Charlotte NC Buyers Steps to Homeownership, Part IV
1. Pre-Purchase Consult
2. Shopping for Your Home
3. Purchasing Your Home
4. Settling-in
This is the fourth in a four-part series. We've reviewed the first step,the pre-purchase consult, the shopping stage, and the purchase stage. Now, enjoy your new home!
STAGE 4: THE SETTLING-IN STAGE
Before we got too far in the process, we would have reviewed available moving companies, listing opportunities for you, either locally or in your exit city, as well as the one-year home warranty to cover your new home.
• Prior to moving in, if painting or other construction items need to be done in your new home, I will be happy to provide a list of any vendors which you may need. Painting prior to moving in can be easier than after your furniture is moved in. Most new construction really needs to ‘settle’ for about a year before you paint to allow for settling cracks and nail pops in the sheetrock. These can be corrected by the painter prior to putting first coat of paint on the walls.
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When the movers have finished delivering all items, check everything before signing the ‘waiver’ from the moving company; report any broken or damaged items.• Confirm that all utilities have been transferred and are in working order.
• Follow up with the home warranty company—returning the completed documents given to you at Closing as soon as possible to insure that your warranty is in place.
• Be 100% certain that you are clear as to your first mortgage payment and your tax payment due dates, where the tax bills are to be sent if taxes are escrowed into your mortgage and when and where your HOA dues will be payable.
• Keep your credit in pristine condition by paying your mortgage and HOA dues, as well as all other bills, on time (always).
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