We bought The Best House Ever. This is how we did it.. Note – this does not include any of the actual “Moving House” stuff.
- Engage a lawyer - Talk to Mark about mortgage - Organize pest inspection - Organize building inspec%tion - Ask building inspector to check deck - Get copy of contract from Morgan - Pay Deposit - Get insurance - Put $250 into Suncorp account - Set up Internet Banking on Suncorp accounts - Read docs from solicitor - Pay fees on account to solicitor - Write email to Morgan re questions - Get moving quotes - Book time off for moving - Fix the contract - Get results of inspections - Ask Mark what valuation was - Check public liability on home insurance - Phone lawyer and ask if we can withdraw beyond Friday if building works quotes turn out too expensive - Find a builder - Send identity docs to lawyer - Who pays the registration transfer fee? - How much should the registration transfer fee be - 1700 or 1500? - Check body corporate fee pro-rated - My name is wrong on checklist!!!! - Insurance proposal in respect of improvements?? - Fix name on lawyer's documents - Understand Registration Transfer Fee discrepancy - Find out current utility providers - Find out phone number for broadband - Find out about white goods- all to be removed by vendor except dishwasher? - Find out how to get public liability insurance - Check easements - Find out if aami does liability insurance. - Get boxes for packing - Hand in notice to RiverReach - Stop standing order for rent; work out how much to pay for the last 8 days - Arrange cleaning of flat for 24th in the afternoon - Postal redirection - Get bank cards for Suncorp account & find out how to get more linked 'buckets' - Book builder to do the repairs - Arrange iinet service transfer - 13 22 58 - Salary paid into new bank account - Other salary paid into new bank account - Get two bank cheques for remainder of purchase price and stamp duty - Find out who to collect keys from, and when - Confirm final rent, due on 16/4 is $788.57 - Arrange rates - Arrange electricity - Origin - Arrange water & sewerage charges - Terminate electricity - Terminate gas - Terminate hot water - Arrange pre-settlement inspection - Do we lose the discount on the car insurance when we drop the contents cover? (No) - Terminate AAMI contents insurance - Return boxes
And that is why I have been less verbose than normal.
The next few posts will be titled:
- How you Actually buy a house in Queensland
- Ants and Why I Bloody Hate Them
- The Joys of Sub-Tropical Home Ownership
- Permethrin and Why it is Bloody Wonderful
- More Ants? Surely You Can’t Be Serious? Oh Please No