Getting ready to move to La Plata

[scotchtape]

Well, it is getting down to the wire, and I am getting ready to move my family from coastal California to La Plata, Md--and planning on being there July 1st. It is stressful to say the least, especially since I have not been--and will not be--able to fly out beforehand to scout a rental. A board member, rhenderson, has been astoundingly helpful and generous in this regard, doing walkthroughs and drive-by's to help me find an adequate place. (I'm brainstorming in the back of my mind how I can repay him!)

So i booked space on a Broadway Express truck, which on other boards came highly recommended. So far, the company has been super easy to work with and very helpful. I will load the truck, they will pack, and then me and my brother-in-law will drive the car across the country, while my wife and baby stay at my in-laws and fly out later. A hundred different things to organization and plan--plus I am still at my soon-to-be old job and we are finishing a HUGE project just as I am leaving, most of which I am managing. I've worked on it for 3.5 years, and I'm just about sick of it, so I am excited to be finally done with it. Unfortunately there will not be much time between its end and when I need to start packing the house up.

So, does anyone have any last-minute advice on moving, and settling in So. MD?

[aps45819]

Originally Posted by scotchtape

So, does anyone have any last-minute advice on moving, and settling in So. MD?

The MD registratio fee for a car from out of state is 6% of the blue book
Don't buy a new car before you come here.

[scotchtape]

Originally Posted by aps45819

The MD registratio fee for a car from out of state is 6% of the blue book
Don't buy a new car before you come here.

Just the kind of advice I needed! Was thinking about it, but I think i will stick with our 10-year clunker for now.... worth about $1200 blue book.

[vraiblonde]

Hooray for rhenderson!

And welcome to southern Maryland!

[vince77]

with few exceptions, LaPlata is an excellent choice

[rhenderson]

Don't worry about repaying the yo-yo henderson. Just pass it on to someone else down the road!

There is lady moving to Lexington Park on another thread - hopefully somebody will PM her and give her the same help. It doesn't take a lot to be a lot of help.

[BOP]

Originally Posted by scotchtape

Just the kind of advice I needed! Was thinking about it, but I think i will stick with our 10-year clunker for now.... worth about $1200 blue book.

Mrs BOP and I sold our vehicles before we left California. Annapolis and north, or Virginia are good places to look for cars, because the dealers really think a lot of their cars down here.

Be ready to provide DMV proof of insurance at least once a year for a good three years, because they tend to lose said proof of insurance. Usually, a phone call to your carrier (we have GEICO) will do the trick.

[drthv8r]

Originally Posted by scotchtape

So, does anyone have any last-minute advice on moving, and settling in So. MD?

Yeah do yourself a huge favor and don't move here. It's too liberal with too many taxes and too many laws on the books, and it's getting darker here by the day.

Here's a bit of good reading for you.

Is it time to hand over Charles County...

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by drthv8r

Yeah do yourself a huge favor and don't move here. It's too liberal with too many taxes and too many laws on the books, and it's getting darker here by the day.

Uh, hello? He's coming from California

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Uh, hello? He's coming from California

I love, love, love La Plata...