
Homebuyer's Checklist
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- Check which moving expenses will be tax deductible
- Find out about schools in your new city
- Obtain information about your new city
- Find a REALTOR to market your home
- Estimate moving van costs
- Find a REALTOR in your new city
- Estimate the amount you can spend on a house
- Check out the different resources available for your mortgage
- If you will need child care in your new location, start looking into this now
- Choose the van line for your move
- Update your address book of friends and relatives
- Make a list of people you need to notify
- Begin sorting out those items you do not plan to move
- Plan a date for a garage sale
- Choose a new house
- Look into auto insurance in your new city
- Arrange house financing and set tentative closing dates
- Check school schedules and enrollment requirements
- Obtain information from area religious institutions
- Check how to obtain new driver's licenses, license plates
- Contact an agent for new home and auto insurance
- Select a new bank, establish accounts and safe deposit box
- Plan how you will arrange furniture in your new residence and make a list of things you will need to buy
- Obtain names, phone numbers and requirements (such as deposits) for utility companies
- Arrange for transfer of school records
- Schedule pickup and delivery dates with your mover and arrange storage, if needed
- Sort belongings into those you will dispose of, take with you and ship with mover
- For high value items you will be shipping, obtain an appraisal and gather receipts
- Make your travel arrangements
- Hold your garage sale, give items to charity
- Verify your schedules with real estate agents, landlords and arrange interim housing if needed
- Reconfirm with your mover dates for packing, pickup and delivery
- Send out change of address cards to post office, friends, relatives, magazines
- Gather personal records from doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, schools, religious institutions
- Notify current utilities-gas, phone, electric, water, cable TV-of disconnect dates and forwarding address
- Contact new utilities to tell them when to commence service
- Notify your credit card companies of change of address
- Apply for new bank cards and local store charge accounts
- Plan where to spend your last night in current city
- Transfer bank accounts and safe deposit box
- Notify your stock broker or investment counselor
- Obtain veterinary records and licenses, get new tags if needed and arrange for pets' transportation
- Drain oil and gas from your power equipment
- Cancel deliveries and services, such as newspapers, diaper service and trash collection as of moving day
- Arrange for someone to help watch children and pets on moving day
- Order newspaper subscription for your new address
- Defrost freezer. Get rid of perishable food you won't eat before moving
- Give your plants a loving home
- If you are driving, have your car serviced
- Pack your luggage and anything you are taking with you
- Use only those household items you absolutely need-everything else should be ready to go
- Obtain traveler's checks for trip expenses and payment to movers
- Before movers leave, check through the house including the attic to make sure nothing was missed
- Prepare for the movers by taking doors off hinges and making sure paths are clear
- Be on hand to take delivery
- Check each item off your inventory
- Inspect your yard for any holes in the fence, etc. before letting the pets out
- Test security and smoke alarms
- Get local emergency numbers and post them
- Recycle or store moving boxes
- Get a professional to set up appliances like a gas dryer, range or refrigerator
- Change locks on all doors
- Set up cable or satellite service
- Find the right cellular phone service
- Get a local map and learn your way around
- Send in claims for damages during the move
- Submit moving expenses to your employer
- Compile receipts of the move for tax purposes
- Hang artwork
- Go to the DMV for new plates and registration of your vehicles
- Get a new propane tank for the grill and fuel for the gas powered tools
- Check your home warranty coverage
- Establish a file for all warranties
- Keep a binder of all Real Estate documents
- Enroll children in school
- Buy new plants and flowers
- Find a new veterinarian, doctor and dentist
- Take road trips and learn about your state