Jonathan Carter

Relocation Package Possibilities

"Picking up the tab"

If yours is a job-related move, check into the relocation packages your employer may have available.  Planning ahead and exploring your options will reduce possible stress in this exciting time.

• Larger companies often include a real estate assistance component, where the company will offer to purchase your old home at fair market value if you don't sell it within 30 to 90 days.  Smaller companies may not always have the resources to make the same offer.  But go ahead and inquire.
   

• Many companies will pay all expenses to fly you and your family to your future city on house hunting trips.
   

• Temporary living arrangements, until you find your new home or until it's ready for move-in will often be picked up by employers.
   

• Most likely, your employer will pay for packing, shipping, unpacking and storage expenses.  Be sure to ask.
   

• Talk to your employer about possible reimbursement of closing costs.
   

• Ask about reimbursement of miscellaneous, out of pocket expenses: carpet cleaning, drapery installation, vehicle registration and other incidental costs.
   

• To keep things simple, many companies will pay a lump sum.  This covers the entire cost of a move, rather than reimbursing you on an itemized basis.  But before agreeing to this contract, review it carefully to make sure it covers everything you'll need.

When you have decided where you are going to be living, the last thing you want to do is get bogged down in the details of financing your home mortgage.  Give us a call, even before you get into town, and we can begin the process of your approval.  We specialize in helping people make an important transition, such as a relocation.