Home & Moving Resources

Help at Home

Need help or advice finding a nanny, daycare or babysitter? Stuck at home and want a playgroup? Can’t find a good doctor? DC Urban Moms may be able to help.

• Need help or advice finding a nanny, daycare or babysitter? Stuck at home and want a playgroup? Can’t find a good doctor? DC Urban Moms may be able to help.
• Find out about lead in the DC water system and what is being done about it.
• Interested in hosting an exchange student and getting an au-pair in return? Visit CulturalCare.com

Moving

So, the big day is nearing and you need help connecting your utilities, finding a home warranty, getting a new driver’s license and more? Browse below! Or, have you already moved, and do you need referrals to contractors or other services? (if not listed below, call me for names).

Find interesting articles and other useful links (neighborhood and school websites, my blog, babysitting resources etc.) here.

Home Inspectors

If you would like to search for a home inspector on your own or want to learn more about the process, visit the American Society of Home Inspectors website.

• • Maury Home Inspections
    mauryhomeinspections(at)gmail(dotted)com, Phone: (443) 661-4377 | ASHI certified
    Scott does a very thorough inspection and was formerly in the construction business.  Electronic report with photos.  Can place radon as well.

• • The Building Inspector of America
    kapoor(at)gethomeinspector(dotted)com, Phone: (301) 916-0300| ASHI certified
    Vimal Kappor and Ron Neeley,kappor(at)gethomeinspector(dotted)com . Is a structural, mold, radon and thermal imagining inspector as well as general home inspector.  Electronic report with photos.  Expensive, but offers more services.

• • Pro-Spex
    Glenford Blanc | Phone: (301) 675-8851
    Thorough, electronic reports with photos.  Has a thermal imaging machine.

• • Rusty Layton ASHI Certified Home Inspector
    (703) 354-4554 or (703) 568-6600 | rustyl(at)verizon(dotted)net

• • Homes Are Us, Inc., Lou Scerbo, Radon Inspector
    703-314-2716, homesareusinc(at)verizon(dotted)net
• Pest Now, Termite inspectors, 877-284-2466

Home Warranty Companies

Home warranties repair or replace, for one full year after close of sale, an existing home’s covered mechanical systems and built-in appliances that break down due to normal wear and tear. This is a home buyer’s and seller’s defense against expensive repairs, or complete replacement of major covered items, which may include a roof, furnace, or washer and dryer.  For more information, click here.

• • American Home Shield(AHS)
    Phone: (866) 326-8397

 

• • HMS Home WarrantyHMS Home Warranty
    Enroll online | Phone: (800) THE-HOME

 

• Home Trust Warranty
  Enroll online | Phone: (800) 795-9595

Insurance

• • Long and Foster Insurance
    Vernon Hawkins | vernon(dotted)hawkins(at)longandfoster(dotted)com
    Phone: (301) 215-6919 or (866) 275-4534 x 1456

 

• Creative Insurance Solutions, Steven Bender, Owner/ Agent
  9812 Falls Rd #114-146, Potomac, MD 20854
  240-290-0051 | 240-290-0049 Fax
  Steven(at)CiSFast(dotted)com

Junk Mail Opt-Outs

• Free unsubscribe from Junk Catalogs
• Free registration with the Do Not Call List to unsubscribe from telephone solicitations
• Free Opt out of all credit card and mortgage refinance offers

Locksmiths

• • Keyway Lock Service
    Phone: (202) 338-2254 or (202) 232-8823

 

• • Central Safe and Locksmith
    Phone: (202) 842-0414 | centrallock(at)aol(dotted)com

 

• Mailing Address
  • Change your mailing address online.
  • Unsubscribe from Junk Catalogs

Motor Vehicle Registration

• • In the District
    301 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20001,
    Phone:(202) 727-5000

 

• • In Virginia
    Various locations
    Phone: 1-866-DMVLINE (1-866-368-5463) or 1-800-435-5137

 

• In Maryland
  Various locations
  Phone: 1-800-950-1MVA (1-800-950-1682)

Movers

• • Gullivers Movers
    1213 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1617
    Phone: (703) 838-7645

 

• Several storage pod companies will deliver pods to your home, let you pack them and put them in climate-controlled storage until you are ready for them. A great resource if you are clearing out your home for sale:
  Store-to-Door
  Door-to-Door
  PODS

Settlement Companies

• • KVS Title
    Several locations – Dupont Circle, Fairfax, VA, Capitol Hill DC and Bethesda, MD
    Phone: 301-605-1420 |

 

• • Edmund J Flynn
    5100 Wisconsin Ave NW #514, Washington, DC 20016
    Phone: (202) 537-1800 | bill(dotted)karas(at)edmundjflynn(dotted)com
    Does all settlements, but specializes in cooperative settlements in DC.

 

• • Counselors Title
    Chris Darby – 4400 Jenifer St NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20015
    Phone: (202) 686-0100 | chris(at)ctitle(dotted)net
    Very smart and thorough attorneys.

 

• RGS Title
  In many locations all over VA and DC. 

Termite Inspectors

• • Pest Now
    Phone: (877) 284-2466

 

• Western Pest Services
  Phone: (800) 544-2847