Two months prior to Moving Day

• If you will use a mover, get a few estimates from moving companies.
• If you will move yourself, get costs from at least two truck rental companies.
• Create a floor plan of your new home for furniture and appliance placement.
• Make an inventory of your household goods and begin to remove clutter (start with the basement, attic, garage, and other storage areas).
• Start a file for all your moving paperwork (estimates, receipts, etc.).
• Arrange to transfer school records.
• Choose a mover (or truck rental company).
• Get your new home ready - Contact painters, carpenters, plumbers, roofers etc., so your home is ready when you arrive. Remember to change the locks on all the doors in your new home.

Six weeks prior to Moving Day

• Obtain and fill out post office change-of-address cards.
• Subscribe to the paper in your new hometown to learn more about your new community.
• Make arrangements for storage if necessary.
• Ask your doctor or health plan provider for referrals, and obtain all medical records.
• Have antiques, pieces of art, and other valuables appraised.
• Clean all closets and drawers.
• Start using foods and cleaning supplies that cannot be moved.

Property Characterstics
Business opportunities range greatly in size and profit potential. The types of commercial investment opportunities also have varying characteristics—retail shops, food services, engineering and industrial manufacturing. These properties can be found in almost any location where zoning permits the operations; examples include standalone, strip malls, shopping centers, industrial parks. Business-valuation techniques such as the Multiple Discretionary Earnings Method, Asset Accumulation Method and Adjusted Book-Value Method may be used to determine the value of the property. CENTURY 21 representatives have the training available to them to help you evaluate properties as they relate to your specific needs and experience.

Special Considerations
CENTURY 21 Commercial sales professionals can facilitate the process of analyzing location, trends, populations and other demographics that may help minimize risk. In addition, CENTURY 21 Commercial sales professionals have access to resources available that can help assess the challenges associated with zoning, environmental and occupancy requirements. A Cash-Flow Model might also be used to analyze and estimate an investment's income, expenses, and yield. The availability of forecasted conditions in the real estate market and the impact on a given property may also be used to evaluate each potential investment.

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