Navigating Home Ownership – Part 5, Final Logistics
Once settled on your home, you will want to take care of changing your address and updating billing.
Suggested Billing Changes
- Old mortgage company – They should refund you your escrow account and any unused interest.
- Utilities – Turn off auto-payment and set end date and coordinate with new utilities.
- HOA – Turn off auto-payment for HOA fees and coordinate with new HOA.
- County taxes – Make final payment for property taxes on cars/house if needed.
- Home Owners Insurance – Contact them to cancel your policy if using another company.
- Cable/Internet/Phone – Contact them to stop or transfer service to new address.
Suggested Address Changes
- USPS – They will forward your mail for up to a year. This is the first change you should make
- All Banks, credit cards, payment processing services
- Social Security
- DMV
- IRS – You can wait until you file a tax return and then update at that time.
- Health Insurance
- Doctors
- Voter Registration
- Organizations you belong to or support (churches, gym, non-profits, etc)
- Magazine subscriptions
- Family members
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