General Checklist for Buying a House One of the most important things you can do is to make yourself a checklist as you search for, find, and buy a home. http://www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/checklist.html U.S. Census Bureau Web Site The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to data, publications, products, and programs. http://www.census.gov/ Local Directory Southern California Edison Contact Edison to start your electric service. http://www.edison.com/ Soutwest Gas Corporation Contact Southwest Gas to start your gas service. http://www.swgas.com/ Verizon Contact verizon to get you home telephone service activated. http://www22.verizon.com/ Yahoo! Get Local Find local Web sites, businesses, city guides, classifieds, and online communities. http://local.yahoo.com/ Mortgage Loan Countrywide Home Loans Apply for a mortgage online. http://my.countrywide.com/ E-Loan Apply for mortgages online in all 50 states as either a broker, lender or both. http://www.eloan.com/ Mortgage Shopping.com Our sole purpose is to offer the well-qualified borrower the lowest rates and best service when shopping for a refinance or purchase loan. http://www.mortgageshopping.com/ MortgageQuotes.com An independent source of mortgage information on the Internet. http://www.mortgagequotes.com/ National Listings CyberHomes MLS Listings Homes for sale with a difference. Why? Because the web sites on this list are from the same MLS organizations that maintain the complete professional list of homes for sale in each metropolitan market. http://www.cyberhomes.com/ Relocation Advice on moving with kids Advice, activities & resources for moving with children of all ages. http://www.century21.com/smoothmoves/ Home Inventory Worksheet Help protect your valuables during your move. http://www.century21.com/learn/inventory/ HotJobs Look for a new career in the area you are moving to. http://www.hotjobs.com MonsterJobs Find a new career in the area you are moving to. http://www.monster.com MonsterMoving.com Manage the moving and relocation process with mortgage quotes and calculators, address change, utility transfer, city profiling, self storage locator, moving van line and moving truck rental quotes. http://www.monstermoving.com/ Moving Checklist What you need to know to make your move easy. http://www.century21.com/learn/content.aspx?refstr=6.8.7 Packing Tips A few general things you need to know about packing. http://www.century21.com/learn/content.aspx?refstr=lrn_packing_tips Relocation Central A comprehensive, nationwide resource for the latest relocation/moving information organized by city and categories of interest from apartments to zoos. http://www.relocationcentral.com/ Salary.com Free salary information, salary and benefits advice, career and job search help. Hundreds of salary surveys, compensation reports, and useful links. http://www.salary.com/ Unites States Postal Service Find out how to change your mailing address and have your mail forwarded. http://www.usps.com School American School Directory Find vital school information on all 108,000 K-12 schools in America. http://www.asd.com/ GradSchools.com Source of graduate school programs information. Find thousands of graduate programs by curriculum or by school. http://www.gradschools.com/