For what it's worth, we've built and moved several times and learned a like of tricks along the way.
We have always stayed at a hotel for 7 days after closing, as the Village Tinker has already suggested.
Here's why:
We pre-book several after-market services to continue happening immediately "after we close." The after-market service providers understand that it's dependant on a successful closing.
Builders paint is absolutely awful.
It takes 3-4 days to paint our size home, with 2 costs on ceilings/walls, crown, trim, baseboards and closets included.
We've NEVER regretted doing that, dispite the builder saying that you may negate nail pop warrenty. It never did, as we had the paint.
We assure that we use quality paint, 2 coats by a well know licensed and insured painter before the furniture gets placed.
Folks sometimes skip that idea because it's quite expensive, but boy, oh boy, it's worth every cent!
Remember to have the water softener loop installed by the builder, if you want one. It's more expensive as an afterthought.
It's a time to clean well before moving in. "Builders clean" is NOT clean. There's lots of construction dust, etc that the evenings after the painters are gone afford the time.
We used the building months, when we were held up in a rental somewhere to line things up, interview and get the best insurance carriers for home and auto, so everything's in place for the days and weeks after closing.
Very methodical, but never ever RUSHED. Slow and steady wins the race.
Enjoy the rest stops along the way and welcome to The Villages!
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