You just closed on your new home! 🏡 Yay! So exciting! 🥳 Now what? Here’s a few things you should do after closing:
1️⃣ Change addresses
You’ll need to change your address information to let people and businesses know about your move. Remember to notify:
✅Your employer
✅Schools (if you have children in school)
✅The post office
✅Phone, cable, internet
✅Your bank and credit card companies
✅DMV
✅Loan providers
✅Subscription services
✅Doctors, lawyers, dentists
2️⃣ Change your locks and passwords
Be sure to have the locks re-keyed and change your keypad codes (to the garage, front door, alarm, etc) before moving into your new home. You don’t know who still has keys or passwords to your home, so it’s important to do this before you get settled in!
3️⃣ Add new dates to your calendar
Add your new trash pick-up, recycle pick-up, street cleaning, and bulk trash dates to your calendar and set a reminder so you don’t forget!
4️⃣ Store closing documents in a safe place
This includes seller disclosures, home inspection reports, title insurance policy, mortgage and deed, promissory note, etc. Be sure to keep these documents in a safe spot!
5️⃣ Turn your home inspection into a home maintenance list
To keep your home looking its best and avoid expensive issues down the road, staying on top of your home maintenance is key. Creating a repair to-do list based on your home inspection report is a great way to get started!
🏡 If you are looking into buying or selling a house in 2024, let’s talk about the next steps — schedule a consultation with me and I’ll help you get started.
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