The Top 3 Things to Do Before Moving into Your New Home

APR 23, 2018-1 MIN
Colorado Springs Real Estate Podcast with Patrick Collins

The Top 3 Things to Do Before Moving into Your New Home

APR 23, 2018-1 MIN

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<center> <iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MZzDiNZ1Yss?rel=0" width="480"><br></iframe></center> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f875-36e9-41c9-e63e8869fcdd" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you move into your new home, you should make sure a few things are taken care of within it. Here are our tips.</span></b></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b>Want to buy a home?&nbsp;</b><b style="color: #2d6e9f;"><a href="http://www.coloradospringsbesthouses.com/" style="color: #2d6e9f;" target="_blank">Search All Homes</a></b></span> </span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Want to sell your home?&nbsp;</span></b><a href="http://patrickcollins.boldleads.com/" style="color: #2d6e9f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Get a Home Value Report</b></span> </a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today’s topic is the top three things to do before you move into your house. Without further ado, let’s get to it:</span></b></span></div> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Cleaning and improvements.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> If you want to change the flooring or paint the walls, it’s much easier to do before you move all of your furniture in. The same goes for a final, deep clean.</span></b></span></div> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Get a new mail key and update your address at the post office. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This way, once you start moving in, you can get your mail right away.</span></b></span></div> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Call cable, internet, and utility companies. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just in case they need to run anything through the walls before you move in.</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: solid 1px #c9c9c9; display: block; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px 10px; width: 80%;"> <span style="color: #b40609; display: block; float: left; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 100px; line-height: 50px; position: absolute;">“</span> <br /> <div style="color: black; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 10px; text-align: center;"> Making any improvements before you move in is a smart idea.</div> <span style="color: #b40609; display: block; float: right; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 100px; line-height: 50px;">”</span> </div> <br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-9c9b2caf-f369-ea4e-323d-3c07d7ac3c9a" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: &quot;arial&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have any questions or want any more tips on what to do before you move in, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.</span></b></span></div>