Make it yours
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Get your details together
DAYS 1–30 · Set up the essentials. Use your actual closing documents and verified servicer information for payment dates and instructions.
Your first-month checklist
- Save the Closing Disclosure, note, security instrument and deed securely.
- Verify the first payment due date, amount and payment destination.
- If using autopay, confirm it is active and watch the first payment post.
- Confirm utilities and insurance are active on the needed dates.
- Locate water shut-offs and review smoke / carbon monoxide alarms.
- Record repairs, warranties and questions from the move-in period.
Keep the right details handy
- Verified mortgage servicer / phone
- First payment due date / amount
- Where my closing documents are stored
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Plan your next step
DAYS 31–90 · Build routines that fit your home. A familiar lender name on mail does not prove it came from your lender or servicer.
Set your next routines
- Review the first statement and confirm payments were applied.
- List taxes, insurance and HOA bills that are not paid through escrow.
- Set reminders for bills, maintenance and insurance renewals.
- Compare actual household costs with the budget you planned.
- Choose a sustainable amount to save for repairs and emergencies.
- Verify servicing changes directly before changing where you pay.
My home care plan
- Next maintenance task / target date
- Bill or renewal to remember / due date
- Monthly repair reserve / next budget review
Sources and context
Educational content; not a loan approval or credit offer. Confirm requirements for your situation with your lender. Sources checked September 10, 2026.