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Step 5: Settle Into Your New Home
Now it is time to settle in! Don't forget to check in with your local CENTURY 21® Real Estate Professional - he or she may be able to provide useful local advice, and/or referrals through the CENTURY 21® ConnectionsSM program.
In addition to unpacking, these "to-dos" will help you get up to speed.
- Contact utility companies and verify start dates.
- Check the condition of items on the movers' inventory list, as they are unloaded. Also check to see that all the items on your Home Inventory Worksheet have arrived safely.
- Resume delivery of newspapers and other publications.
- Let the local post office know that you have arrived.
- Create an emergency phone list for your new community and post on the refrigerator.
- Change batteries in smoke detectors and plan a fire escape route.
- Send a thank you note to neighbors, friends and family that assisted with the move.
- Consider changing the house locks.
- Register to vote.
- Mail "We've Moved" cards with your new address and telephone numbers to friends and family.
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