16 Things First Time Home Buyers Should Do After Closing On Their Home
Hello and welcome to Houston First Time Home Buyers Edition, formally, First Home Houston. Congratulations on the purchase of your new home. What now? Well, one of the first things you will do after collecting your keys, is turn on your utilities or have them transfer. Working from you list of to-dos you will:
Hire a professional moving company if you have not already done so.
Begin packing
Hire a cleaning company to clean the home from top to bottom.
Do a change of address.
Take a copy of your closing statement to the post office to get your mail box key.
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with where thing such as water shut off and breaker box are located.
Check the water heater.
Update address with social security, voter registration, credit reporting agencies, streaming services, your current employer,
Make sure to change the pass codes for all smart devices that comes with the home.
Check to make sure the previous owners no longer have access to cameras and other security devices.
You may want to change out all your locks.
Update your driver's license and contact information with banks, credit card companies, your student loan company, magazine subscriptions, your employer, cell phone, cable, schools, dentist, physician and your accountant.
Contact your car insurance company to update your new address.
Make sure your closing documents are safely stored. Your agent or title company does not have copies of your closing documents.
If you purchase an existing home, please review your home warranty- this will ensure you do not get caught off guard for expensive repairs.
Set up your mortgage payment online to help ensure on time payments.
After closing on your new home, there will be a lot to get done. If you purchase an existing home, you may have a bit more things to do like clearing your gutters and deep cleaning the home before moving in. To avoid from being overwhelmed, a to-do-list will work great. Also, keep in mind, decorating your new home exactly the way you want it may take a bit of time, but for right now, take care of the basics so there are no surprises.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Remember, if you are thinking of purchasing your first home, please contact us. We are here to help. We have been helping Houston first time home buyers since 2011 and we can help you. I hope you have an amazing day. Until next time...Diana
