Sell, keep or compare?
Start with proceeds, carrying costs and your ability to manage a property from a distance.
Compare the numbers →Your departure plan
Take the next step with a plan.
Line up your move, your home and your next installation before departure day gets crowded.
Work backward from departure
As soon as orders are available
Connect with the gaining unit, open your official move plan and contact transportation. Check shipment, pet and vehicle arrangements before choosing travel dates.
Before making a housing commitment
If you rent, ask the legal assistance office how your lease and applicable military protections affect notice and timing. If you own, compare a sale with the costs and responsibilities of becoming a landlord.
Before pack-out
Document condition and important items. Separate secure records, medications, chargers, uniforms and the supplies you need for the journey. Keep shipment contacts and inventories with you.
Before handing over keys
Complete the property’s required notice, inspection and key-return process. Photograph condition, arrange utility changes, and record where deposits, mail and final statements should go.
After you arrive
Follow the gaining unit’s reporting instructions, complete required travel/finance steps, and follow up on deliveries or claims through the responsible offices.
What happens to your current home?
Plan the handoff
Notice, cleaning, inspections, final bills and documentation each need a date.
Rental departure steps →Keep both ends of the move connected
Your next installation’s housing office, school liaison and sponsor can help before arrival. This guide’s base-to-base directory opens official installation information.