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PLEASE!!! i need tips on how to have a smooth relocation, am moving from california to texas?
Question : PLEASE!!! i need tips on how to have a smooth relocation, am moving from california to texas?
we wanted to do it by february. i have the moving company, and the people who are shipping the car. but how do i start a gas, light, and water account, so that when we get there all the utilities are on. i just wanna have a nice moving time. i am VERY excited about a new begining in a better place, but at the same time am TERRIFIED! any tips?
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Best answer:
Answer by knottypine83
Rule number one, Take advantage of your real estate broker!!!
If you used one they can be very helpful with all the problems you will encounter. Rule two when you move your stuff number every box with a number tag, every piece of furniture gets a number tag. Then hang tags at the new house on the doors. If all the living room stuff is number 4, put a number 4 on the living room doorway, all the bedroom stuff same thing. Then you don’t have to direct the movers with everything, they just go by the numbers!! Always move the clothes in the bureaus, and it’s all set when it gets in the room. Good luck with the move, a positive attitude is everything.
Start with calling the utilities companies early! sometimes those things can take up for a week even though its not peak moving season.
http://www.whitefence.com is a website that tells you what kind of utilities(electric providers, telephone, internet, cable) are available in your area. water usually need to be set up in person. map-quest those things before you get here so you know where they are and will make it easier on you. some places don’t even turn off the water so you will have it when you move in.
shop around for electricity companies. here in texas summer makes everyone cry. my electricity bill was almost $ 300 in june. while my mother who lives an energy efficient new house was still pretty high at $ 250. (and that’s with the thermo stat set at 78) ask your neighbors if they have had good experiences with some of the new companies available.
moving is hard but you’ll be fine! good luck with everything though. texas is a pretty good place to be.