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