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The key changing is.. Numero UNO. I can't stress that enough. I got 2 stories.. 1. Bought my first house, closed. me and my wife(then GF), spend a good month fixing it up, painting, carpet all that fun stuff.. I noticed after a couple weeks things were getting moved around. stuff was missing. Mud was brought in. Didnt think anything of it. come to find out.. the neighbor was a good BFF to the previous owner. She had a key. so when me and my wife would leave for the evening, she would come in and snoop around. Needless to say.. locks got changed and the BS stopped. 2. my next house I closed, I got the keys from the "caretaker", was the owners brother and he lived out of town. he was staying at this house until it closed. So him, me and my wife and our realtors all had a final meeting at the house did the exchange, boom done.. I had the house. I wasnt moved in yet.. that was going to be in a week after I closed. I wanted to get the house cleaned up and ready. The following evening, we went to lowes, got some cleaning supplies, got 4 sets of locks(house had 3 entry points and garage had 1). We were inside and noticed some things out of place, this caretaker left alot of garbage and crap all over the place.. so we had garbage bags and garbage bags of trash. I was a bit annoyed by the fact they didnt toss this stuff out. So i'm in the middle of changing the locks when a dog came flying into the house.. then the caretaker stepped in.. and was furious with me over tossing his stuff out. I had to explain to the man that he no longer had possession of the house.. I closed. Insurance, banks, all that fun stuff was in my name. He called the realtor and she must have told him what I did and he rummaged thru a few things and left.. weird. So when I sold that and closed on my current house I had the new locks in the car, closed.. after everybody left.. I broke out the screwdriver, swapped the locks.. erased the garage opener codes and wasn't playing this time. even added a camera. Long story.. but cant stress that first point hard enough.. VERY IMPORTANT.
I remember on my claimg document i had too e in wirhin 60 days , what happen if i didn't? Cause its 30 days now and i havent and my realtor checked on me if i moved in already
Are you sure driving licence change is 30 days? I’m moving to the Tampa area arriving end of next week. I was told I on,y had 10 days which seems too rushed
Hi there, according to our Florida Highway Safety and Motor vehicles website: flhsmv.gov/new-resident/ "As a new Florida resident, you must obtain a valid Florida driver license within 30 days of establishing residency to drive on Florida roads. In addition, you must obtain insurance from a Florida insurance agent that is licensed to sell insurance in Florida in order to title and register your vehicle(s), vessel(s), and mobile home(s) within 10 days of establishing residency."
@@AngieMBlanco ok, that sounds better. Already have auto insurance lined up and homeowners and utilities set up. House is just waiting 😀 Thank you for the reply 😎
Are you new to the home buying process and want to know, step-by-step, what all is involved in the process?? Then watch this video! czcams.com/video/49j8W8WDV9k/video.html
The key changing is.. Numero UNO. I can't stress that enough.
I got 2 stories..
1. Bought my first house, closed. me and my wife(then GF), spend a good month fixing it up, painting, carpet all that fun stuff.. I noticed after a couple weeks things were getting moved around. stuff was missing. Mud was brought in. Didnt think anything of it. come to find out.. the neighbor was a good BFF to the previous owner. She had a key. so when me and my wife would leave for the evening, she would come in and snoop around. Needless to say.. locks got changed and the BS stopped.
2. my next house I closed, I got the keys from the "caretaker", was the owners brother and he lived out of town. he was staying at this house until it closed. So him, me and my wife and our realtors all had a final meeting at the house did the exchange, boom done.. I had the house. I wasnt moved in yet.. that was going to be in a week after I closed. I wanted to get the house cleaned up and ready. The following evening, we went to lowes, got some cleaning supplies, got 4 sets of locks(house had 3 entry points and garage had 1).
We were inside and noticed some things out of place, this caretaker left alot of garbage and crap all over the place.. so we had garbage bags and garbage bags of trash. I was a bit annoyed by the fact they didnt toss this stuff out. So i'm in the middle of changing the locks when a dog came flying into the house.. then the caretaker stepped in.. and was furious with me over tossing his stuff out. I had to explain to the man that he no longer had possession of the house.. I closed. Insurance, banks, all that fun stuff was in my name. He called the realtor and she must have told him what I did and he rummaged thru a few things and left.. weird.
So when I sold that and closed on my current house I had the new locks in the car, closed.. after everybody left.. I broke out the screwdriver, swapped the locks.. erased the garage opener codes and wasn't playing this time. even added a camera.
Long story.. but cant stress that first point hard enough.. VERY IMPORTANT.
Oh my goodness! Thanks for sharing that. It's definitely one of the most important things to do.
This was super helpful!! I’m closing on my home with NACA in a few weeks so this was right on time!
That’s amazing! So glad it was helpful, and congratulations on your soon to be home! 🥳🙏
@@AngieMBlanco thank you so much!!
@@PrissyKrissy15 my pleasure ☺️
Your video is extremely informative, and your voice is quite pleasing. Excellent delivery. ⭐
Thank you very much! ☺
Love your content, well done.
Thanks David! I appreciate it.
Nicely done Ms Angie! Keep them coming!
Thank you Kevin!
So happy that I watch this video I am closing on my new build on Wednesday November 30th, all these information is super helpful thank you
That's wonderful! So glad it was helpful and congratulations on your soon-to-be home! 🤗
@@AngieMBlanco thank you so much 😊
So sweet and helpful, bless you.
Thank you! And likewise 🙏
Very nice job explaining these tips! Thank you, so much, for sharing!
Thank you Cathy! I appreciate it!
great content
Thank you!
Great tips! Super helpful video 😊🤎
Thank you! Glad it helps 🥰🙏
Love the video! Great tips and info!
Thank you Jeyson! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
My grandparents new house about to close pretty soon ☺️ house inspection has passed 🤗🤗🤗
That's amazing! Congratulations to your grandparents 😄
Great video
Thank you Hilda 🙂
closing soon I hope I have good neighbors
Congratulations!! I hope so too for you 😊
Thank you for this angie
You’re very welcome ☺️
Great video, thank you!!!!
Thank you Jack!
You must be 65 or older, legally blind or permanently disabled to apply for homestead exemption in South Carolina.
Good to know, Elizabeth. Thanks for sharing
I remember on my claimg document i had too e in wirhin 60 days , what happen if i didn't? Cause its 30 days now and i havent and my realtor checked on me if i moved in already
Hi! I'm sorry, what exactly are you referring to?
Why would you have to apply for homestead? I thought that when you buy a hose especially as first time homebuyer, this was automatically done, right?
Homestead exemption is not automatically done when you buy a house. You'll have to apply for it after closing.
@@AngieMBlanco thank you for the info Angie! 👍
@@SCSC-qz7rr My pleasure!
After getting the keys, can o go ahead and apply for credit?
Yes, but I'd wait about a day or two before doing so just to make sure the loan has been fully funded and disbursed
Are you sure driving licence change is 30 days? I’m moving to the Tampa area arriving end of next week. I was told I on,y had 10 days which seems too rushed
Hi there, according to our Florida Highway Safety and Motor vehicles website: flhsmv.gov/new-resident/ "As a new Florida resident, you must obtain a valid Florida driver license within 30 days of establishing residency to drive on Florida roads. In addition, you must obtain insurance from a Florida insurance agent that is licensed to sell insurance in Florida in order to title and register your vehicle(s), vessel(s), and mobile home(s) within 10 days of establishing residency."
@@AngieMBlanco ok, that sounds better. Already have auto insurance lined up and homeowners and utilities set up. House is just waiting 😀 Thank you for the reply 😎
Anytime! And congrats on your move to FL 🥳
@@AngieMBlanco Thanks. I can’t wait to get down there next week🥳🥂🍾
I bet! I’m sure you’re gonna love it ☀️🌴
Change keys costs money 😂
It does. Unfortunately it’s not free, but luckily it’s not too much… And like I mention, safety. 😉