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First Time Home Buyer?Try These Simple Steps to a Pain Free Move

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Relocation can be stressful. On top of that, if you are a first time home buyer, then your inexperience can throw you and your family in various unfamiliar situations. We have put together some useful tips with the aim to make your relocation to a new home smooth and hassle-free. In case you are thinking of purchasing a new home in the new destination, our local affiliate perhaps can help you find a new home fast. all you have to do is to visit the Contact Us page and get in touch with our local affiliate who would make your task of home-hunting easier.

Relocating to a new though sounds exciting can be a challenging process too. Unsettling a whole house and moving with all your belongings to a new neighborhood or even a new city can be nightmarish unless you plan each step of your move carefully. We have put together a checklist for your convenience which could help you put things together in a more organized way. The checklist also contains pointers for notifying various services like utilities, schools etc in your new destination city. .

How to plan your move:

Irrespective of your experience in moving, the actual process of relocation never seems to get easier. The emotional set backs in having to sell your much-loved home adds to the trauma. First time home buyers perhaps feel this pain more than people who have gone through the process before. Here are some tips aimed to help you get prepared for the moving day and the checklist could help you monitor your progress:

• Come to a mutually agreed date with your buyer when they propose to move in and take possession of your home. This is best done during signing of the contract but much before the closing date, as then you also have adequate time to move out. We could offer to buy your home to relieve you from much of the home-selling stress. Contact us at www.sellhousesfast.com.au for an obligation-free consultation.

• Move light. There is no point in carrying forward all those household items for which you have no need now or in the near future. To get rid of all those extra and unnecessary items a Yard sale could be a viable option. You could also consider giving away many things to charity; of course remember to get receipts for tax deduction purposes. Remember, most first time home buyers prefer to move in with as little load as possible. See our section on Yard Sales and get some ideas.

• One of the most important things to consider while you are making moving plans is whether you would like to move yourself or hire the services of a professional moving company. If you are a first time home buyer, you could organize the move yourself. Whatever decision you take regarding moving, make sure you compare the rates and services from some of the leading moving companies in your area to get the best competitive rates. You could easily contact a truck rental company and organize a reservation of the moving truck yourself.

• In case you are planning a long distance move, you have to make prior bookings for your flight, hotel and car rentals. If you are driving yourself, set up a route plan which is most convenient and time and fuel-saving. Since you are a first time home buyer, you need to plan for all these items much ahead.

• Make a list of all the must-have items in your new home like curtains, blinds, shower curtains etc., which you need to carry with you on your moving day. This kind of planning would help you go through the relocation process as smoothly as possible. After all, as a first time home buyer, you would hate surprises at the last moment.

• Get your packing supplies ready. These include moving boxes, packing tape, bubble wrap, stretch wrap, edge protectors, ropes, labels, stickers, permanent markers, etc. Keep on packing the boxes with items which you might not need much ahead of your moving day.

• All moving receipts must be kept in safe custody as many moving expenses are tax deductible.

• All legal, medical and insurance records must be packed and stored in a place which is easily accessible.

• Keeping a ‘staging area’ is recommended for storing packed boxes which are ready to be shipped. Keeping your moving boxes scattered all over the house makes packing and movement very difficult. This is important especially for first time home buyers.

• To keep track of your moving boxes and making unloading easier, mark the boxes as per the room or the person to whom the goods belong to. For instance, some boxes may be marked ‘kitchen ware’ or ‘for John’ etc. Once you know which box contains what, unpacking becomes easier and the priority items can be unloaded and unpacked first. If you pre-label your boxes, then you are ready even for your next move!

Follow this checklist for notifying the various utility services of your new area of residence with a change of address form:

• Post Office

• Friends and family members

• Banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions

• Charge card and credit card companies

• Magazines, paper subscriptions

• Doctors, dentists, and other service providers

• State and Federal Tax authorities and any other government agencies as needed

• IRS

After Your Move

Here is a list of several action steps to be taken as soon as you reach your destination city and your new home:

• Locate your local post office, police and fire station.

• Find out the nearest hospital, gas station and shopping centers.

• Get in touch with the local trash pickup and community recycling (if available).

• Find out your new and essential service providers like bank, cleaners, vet, doctor and dentist. Ask for your previous medical records from your previous providers.

• The voter registration information, driver's license and insurance policies must be updated or altered as the case may be.

• Once you have settled in your new home watch your family members especially pets closely. In case they are disturbed because of change of place and environment, they may need your comfort and some extra understanding. Moving can be upsetting especially for first time home buyers.

Yard Sales

Yard sale is something you must organize as soon as you put up your house for sale. Getting rid of all extra items is very important when you are selling your home. The following tips are aimed to help all first time home buyers:

• Set your self a sales target. If you are aiming to clean up your garage or basement, value your items at a reasonable and affordable price, applicable for used and old items. However if you have items which you know would fetch a great value like a grandfather clock, piano, antiques, stained glass, etc you could put a high value tag on them. First time home buyers usually do not have much high-valued items.

• Your yard sale needs to be advertised for which you need to be prepared at least 2 weeks ahead of the scheduled date. Local are neighborhood newspapers are good places to advertise instead of national dailies. In case your neighborhood daily is part of a larger chain, you could enquire how much additional payment is required for advertising in a larger area. The content of the advertising is also important in attracting potential buyers. The best items should be highlighted like the piano, sterling silver pieces, glassware, etc. The more detailed you are, the more chances you have to attract a wider base of potential buyers. The timing, venue and date of the yard sale also must be inserted in the advertisement. If the prices are extremely low or if you are putting an estate sale, such information must also be put across in the ad. Have a look at other garage sale to see what kinds of words they use. All the letters which put in bold or otherwise highlighted usually catch your eye. You must also follow such rules so that more number of people sees your ad.

• Choose areas like signposts etc where it is visible and legal to put up your notice for yard sale the night before the actual date.

• There is a method in which yard sales are organized. For instance, all similar items should be kept clubbed together. Children’s clothes and toys are items which are particularly popular. The more number of families who come to your yard sale, the more chances you have to sell your goods. If you are a first time home buyer you might need the help of others to get you organized and going. Remember people get attracted to a yard sale where there is a lot of merchandise up for sale.

• Though it is better to put price tags on each item for sale, you must also be ready to negotiate the price if necessary. Though your precious goods are getting sold much below their original value, you are getting rid of all the unnecessary goods any way. Remember the key to a successful yard sale is to price the items low and affordable. This way you can be sure that most items would get sold.

• Try and keep the items on as many tables as possible so that the buyers can see the entire stock of inventory when they come to buy.