Sold Your Home? Congratulations! Here’s a List Of Things You Still Need To Get Done Before The Official Move-Out Day

Weekly-To-Do-List-Colorful-TemplateAfter you’ve sold your house, it’s not quite yet time to kick back and relax! While the deal on the home has been closed on, and the house has officially sold, you still have a few more things to do. Here are some things you can do to save money post-sale. Keep copies of all paperwork that was accumulated throughout the sale. See: Selling Your Home? Better Make Sure It’s Clean Before Moving Out. You’ll want these papers for taxes in April. This is because to file them properly, you’ll need documentation for the expenses and proceeds of the sale. And after you file your return, you’ll want to keep the paperwork in case you’re audited.

You’ll need to keep documents of all improvements you performed on the home. This is because the IRS allows you to add the cost of improvements to your home’s cost basis during the time you own the home. Read: Moving Out After Closing. However, in order to do this, you’ll need to keep receipts for everything you spent on home improvement. Tax-Law

Be sure to be up-to-date on tax laws, because they are always changing. This is why you’ll want to keep your paperwork. See: What to Expect at Closing. A recent law permits you to exclude a significant portion of the profits from the sale of your primary residence from your taxes.

If you sell your house without purchasing another directly after, you need to keep your money somewhere in a secure place. This usually is a money market mutual fund.

Don’t feel like you need to buy another house right away. Even if you have to rent, you should wait until you find something you really like, that’s in your price range. Many people don’t know this, but you have two years to defer tax on your house-sale profits. Again, this is why you should stay educated on tax laws. mutual-funds_660_032015112421

Think about which realtor you’ll choose to purchase your next house. Some realtors are more experienced in buying houses, while others are more experienced in selling them.

You don’t have to use the same realtor you did to sell your house. Keep in mind as well, that if you’re moving into a different neighborhood, then that agent likely won’t know the market or comps well enough to help you get the best deal.

 

Selling a home is exciting, and congratulations! Just realize, that after you sell it, there’s still a lot of work to be done before you can flip back on the sofa!

 

 

2 thoughts on “Sold Your Home? Congratulations! Here’s a List Of Things You Still Need To Get Done Before The Official Move-Out Day

  1. Hi Katie,

    This depends on the buyer’s move-in date. It takes about 30 days for all mail to be forwarded. However long the move-in day is, you should switch the mailing address about a month before. If you haven’t purchased a new house yet, ask a friend or family friend if you can have your mail delivered there.

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