You’ve finally done it. After years of saving and sacrificing, you’ve managed to scrape together enough money to buy your very own home. It’s not a palace, but it’s yours, and that feels pretty good. But before you start inviting friends over for a housewarming party, you have one more thing to do. You need to do some preparation work to prepare your new place for moving day. Here are the things you should do before moving into your new home!
Change Your Address With The Post Office
With utilities taken care of, the next step is changing your address so that anything you have coming into your old place will arrive at your new one. With online tools, it’s easy to print out postage and ship everything that needs to be shipped before you move. If you’re not using online tools, it’s also wise to contact your bank and creditors to let them know about the move.
Check Smoke Detectors
Before you even think about moving in, make sure that your smoke detectors are all in working order. You’ll want to make sure they either have batteries or have been tested with a battery recently, and if they’re more than ten years old, it might be time for a new one. If you need a new detector, be sure to get a UL-approved smoke detector.
Check Your Security
Whether you’re living in an apartment building with a fancy doorman or you live alone, you should check out your area and look into how safe it is. You don’t want to move into a place that has been the scene of several robberies, and you especially don’t want to live someplace that has had any unsolved murders. At the very least, look at crime statistics for your area on CrimeMapping.com and see what kind of crimes have been happening recently.
