Avoiding Post-Move Pitfalls: What to Tackle First

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Relocating families who don't plan ahead often find themselves without phone service forrepparttar first couple of days or more after their arrival. You wouldn't dream of forgetting to arrange for your utilities to connected, so don't forgetrepparttar 110464 phone - unless you plan to rely on a cell phone for a couple of days. If you're particularly organized, you can arrange forrepparttar 110465 "perks" such as newspaper delivery and cable television prior to your arrival. Many cities and metropolitan areas have local Web sites onrepparttar 110466 Internet that inform newcomers about local service providers.

Another chore you'll have to complete immediately upon your arrival isrepparttar 110467 transition of your driver's license and auto registration, which will change if you're moving to a different state. While you're at it, change your voter's registration, as well; depending upon your city, you may be able to modify your voter's registration atrepparttar 110468 local department of motor vehicles, enabling you to kill three birds with one stone, so to speak.

For security reasons more than aesthetic ones, find adequate window coverings immediately upon your arrival. They don't have to look as if they belong inrepparttar 110469 pages of House Beautiful; you just need something temporary that will give you privacy and prevent a prospective burglar from checking out what your home has to offer. Speaking of security, haverepparttar 110470 locks throughout your home changed immediately. You have no idea ifrepparttar 110471 previous owners distributed copies of your house key.

You'll also want to organize all paperwork related to your new home. Inrepparttar 110472 event of any unforeseen problems with your home, you may need to consult your insurance information or warranty documents. And when tax time comes, you'll be glad you kept an organized file of your paperwork.

Unless you're expecting guests soon upon your arrival, don't sweatrepparttar 110473 decorative details of your new digs until you've taken care of such critical responsibilities as these. You'll have as much time as you want to arrangerepparttar 110474 furniture and accessorize your home, but checklist items such as registration, change of address and most important, safety, can't wait.



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One-Stop Resource Solves Moving Hassles

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Commercial customers are offered connection of services at their new locations, disconnection of services at their old locations, transfer of service, and change of address for electricity, telephone, water/sewer, gas, garbage/waste removal, cable/satellite, change of postal address, voter's registration, driver's license, auto tags, and vehicle registration. These services, too, are packaged in bundles and are priced accordingly.

Commercial customers also receive comprehensive information packages on their new cities -- includingrepparttar names, addresses, and phone numbers of local government officials, andrepparttar 110463 locations of key points of interest, such as museums, playhouses, and performing arts theaters and centers, as well as parks and recreational facilities. And because moving a corporation means moving employees filled with trepidation, Utility Connections includes for its commercial customers a new neighbor information package withrepparttar 110464 names, phone numbers, and addresses ofrepparttar 110465 company's nearest "neighbors"; a local map of their new neighborhood, including major points of interest; and printed directions fromrepparttar 110466 new office torepparttar 110467 nearest points of interest. A complete information package onrepparttar 110468 new state, when applicable forrepparttar 110469 relocating corporate customer, includes contact information for government officials, government agencies, and detailed information onrepparttar 110470 new state. Andrepparttar 110471 package includes information about obtainingrepparttar 110472 required local, county, and state licensing; and assistance in obtaining liquor licensing for restaurants, clubs, bars, and pubs.

Utility Connection also includes links to its "Preferred Partners" -- contact information for selected title services.

The advantages of using this one-stop service are obvious for Realtors, who are always onrepparttar 110473 lookout for more value-added services to provide their clients. The Utility Connections site includes a Realtor Q&A that describesrepparttar 110474 "pros" of offering these change-of-address services to home buyers and sellers. Besidesrepparttar 110475 convenience, Realtors haverepparttar 110476 advantage of being able to advertise this service in all of their promotions, given them a leg up onrepparttar 110477 competition. In addition,repparttar 110478 service claims thatrepparttar 110479 information it provides utility companies on behalf of its clients is 100 percent accurate, and that its coordinated connections and disconnections ensure that its customers won't pay for someone else's utility service -- only their own. And as everyone knows, Realtors who sell not only homes but peace of mind are always appreciated. That's one constant in a market known for its fluctuations.



Since 1989 dan the roommate man has helped 1000's of people find roommates. Need help? Contact him at 800-487-8050 or www.roommateexpress.com


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