RELOCATION

Top Ten Relocation Headaches
(And how we can help.)

1. Not having enough details & demographics about your new hometown.
We can help you gather detailed information about your new hometown.

2. Not having your home properly priced and showable for selling.
Your Realtor should help with suggestions for minor repairs before placing your home on the market, and will help determine an appropriate listing price. Remember that over pricing your home at the outset will result in slow showings and a delay in selling

3. Poor research of what your money can buy in your new city.
We will help you determine how far your budget will take you. Many factors such as differing salary, cost of living, taxes and housing prices affect what the same dollar can buy in different parts of the country.

4. Not getting a mortgage pre-qualification letter before house-hunting.
We provide complete loan & mortgage services and can help you get pre-qualified. This will help give you a realistic price guideline and shows sellers that you are a serious and qualified buyer.

5. Not protecting yourself with the best home inspection possible.
We will recommend a reputable and dependable home inspection service.

6. Setting up the best interim housing between destinations.
When you first arrive in your new town, you'll most likely need to have temporary housing arrangements until you can close and move into a new home, or find a permanent rental. This may be anywhere from a few days to a few months. We are happy to provide assistance with this, if necessary.

7. Moving your household and "stuff" safely from point A to point B.
Depending on the size of your household and the distance of the move, you may want to consider hiring a moving company. Obviously, doing it yourself can save quite a bit of money; however, the time factor, experience of professional movers and the insurance they provide your contents may make hiring the better choice. Click here for more information.

8. Having a trailing spouse who needs to relocate into a new job.
Some companies provide spouse employment assistance; if yours is one of them, take advantage of it. If not, try to begin establishing a network before you arrive, contacting any friends or acquaintances in your new city; subscribing to the newspaper; contacting recruiters, placement firms and career counselors; contacting the chamber of commerce and employment commission; and joining organizations, especially networking ones.

9. Finding the best new schools for your children.
Concerns about family and children is the second most frequently cited reason for reluctance to move. There are many ways to find out all the information you need to make a wise decision. If you haven't decided on a particular area of town, the chamber of commerce can give you a wealth of statistics on all local school districts, as well as private schools. Using Mortgage 101's Power Rel Tools can provide excellent information. If you have decided on a particular area, your Realtor can get you a school district information package.

10. Concerns over your children making a smooth transition.
In addition to educational concerns, we also worry about the emotional effects of a major move on our children. They may be resisting the move; may even be angry. Will they adapt well...will they make new friends? Probably the best way to ease the way is to involve the kids in the move. Provide them with the same information about your new town that you have. Rent or buy videos about your destination to watch as a family. There are also many excellent books geared to children of all ages. Click here for more information.