30 Blogs with the Best Checklists for Cross Country Moves

Now that you’ve decided to make a new start, it’s time to get yourself organized for the move. No doubt you have already thought of creating a checklist, however, it’s a little more complicated than you may think. When you're moving, especially across the country, a single checklist just won’t suffice. You will need to plan your move in stages in order to avoid becoming swamped with the details. These thirty blogs deal with every aspect of a cross country move, and will help ensure that you have a smooth transition to your new home.

Master Checklist

Consider this your base of operations, from which you will create individual campaigns and strategies for your move. From this list you will branch-off to other areas of your move until you are left with a number of checklists you can use to concentrate on specific groups of tasks. For an overview of the different types of checklists you will need, take note of the suggestions in these five blogs.

1. Moving House Checklist
2. The moving house checklist – guest post from Property Price Advice
3. Apartment Moving Checklist
4. Going From Renting to Owning? Here’s Your Moving Checklist
5. Expats Packing Checklist – Making the moving process easier

Creating an Inventory

If you’ve ever tried to memorize a shopping list, you will have an idea of how impossible it would be to mentally inventory every possession in your home. With that said, creating an inventory of items is the only way to make sure everything you packed arrives intact at your new home. You can use the traditional method of pen and paper, however, these five blogs also have some nifty software to make the job much easier.

6. Taking a Home Inventory Before the Move
7. Create a home inventory before you move
8. How to Create Your Own Home Inventory
9. Moving? It’s a Good Time to Make a Home Inventory
10. How-To: Create a Home Inventory and Packing List

Before the Move Essentials

You’ve probably heard the term “check, then check again,” so be prepared for some quality control during the organization of your move. You can’t just decide that you need movers and then leave it at that, for instance. You must create checklists that will help you make the right choices and remind you to tie up any loose ends before the move. The devil is in the details, so make sure you read these five blogs to keep you one step ahead.

11. Furniture Removals N1 – Common Customer Complaints
12. Look for ‘Red Flags’ When Hiring a Moving Company
13. Moving Home? Meet The Essential Checklist For Changing Your Address
14. Change of Address Moving Checklist
15. Your Cross Country Move Checklist

The Big Day

Moving day is when you will step things up a gear and all your previous checklists converge. If you’ve organized well, today is just a matter of coordinating and rechecking your lists. Don’t get complacent, though, as the best laid plans can go awry at the last minute. There’s still plenty to keep you busy, so use these five blogs to make sure that everything goes according to plan.

16. Top ten tips for moving day
17. Don’t Forget! 5 Often Forgotten Moving Day To-Do’s
18. Tips For A Smooth DIY Moving Day
19. A stress free moving day
20. What Can You Do If You're Sick On Moving Day?

Moving In Day

Moving in is just as stressful as moving out. You’re almost home free, but not quite yet. There is unpacking and checking to do and, considering you have travelled cross country, it’s going to be tough. As long as you have your handy checklists, though, you’ll get through it in no time. In these five blogs you will find all the checklists you need for moving out – only in reverse.

21. So many things to do when you move into a new house.
22. 6 Things Everyone Should Do When Moving Into a New House
23. Ten Things To Do When You Move Into A New Home
24. An essential checklist for moving in to a new home
25. The Top Six things to do After Moving into a New House

Settling in List

You’ve worked hard and now it’s time to get settled into your new home. At this stage you can mostly throw away your checklists. The need to regiment everything you do is now optional. However, it won’t do any harm to make a mental list of ways you can settle in. Here are five blogs with some great ideas on how to settle into a new home.

26. Settling into my new home
27. Settling into Your New Home During the Holidays
28. Settle your child into a new home – quickly!
29. Making baby feel at home
30. How to meet your new neighbors