so there's some big mistakes people make when they move to north carolina
and we're going to tell you what to watch out for coming up next
hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina and there
are some things you absolutely must avoid doing if you're making a move to north carolina and so
we're going to give you all of the tips right now coming up but first let me let you know this is
not a doom and gloom video we're not here to scare you or sensationalize anything we just
want to give you the facts i always believe the old adage be prepared for the worst and hope for
the best and that's what this is all about so let's get started number one if you're buying
a home when you move to north carolina plan for possible delays in closing that home so
of course closing means you go to an attorney's office you sign all the paperwork they record
it and then they give you the keys plan for delays with that especially if you're moving
across the country things can always go wrong just be expecting it delays happen for example
your financing may go haywire at the last minute and your mortgage person may need to fix things
maybe your bank didn't wire the money properly maybe the repairs didn't get done properly by
the seller there's all kinds of things that could happen at the very last minute don't put all your
eggs in the basket of we are closing on this date at this time and i'm going to get the keys and
move in an hour later it very often doesn't happen that way number two thing you need to be aware of
don't ignore speed limits especially if you're going through a small town in north carolina
or wake forest north carolina the police are out they're very much looking for you
to be speeding so the way you would drive on the interstate or that you drive on
like the inner or outer belt line in raleigh or whatever the equivalent of that is in charlotte
don't think you can drive that way in small town north carolina just a little warning for you there
number three thing you need to be aware of if you're planning on buying a new construction home
in north carolina don't expect to close on that home and be able to move into that home exactly
when the builder tells you you're going to be able to do so along the lines of that first
one we talked about things happen but in this instance it's caused by material shortages where
windows are actually taking 12 weeks to come in in many instances the other thing that's happening
unfortunately is there's a lot of builders out there who are taking advantage of the situation
where there's so little inventory that they're selling and overselling their product meaning
they're selling more homes and more lots than they have the capacity to build in that set period of
time so if you've got a builder who tells you that your home is going to be ready the end of 2021
be expecting that it may be january maybe even february of 22 before you can move in we have
a builder i hate to tell this story we have a builder that we recommended on a recent video
we did on best builders in the area and we've unfortunately had to take them out of that video
and blur them out of the video because of the way they've treated a client we've got from youtube
the short story is basically that they promised we was going to close this house in august it's
been four delays so far and the plan is it's going to close the end of october
and it doesn't look likely that it's going to close the end of october the home does
not even have the drywall up inside the house even though that builder has promised us that
it was going to be done about a week and a half ago it's still not done so prepare for material
shortages also prepare for builders who may not be completely honest about what they can deliver the
number four thing to be aware of is you need to expect delays with your moving company so
moving companies are notorious for being the fly in the ointment when it comes to moving
especially if you're moving across the country they're either too early or too late they get
there way before you need them to get there or way after you need them to get there and please know
if your bed is on that moving truck and you've just closed on your new home in north carolina
know that you probably need to go to target or walmart that night to get an air mattress to sleep
on if the truck is delayed because guaranteed if you've got something valuable on that truck
there's going to be a delay another point i need to make is please know if you're buying a home
most of the time in north carolina the seller does not have to give you the keys
at the time that you're at the attorney's office so hype scenario hypothetical
you're at the attorney's office at 10 am your home you're done at 11 a.m the builder or the seller
does not give you the keys then they were they're waiting to release those keys until it records
your bank doesn't get the money into the attorney until after 4 30. that means it can't record
that day it's going to be the next day so what happens if your attorney day is friday that means
you're not going to get your keys until monday morning if your moving truck is in town for you
at say they get there at nine and they're waiting for you to close at 11 be done at 11 and you're
not getting your keys until three well now you're burning money for that mover not good worst case
that monday thing happens where you're not going to get the keys until monday then the movers
are sitting with that truck all weekend long and that's going to cost you a fortune so
long story short make sure you have your movers scheduled to come the day after
you're closing that'll be the best way to make it happen and of course do like i always do
never ever ever if you cannot and help it at all have friday closings don't want to do it
the number five thing you need to be aware of is if you're moving don't bring furniture you're not
going to need if you're moving into an apartment maybe your giant sofa is not a good idea to bring
maybe you're moving into an ultra contemporary house your antique victorian whatever sofa maybe
probably doesn't fit don't bring it with you no matter if you're moving across the city or across
the country don't move it it's going to cost you money to move it you're better off selling it
and buying what works for your new space when you get here also for those who don't know north
carolina is the furniture capital of the world other than china and know that so much furniture
is made in north carolina you're better off buying stuff when you get here anyway you're going to get
a better price probably cheaper than moving your old sofa you're going to get a new sofa that you
like better brand new better price hope that's helpful number six thing you need to know give
yourself time to warm up to north carolina so most of you are going to love north carolina when you
get here some of you are going to be homesick for your old city old state i get it it happens but
just be prepared to give north carolina a chance i promise you're going to really find something here
you love what's great about the state is it's so diverse we have mountains we have beaches
we have the piedmont we have beer breweries we have wineries we have nice restaurants we've got
country cooking restaurants state fairs just about anything you can imagine we can do here
and we have here and it's something you can learn to enjoy you know maybe it's different than the
fast-paced lifestyle you have in los angeles or new york but maybe you're escaping that lifestyle
for something that's a little bit slower you can definitely find that in north carolina
so the number seven thing you need to know and for some of you it's the most important thing
is don't forget to buy your liquor on saturday nights so north carolina sells all liquor in
abc stores if you like beer or wine you can get those in grocery stores convenience stores
whatever but not liquor like ram vodka et cetera et cetera et cetera those are sold in abc stores
abc stores are closed on sunday which means if you really need a ultra dry martini i don't
know what i'm talking about here with a twist of lemon i still don't know what i'm talking about
then you need to make sure you get your alcohol on saturday if you want to have that drink on sunday
the number eight thing you need to know about is don't complain about north carolina to local so
we've talked about this topic in the past but it definitely bears repeating for this video
for everyone who's moving this way don't complain about north carolina don't brag about how great
where you're from is and how awesome it is you left there for a reason embrace north carolina
see the variety see the great things about north carolina and please know
north carolinians i am one of them we are very proud of our state
we're humble people but we don't like to be put down so if you want to make friends the
fastest way to do it is not talk about how awesome your life was in east cucamonga and
blah blah blah enjoy get to know north carolina get to make friends you're going to get
along a lot better you can be a lot happier the number nine thing you need to know about moving
to north carolina is buy your appliances early so if you are already here building a house or
you're coming this way and you're building a house or buying a resale you may need to get
new appliances especially refrigerators and washers and dryers those three items
are not they do not stay with the house they are not they are personal property so if you're buying
a resale the sellers could very well take those with them if you're buying a new construction
the builder is probably not going to throw those three items in so you're going to need to buy them
understand there's massive delays right now all over the country but it's but definitely in north
carolina for refrigerators and washers and dryers so when you're just making the commitment to buy
a house go ahead and order it have it sitting in a warehouse if you need to so that you're not going
a week and a half two weeks or longer without a refrigerator we had clients earlier in the
year who did not do this luckily they were able to like live out of a ice chest and a temporary
refrigerator and they're okay they were okay and they're great now because they've got this
killer refrigerator with the push buttony screen and all i love it whenever i go see it it's cool
but they went without so be prepared ahead of time and the number 10 thing you need to worry
about is don't be too picky on buying a house and also don't settle so if you're coming to
north carolina please know our inventory situation is still very very low other parts of the country
inventory starting to tick up a little bit and there's more availability of houses in north
carolina that's not the case still still that's not the case so please don't be picky if you
find a house that hits seven of your 10 favorite things that's probably a house you need to make an
offer on and make a strong offer on because you're still going to have competition from other people
and this goes for people in raleigh this goes for people in wilmington all over the state this is
happening right now on the flip side of that it's very very easy to get discouraged about a home
buying process and to just give up and buy the next available thing that you see
that maybe has like the three bedrooms and you need the four bedrooms
or a house with four bedrooms i should say please know that you need to stick to your guns and make
sure you tell your real estate agent on the front end don't let me buy a house that doesn't fit my
needs so that's the advice i give you don't be picky but also don't settle so there you go some
things you need to avoid in your move to north carolina and on that note we would love you to
watch this video about moving to north carolina it's one of our best we really recommend it
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