Your post-closing to-dos with real deadlines computed from your closing date — tracked, printable, calendar-ready.
The anchor for every deadline.
Leave blank to use closing date.
Drives DMV & homestead deadlines.
General guidance and computed reminder dates only — not legal, tax, or insurance advice. Verify every legal deadline with the issuing authority (USPS, your state DMV, your county tax assessor, your lender).
Closing on a house triggers a burst of one-time, time-sensitive to-dos — change the locks, start the utilities, forward your mail, update your driver license, file for the homestead exemption, set up the mortgage autopay, save the closing packet, run first-month maintenance. Generic blog lists don't track what's done or tell you when each is due. This tool turns your closing date into a personalized, deadline-tracked checklist: every item shows a real computed date and a plain-language reason it matters, sorted so the overdue and due-soon items rise to the top. Tick items off (saved in your browser), add notes, export to your calendar, and print.
You close on a resale home in Texas on March 10, with a mortgage and no separate move-in date. The tool sets: change/rekey the locks by March 11 (move-in + 1 day, HIGH priority); file USPS forwarding around Feb 24 (move-in − 14 days); call utilities to start on possession day by ~Feb 24; save the closing packet by March 17 (closing + 7, HIGH); change your driver-license address by April 9 (Texas = 30 days after move-in); set up mortgage autopay by Apr 24 ahead of a first payment due May 1 (first of the second month after closing); and the homestead exemption by April 30 — but because Texas requires Jan 1 ownership, a March close usually files for the following tax year, which the tool flags. First-month maintenance items (HVAC filter, smoke/CO detectors, main water shutoff, breaker panel) all land March 24 (move-in + 14).
| Item | Source / authority | Window |
|---|---|---|
| Driver-license address | State DMV | CA/NY 10 days · TX/FL/VA 30 · NC/DC 60 · default 30 |
| Homestead exemption | County tax assessor | FL Mar 1 · GA Apr 1 · TX Apr 30 · PA/Philadelphia Dec 1 (file by Oct 1) · others: check assessor |
| USPS forwarding | USPS | File ~14 days before move-in; allowed −90 to +30 days from move-in |
| Mortgage first payment | Closing Disclosure | 1st of the second month after closing (autopay reminder −7 days) |
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Every deadline is calculated from the dates you enter. Most tasks are a fixed number of days after your closing or move-in (possession) date; a few are state-specific fixed dates: the DMV address-change window (10–60 days) and the annual homestead/homeowner property-tax exemption (e.g. FL Mar 1, TX Apr 30).
They're often the same, but a rent-back or renovation gap can separate them. Possession tasks (locks, utilities, the DMV clock) key off move-in; document and mortgage tasks key off closing. Leave move-in blank and the tool uses your closing date for both.
It varies by state: CA/NY 10 days, TX/FL/VA 30 days, NC/DC 60 days. When your state isn't in the table the tool uses a 30-day default and flags it. Vehicle registration usually shares the window. Always confirm on your state DMV site.
Most states require you to own and occupy as of January 1 of the tax year. Close after Jan 1 and you usually don't qualify until the following tax year, so the tool sets the deadline to the next annual filing date and shows the caveat. Confirm with your county assessor.
By convention, the first day of the second month after the month you close (close in March → due May 1). The tool sets an autopay reminder a week before. The binding date is on your Closing Disclosure and Note.
Yes. Ticked items and your per-task notes are stored only in your browser, so progress survives a refresh. Each task has an Add to calendar link that downloads an .ics file with the deadline as an all-day event, and you can copy a share link that reloads all your inputs.
Yes — 100% free, everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded or sold. It's general guidance only, not legal, tax, or insurance advice.
Everything is computed in your browser and saved only there. We don't store or sell your data. Guidance only — not legal, tax, or insurance advice.