Kyle move day, kept boring

• Book the earliest slot the community and the crew allow. In summer, early is the whole plan.
• Ask the leasing office to have the new apartment cooling a day or two ahead, and confirm the elevator or breezeway reservation if the building needs one.
• Start electric service at the new address so the air conditioning is yours to run, and schedule the stop at the old one for the day after you hand back the keys.
• Confirm the gate code, the parking assignment and where the truck can stand. A crew that spends the first hour finding a place to park bills you for it.
• Pack a first night box: sheets, towels, chargers, medication, a shower curtain, toilet paper and the box cutter.

Central Texas summers are hot enough that a move in July or August is a physical job with real risk if you treat it like an April one. The plan is simple: start early, cool the destination first, and keep water within reach of everyone the whole day.

• Turn the new apartment's thermostat down the night before so it has a head start on the open door.
• Ice chests of water at both ends. The crew will drink more than you expect, and so will you.
• Electronics, candles, medication and anything that melts go into the cooled apartment first, not last.
• Pets spend the day somewhere with a closed door and running air. A propped front door and a hot truck are the worst place for them.
• Take breaks in the shade on a schedule rather than when someone feels faint.

1. Photograph every wall and floor of the new place before a single box comes in, and the meter readings.
2. Check that the smoke alarm, the disposal, the dishwasher and the air conditioning all run.
3. Run every tap and shower for pressure and hot water.
4. Confirm the mailbox key, the gate code and the parking spot before the crew leaves.
5. Walk the old place with the manager, or photograph it empty with timestamps if nobody is available.
6. Hand back every key and fob and get a signed receipt for them.
7. Note anything wrong at the new place on the move-in condition form the same day, with photos.
8. Set up the internet, eat something, and leave the unpacking for tomorrow.