R2I in 2012? What you should be doing now ?

Hope this helps some of you who are already in the process of doing R2I in 2012 or still debating about it :-)


By now, many of the things should have been completed. Some of the things in this list are:

• If you have school going kids, should have settled with admission of the kids - if the school needs   kids to take the tests, you should have settled on a date as well.
• Should have finalized relocation with Employer or pretty much settled on a new job.
• Shortlisted the place where you would like to stay, based on work location, school etc. Even better, have shortlisted few apartments and have initiated process on getting an apartment once you land here.
• Have shortlisted the shipping company and have worked out the logistics - when they will pick-up, how much space you need etc.
• Have started packing the items you want to ship - separating the ones you don't need immediately versus the ones you need in short term.
• Have pretty much sold of the items that you don't need. Also, have made the cars ready for sale and possibly have shortlisted buyers. It would be good to get a buyer who can wait until you leave. If not, renting option is always there.

Of course, there are lots of other things to be done. Look into my blog entry for the sample checklist of TODOs:

http://r2idiaries.blogspot.in/2011/09/sample-checklist.html 

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