tackle the packing and moving process before closing. Keep the following in mind as you do so.
Where You Currently Reside
• Provide a forwarding address to your post office. • Don’t forget to give friends, family, and acquaintances your current contact information. • Submit changes of address for your magazine subscriptions, credit cards, etc.
Insurance and Banking
• Order new checks and transfer money if you switch banks. • Make sure all insurance companies have your new address (auto, life, fire, health). • Get a cashier’s check for closing, if necessary. • Obtain credit references.
Health and Prescriptions
• Get referrals for a new physician from your current doctor. • Have your prescriptions transferred. • Get your family’s medical and dental records.
Utilities
Take care of both the connection at your new home and disconnection at your old one:
• electric/heat
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