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Your home sale · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas, 40 Folly Field Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
You're under contract, David. 0 days to closing.
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accepted
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Jul 22
Your home purchase · 74 Heron Bluff Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
You're under contract. 7 days to keys.
accepted
financing
to close
Jul 29
What happens nextAll 9 repair items are done — nicely handled. The sellers are working the repair list — 0 of 3 items are done. So far $807.19 has gone into repairs across 8 items. Closing on 1203 Pelican Watch Villas is today. 27 things need you — they're in your action items below.
This week
Your action items
Before closing
Line up homeowner's insurance · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Your lender needs proof of insurance before closing. Get quotes now and have the policy effective on your closing date.
Book your movers · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Get 2–3 quotes and lock in a moving company (or a truck rental) for closing week. Good movers book up 2+ weeks out.
Disassemble the Big Green Egg for the move · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
Cool completely, ash out. Cable-tie the hinge, 7/16 wrench on the band bolts, dome onto a moving blanket. Wrap each ceramic piece separately — they’re the expensive part. Photos before disassembly.
Pack personal belongings — the villa sells FURNISHED · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
All furniture stays with the unit. Personal items only: clothes, kitchenware, art, electronics, linens, toiletries, garage. Label boxes by room for the new house.
Label dimmer switch by front door “Living Room Fan” · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
The remote recode failed — the fan runs from the wall knob, and the buyers’ agent accepted that. The label is the last punch-list thread; it must be on the wall before the re-inspection.
Schedule utilities at the new place · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Set up power, water, gas, and trash in your name starting on closing day. Electric companies often want 3 business days’ notice.
File your USPS change of address · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Forward your mail starting on closing day — takes 5 minutes at usps.com. Update banks and subscriptions as they trickle in.
Set up internet at the new place · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Schedule internet installation or transfer for right after closing — install appointments can run a week out.
Start fence quotes (insurer’s 60-day clock starts at closing) · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Insurer requires the fence within 60 days of closing — installed by 2026-09-27. Get 2–3 quotes during the gap week so a contractor is picked before the clock starts.
Contact electricians — fireproof electrical install · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Get quotes now; target install 2026-07-30 — the day after close.
Follow up with Coley Davis — finalize homeowner’s insurance · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Coley found better options — finalize right after the villa closes. ASK ABOUT THE POOL DECK: Coley spotted a possible drop-off behind the deck in the listing photos. If it exceeds 2 feet, the insurer may require fencing immediately behind the deck and/or railings — measure on-site before finalizing the fence plan.
Contact Year Round Pools — heater/chiller + maintenance · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Saltwater pool. Quote the heater/chiller install and ask about a maintenance package that covers the equipment — DIY is ~$100–300/yr in chemicals but the equipment argues for a pro.
Closing week
Transfer Ring doorbell to the new owners · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
Ring app → Devices → Device Settings → Remove This Device. Bishops download the app and scan the QR on the doorbell. Cancel any Ring subscription separately.
Reset front-door keypad for the new owners · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
Factory-reset to wipe all codes; remove from any app account first; leave the Bishops the reset instructions and default code.
Moving day — close at Burr & Forman, everything to storage · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
In-person closing. Then: belongings to the Public Storage unit (acct #71204513), final walkthrough, keys + garage remotes + gate credentials handed over.
Change the locks and reprogram keypads · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Day one in the new place: rekey or replace exterior locks and reset any keypad/garage codes — you don’t know who has copies.
Move-in day — close on Heron Bluff, empty the storage unit · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Close, pick up everything from Public Storage, cancel the unit, reassemble the Big Green Egg (reverse order, photos as the guide), verify all utilities transferred.
The gap week
Gap week — belongings in storage · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
One week between closings. Everything lives at Public Storage, 27 Office Park Rd. Nothing to do but not lose the unit key.
After you close
Confirm all utilities transferred at Heron Bluff · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Power, water, trash in David’s name from closing day; check the first bills actually arrive.
Fireproof electrical installation · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Scheduled for the day after close. Confirm the crew the morning of closing.
Confirm all utilities are in your name · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
A few days in, double-check power, water, gas, internet, and trash all switched over and the first bills are coming to you — not the previous owner.
Set up pool maintenance + heater/chiller install · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Year Round Pools quote → pick the package. Weekly: free chlorine + pH, salt as needed. Every 30–90 days: inspect the salt cell.
Confirm your homeowner's insurance is active · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Make sure the new policy is in force from your closing date, set up auto-pay or escrow, and cancel coverage on your old place if it has sold.
Furnishing plan with Dean Huntley — first deliveries · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
The villa’s furniture stayed with it — Heron Bluff starts empty. Dean sequences deliveries starting week two.
File your closing docs, warranties, and manuals · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Put the closing packet, home warranty, inspection report, and appliance manuals in one folder (paper or digital) — future-you will thank you.
Look into homestead exemption and property tax setup · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Many areas offer a primary-residence exemption that lowers your property tax — check your county assessor’s site for what applies and any filing deadline, and confirm the tax bill comes to the right place.
Fence installed at Heron Bluff — insurer’s 60-day deadline · 74 Heron Bluff Rd
Hard deadline: 60 days after closing (2026-09-27). Contractor from the gap-week quotes. If the pool-deck drop-off measures over 2 feet, the insurer may want fencing directly behind the deck — confirm the final plan with Coley before the crew starts.
Done
Return signed Seller Questionnaire to Burr & Forman
Done July 14 — nice work
Install grease vent filters on microwave
Done July 15 — nice work
Handyman visit — tip guard, Ring doorbell, fan remote
Done July 16 — nice work
Meet Dean Huntley (interior designer) at Heron Bluff
Done July 16 — nice work
Gray’s full HVAC maintenance
Done July 20 — nice work
Take villa annual board-meeting vote to Associa
Done July 20 — nice work
Saltmarsh Services — sink stopper repair
Done July 20 — nice work
Your move, start to finish · 1203 Pelican Watch Villas
Under contract
Completed May 27Inspection
Completed June 4 · 9 findingsRepairs & financingnow
- Repairs · 9 of 9 done
- Schedule utilities at the new place · July 22
- Transfer Ring doorbell to the new owners · July 22
- Reset front-door keypad for the new owners · July 22
Closing
Wednesday, Jul 22 · walkthrough the day beforeAfter you close
Plan these now — timed to your closing date- Gap week — belongings in storage · by July 25
- Confirm all utilities transferred at Heron Bluff · by July 30
- Fireproof electrical installation · by July 30
- Confirm all utilities are in your name · by August 1
- Set up pool maintenance + heater/chiller install · by August 5
- Confirm your homeowner's insurance is active · by August 5
- Furnishing plan with Dean Huntley — first deliveries · by August 12
- File your closing docs, warranties, and manuals · by August 12
- Look into homestead exemption and property tax setup · by August 28
- Fence installed at Heron Bluff — insurer’s 60-day deadline · by September 27