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1. CELEBRATE! Congratulations on closing on your home. I am so proud of you for becoming a home owner, and thank you for choosing to invest in East Texas! Now go and grab a celebratory dinner at one of our local restaurants!
2. Clean clean clean. We may have negotiated for your home to be professionally cleaned, and you may walk in the door and think your home is super clean. However, you need to remember, this is probably one of the only times that you will have minimal furniture in your home! Everyone has a different definition of clean.
3. Change your driver’s license to your new address. Depending on when your expiration date of your driver’s license is, you can do this online, or go down to the DMW. When you also apply for your Homestead Tax break, you will need to have your new address on your driver’s license.
4. Forward your mail. Go down to the post office and let them know that you are changing addresses. Also, contact any company you pay a bill to, and change your address as well.
Kelly Raulston
“Reliable and Ready” REALTOR® since 2016. I was born in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, but was raised in Texas since 1997. When I found out we were moving to Plano, Texas, I remember looking forward to riding a horse to school and a brand-new pair of cowboy boots! Growing up in Plano prepared me to be competitive, quick, and to have a strong work ethic.
I graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Axe’em Jacks! That is where my love for East Texas began. The nature, warm smiles, football games, and community values can't be beat! I graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. I was a middle school math teacher in Tyler, Texas. I met my husband, Travis, in Sunday school, and we have been married since September 2016.
I love being a REALTOR® in East Texas! Relationships are genuine, the area is beautiful, and the market is rockin’! I am an involved REALTOR® to better the community. Some of the organizations I am involved with are: The Professional Development Committee, Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee, and Tyler Educational Networking Group. Some awards I have won were “The Hustle Award” in 2016, and “Rookie of the Year” in 2017.
When I am not working with my clients, I like to spend quality time with my friends and family doing the following: running, target practice, read and participate in book club, and playing with my dachshund Greta.
