{"id":5413,"date":"2025-02-19T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=5413"},"modified":"2025-02-19T21:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T05:24:04","slug":"moving-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/moving-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Detailed Moving Checklist Organized by Key Home Sale Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"

It sounds simple in theory: When the buyers of your home come to take possession, you need to be completely, 100% moved out.<\/p>\n

The reality is the home hand-off can be a logistical nightmare.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had people literally crying in the driveway, moving vans in the driveway, and the other people haven\u2019t moved out yet,\u201d said Nicole Solari<\/a>, a real estate agent in Fairfield, California, with 11 years of experience. \u201cAnd conflicting times. Just lack of coordination, and lack of communication, is the biggest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a hot market, you may have as few as 36 days from list to sell<\/a>. What can save you from this soap-opera-level drama during what should be an exciting time?<\/p>\n

A checklist, of course. And not just any checklist, but a detailed moving checklist to track your progress along each step of the home sale, even while you\u2019re juggling buyer pop-bys and keeping your home show-ready. With help from moving pros and the best real estate agents in the business, that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve created.<\/p>\n

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Pre-listing: Purge, declutter, clean and start making \u2018moves\u2019<\/h2>\n

Before you put the for-sale sign up in the yard and start booking showings, you\u2019ve got a lot of work to do to get your house ready for the market.<\/p>\n

The good news is that all the effort you pour into decluttering and cleaning your house to attract buyers will also make your move easier.<\/p>\n

Jenna Weinerman<\/a>, head of marketing at Updater, a well-funded moving app, recommends you start decluttering early on by using the \u201cMoSCoW Method\u201d (Must have, Should have, Could have, Won\u2019t have). The MoSCoW method is actually a business management prioritization technique that you can apply to your sorting process to more effectively decide what to keep and what to get rid of.<\/p>\n

To use the MoScoW Method, go through your belongings and divide them into separate piles based the following priority tiers:<\/p>\n