot reach. -
Organize the Closets
Before you move to a new house, check with the closets in the house. In case, if you are not satisfied with the closets, discuss it with a professional. He/she will recommend the best option that you can avail of for your house. At the same time, you need to figure out the space that you need to accommodate all your stuff. So, in case if the house is not having adequate space, settle for a complete revamp. By installing the new closets, you can easily manage all your stuff. -
Install New Locks
Once you move into a new house, it is essential that you have brought the locksmith and they are ready to install a new lock and security function. It is necessary to change all the locks because you do not know who might have access to your house. Therefore, when you change the locks, it will give you a stress-free living experience. -
Switch Board and Paneling
In case, if you have bought an old house, in most cases, it would be seen that the switchboards and panels are not complementing the shade of the wall. Therefore, it is advisable to pick your wall shade and buy the switches and panels that complement the shade. By doing so, you can instantly drive away from the redundancy from the aesthetical sight. -
Take precise measurements
Taking precise measurements of the doorways and rooms will give you an idea about the correct placement of your things. A centimeter difference can keep an appliance or furniture out of its correct place. This will also help you buy new furniture and appliances according to space. -
Find a school for kids
Not to create any delay in the study of your kids, make sure to find a good school earlier. So, after shifting there, your kids can get admission as soon as possible without wasting any time. -
Register your vehicle
Sometimes, and in some states, you need to process and update the license and registration of your vehicles. In order to prevent any legal actions, contact the authorities and start the paper works. -
Take a walk nearby
To know your future living area, you can take a walk or ride nearby to know the available facilities. Like medical shops, hospitals, grocery stores, malls, gyms, etc. -
Learn about transportation options
Check for local transports, like bus facilities, metros, and cabs, etc. Check their routes. So, when you finally shift there, you will be comfortable and familiar with locality and transportation. -
Engage Socially
In a new city, you will not have the same neighbor and camaraderie; thus, you need to create room for that. Now, the question is how to do it? Well, every city has its own social media connections. You can join the alumni of your college; or, you can join the forums where they let out the property to new migrants. In this way, you can build connections that will help you in the new environment.
To-Do List In The New City And New House After Shifting.
Now when you have finally shifted to your new house with your family, you have to do some tasks. Since most of the tasks you have already done before shifting, these tasks will be related from shifting kinds of stuff to managing a happy living there.
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Inform your society or house owner about your arrival
Upon arrival to your new home, the first thing to do is to inform the society or the house owner. This will avoid any kind of shifting conflict. They can also help in supervising for an easy-shifting without making any damage to society property. -
Take pictures and videos of home
Again? Yes. Take pictures & videos of the staircase and rooms. There is some probability of damage to the walls and building properties while shifting the things. In order to prevent you from the accusation of the damage not done by you, these pictures and videos protect help you. -
Tell the packers & movers company to start their job
Once you are done with the pictures and videos, you can tell the packers and movers team to start the shifting, as it will take some time. They are also time-bound as they have to leave for another shifting. We must respect everybody’s time. -
Check and count the things thoroughly
Take out the checklist of things shared with you and the packer’s services. Count them properly to make sure everything has been shifted. -
Unbox the important things
Unpack the things first that you are going to need instantly. Like the snacks and ready-to-cook food box, the toiletry, kids’ clothes, chairs to sit, etc. -
Quickly prepare some food and snacks
There will be a lot of unpacking work. So to store the energy for the day, you can prepare instant food and snacks for everyone. -
Set up Kids room first
In a situation like this, it is a great decision to set up the kids’ room first. This will keep them engage in their room. It will give you more time in unpacking and other important things that particular day. -
Unbox the major appliances and furniture
The electrical appliances and heavy furniture are difficult to unbox and set up. So you can tell the packers and movers team to do that, as they are professionals in that kind of job. -
Take pictures and videos while unboxing
In case if anything is damaged during the shifting, there should be some solid proof to claim the insurance or money for those things. Plus, no one can accuse you of that damage. -
Confirm the bills with the packers & movers
Now, since the job of packers and movers is done, you must confirm and collect the bills & documents properly. This will help in the coming days, especially in case of any insurance claim. -
Unpack the other important things
Now you can unbox the other important things like the clothes, and kitchen appliances, etc. -
Take help of electrician and carpenter
The electrician will install the electrical appliances correctly with proper sockets and plugins. You can take the benefit of the pictures and videos taken in your old home during electronic wire and socket removals. Carpenter will properly install the closets, furniture, etc. -
School admission of kids
Now that almost everything has been done, enroll your kids in a good school in order to prevent any study loss. The transfer certificates collected from their old schools will help your kids get admission without much difficulty. -
Update new address wherever needed
In case if you have not updated your address in your bank's accounts, insurance papers, or wherever necessary, do that without any more delay to prevent any kind of future problems. -
Start searching for a maid, milk service, newspaper service, etc.
If you need, then you should start looking for a maid, milk service, newspaper service, internet service provider, etc. Your society authorities or house owner can help you with that. -
Connect with the Locality.
The best way to connect with your new neighbors would be to throw away an entry party. In a new apartment; or new society; you can connect with your neighbors; build a friendship with them and make the new city-friendly.
Conclusion
Shifting to a new city along with your family comes with a lot of unknown and hidden jobs. So, if you make a checklist, in advance, of every situation, then you can accomplish each and every big and small work smoothly and efficiently. The main thing to do is hiring professional packers and movers company. This lessens the burden of your shifting responsibilities. Plus, it will protect your valuable from any kind of damage. So, always keep a checklist handy in order to make a happy relocation to your new world.
