Now that you have found the home of your dreams and your loan is being processed so begins the waiting game. At this point you should be relaxed and be confident as you are hopefully in the hands of a great Knoxville Buyers Agent who will be orchestrating the efforts of the mortgage professional, home inspector, title company, appraiser, termite company, sellers, and the Selling Agent and making sure everything comes together.
As a Buyer your duties are actually quite simple. First of all, as the sales contract states, you have to agree to cooperate with your chosen mortgage professional and make sure they have all the financial documents they need. If you fail to do so you could be in breech of contract, lose out on your home, and potentially lose your earnest money. However, as long as you have a good Buyer's REALTOR® they will facilitate this process and make sure you stay on track.
Moving day will be filled with lots of activity and will most likely be a busy day so make sure that you don't forget one critical item- applying for and getting utilities turned on. While the utilities may currently be on in your new home, most Sellers have the utilities scheduled to be turned off the day of closing. This means that if you fail to set up utilities you could find yourself left in the dark.
Luckily, setting up utilities in Knoxville, TN is quite simple.
- Find out what utility company your new home has service with- your REALTOR® will be able to supply you with this information. (Keep in mind that depending on where the home is located- you could have up to 3 different companies).
- Contact the Knoxville Utility Companies- some allow you to apply by phone or fax, while others require you to physically go into the office (see chart below for contact information)
- Make sure you bring your ID, copy of your Purchase and Sales Agreement, and check book- as an application fee is generally involved.
ELECTRIC COMPANIES
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Knoxville/ Knox County
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Knox County |
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Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
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Lenoir City Utility Board (LCUB)
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865-524-2911
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865-986-6591
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http://www.kub.org/
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http://www.lcub.com/
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GAS SERVICE
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Knoxville/ Knox County
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Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
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865-524-2911
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http://www.kub.org/
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WATER AND SEWAGE
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Knoxville/ Knox County
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Knox County |
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Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
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West Knox Utility District
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865-524-2911
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865-690-2521
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http://www.kub.org/
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http://www.wkud.com/
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Knox County
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Knox County |
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Northeast Knox Utility District
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Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District
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865-688-4070
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865-992-8611
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http://www.nekud.com/
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Knox County
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Knox County |
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Knox Chapman Utility District
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Hallsdale - Powell Utility District
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865-577-4497
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865-922-7547
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http://knoxchapman.com/
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http://www.hpud.org/
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Knox County |
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First Utility District of Knox County
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865-966-9741
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http://www.fudknox.org/
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Christine McInerney and Jennifer Halinkowski - Knoxville TN Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Knoxville Copyright © 2009
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Great idea to post this in a blog. Sometimes we just assume that everyone has the information. I might borrow this idea for later in the week. Thanks!
Melissa, I get asked this question all the time so am actually using this, along with a series of other blogs to send out to my sellers and buyers just to make sure they understand where to get all the information that they need.
I love how you provide such specific local information for the readers of your blog. No doubt it is helping brand you the local expert.
By the way...how did you get those awesome buttons on the bottom of your blog posts to let people follow you on facebook/twitter, etc. so easily?