Your Moving Checklist: 15 Things to Do Before Moving Into a New Home

Welcome to the ultimate moving checklist—a list of all the things you should do before moving into your new home.

Let’s face it: With all the excitement of new digs, it’s easy to forget some important tasks. Plus, certain things are best done while the house is still vacant, long before your boxes and furniture are parked in the place. Put these things off, and it becomes all the harder to tackle them later.

So before you move—or in case you have moved and are wondering how many of these you hit—check out this moving checklist to know what should be done long before you settle in.

1. Turn on utilities

2. Set up internet and cable service

3. Order an energy audit

4. Do a deep clean

5. Change the locks

6. Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

7. Set up the alarm system

8. Tackle major home renovations

9. Make repairs

10. Get a home warranty

11. Buy fire extinguishers

12. Get to know your new house

13. Childproof the home

14. Forward your mail

15. Update your billing address