Our dedicated team will continue to serve you even after you’ve bought your new home. We will be there with you on closing day for any questions and we can recommend a trusted selection of movers, painters, and other professionals to help turn your new house into a home.
We always aim to create a relationship that goes beyond a real estate transaction; our goal is to become your agent for life.
BEFORE YOU MOVE
- Arrange for a lawyer and send them all documents ¬- if you don’t already have a lawyer, we can recommend one.
- Book your movers – get estimates ahead of time.
- Make arrangements to move special items like plants and pets.
- Set up a home inspection.
- Call all utility companies (gas, electric, water, oil) to arrange final meter readings and billing.
- If your water heater is rented, arrange for transfer of the rental agreement to the new owners.
- If you heat with oil, call to arrange a date for your oil supplier to fill the tank.
- Call your telephone, cable TV and Internet provider to arrange a change of service location or to cancel services.
- Call any other service providers to advise them of your new address or to cancel services.
AT YOUR NEW HOME
- Get a supply of boxes for moving. Label the packed boxes with the new room destinations.
- Make arrangements with utility companies for the connection of services at your new home.
- Get “Change of Address” cards from the post office. Mail them out 4 weeks before you move.
- Arrange for the post office to forward your mail to the new address.
- Inform home and delivery services (dry cleaners, diaper service, newspapers, magazines, gardening, etc.) of your move.
- Transfer bank accounts (if necessary). Obtain a letter of introduction from your current bank to present at the new institution to help set up/establish new accounts.
- Inform credit card companies and other creditors of your new address and move date.
- If you change your bank, make arrangements for pre-authorized payments to come out of the new account.
- Cancel or transfer memberships (social, athletic, civic, religious, or business).
- If necessary, arrange for the transfer of medical, dental, prescription and optical records. This can also be done later if you choose a new provider after you move.
- Consider how you will dispose of unwanted items such as furniture, games, clothes, etc. A garage sale or donations to a local charity are both good options.
- Collect items such as dry cleaning, clothing or shoe repair, and items in storage.
- Safely dispose of, or arrange for the transfer of, all flammable liquids, as it is illegal for movers to carry them.
- Change the address on your legal documents such as driver’s license, health card, etc.
- Arrange for access to keys to the new house.
- Leave your address for the new occupants of your home so they can forward any mail they receive.