What Should You Do After Buying a House?

You bought a house... now what? Here are 10 things you need to do after you purchase a home!

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Buying a home is daunting enough, so what do you do after you purchase a home? There are three main things that you need to do after you purchase a home colon we need to make sure we transfer utilities for the property, we need to secure the property, and we need to make sure documents are neat and organized in case we need minutes. After you go through the home search and home closing process, one of the last things on your mind is most likely everything that needs to be done. They are most likely might feel strange to close on a home because so much was going on before hand and now the dust has settled. So, here are some side ways that you can make sure you have everything in mind that needs to be done after you close on a home. First, we need to make sure that everything gets transferred correctly. Everything relating to the house was in the seller's name and now he has to be in your name! First, we need to make sure all utilities are transferred over. Utilities including water, gas, electric, cable, and internet.

Next we need to make sure that we change over and update your address with your employer and creditors. Changing your address with your creditors is not as big a deal as changing your address with your employer. The biggest reason you need to update your address with your employer is so that taxes can be withheld correctly depending on the city and county that you are now in. Something else you can do is go to the post office and have them set up forwarding for your mailing address. Forwarding for your mailing address will allow the post office to take mail that was incorrectly sent to old address and forward it to your new address without any hiccups. Next we need to work on security for the property. The biggest thing you need to do is change locks, passcodes, and garage door codes because we don't know if anything has been given to anybody else. After you do that, you next want to check smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure that they are working and have full battery. Also we want to check the breaker panel and know where that is in case we need it in the future and we want to check where the water main and the gas main are in advance. Finally, we need to make sure all of our documents are in order. The biggest thing to make sure is in order is the mortgage billing so that we can make our first payment on time. After you get all your documents in order you should have a really solid position to enjoy your home after you close on it that way you experience after buying a home is peaceful and stress-free.

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[drewc]

Great video! Congratulations everyone on buying your new home. Just closed on my first home today! Took almost a year, lost like 30 contracts because how aggressive the market is but now its done!

[amymast]

Seriously thank you so much for this video!! I am starting the process of buying my first home and it will just be little old me, and my 4 yr old son. So these tips are seriously the Bible to me when I finally get into my new home!

[GlamSarah]

This was superb content. I think many of us don’t think about, and therefore neglect to plan for the things that come immediately after buying a home. So, thank you!

[craigdorler]

Great tips! Every new home owner can either learn something or use this as a reminder.

[danleeeckstein]

Offer just got accepted on our first home! Excited!

[jellyrcw]

Everyone underestimates the importance of security. Great advice!

[growthyselph]

Great content, just closed escrow last week. You listed some items I knew and a few I didn’t, so thanks and looking forward to more videos. Cheers 👍🏽👍🏽

[Mabukafam]

Just closed on our house today. I learned so much through your home buying process videos. God bless you

[p.r.xchange]

Great videos!! I just started the underwriting process Monday on a new construction home in magnolia tx.. im so nervous and praying everything gets approved.. congratulations 🎊 👏 to all who closed on their homes.. im praying to get to that closing table and get those 🔑 ...

[Lymelady]

I needed to hear this. We’re signing our mail in closing papers tomorrow (Friday for our closing date on Monday ( we’re out of state). This has been quite the learning experience but I’m so glad we were able to buy our first home ( I still am shocked it’s cheaper to have a monthly mortgage than rent nowadays!) I’m so glad the worst of the stress is behind us and now we can enjoy the rest of this process.

[daniellasylvester]

Such a refreshing video that helped clam the anxiety and nervousness of buying a home. Thank you! 🎉

[iKinda]

Thanks for the informative videos. You helped me buy a home very quickly and everything went very smoothly. Sharing your vids with others.

[_Renee]

Drafting my list this weekend. Appreciate you and the knowledge you share!

[jamesmundy]

My wife and I just closed on our home yesterday. Your videos helped us out tremendously! Thank you for these videos man, they really helped us navigate through the whole process.

[noahotten]

Thank you so much for this solid video. You are really competent, that is really helpful and refreshing.

[bartnickerson]

Nice overview and it hits the important things. Well mostly. I would add just a few for your consideration. Transfers - for address also consider your old fashioned stuff - the distant once a year friends and Christmas contacts. Security - throw in a security look at egress, evacuation, sliding doors, windows, yard, along with the good old emergency and disaster prep (eg fire extinguisher). Documents - find/organize the manuals for your appliances.

[marvindecastro]

I'll be a homeowner soon (my very first), these are great reminders, thanks Kyle!

[catherineg]

Great info Kyle! I’m still months away from starting the process but having this list gives a bit of calm!

[hoursoffreedom]

Changing the locks is a good reminder. I still have old keys for places I or my family haven't lived at for years

[htl]

Legit listening to your voice in my car as I drive. Your voice is so satisfying!