I'm now in the process of transferring all my accounts to the rental and the amount of time it take is unbelievable.  I did this about 9 years ago, when I moved from my home in Newark to Union City.  I forgot about the amount of time it takes to do this.  The process just doesn't involve making a phone call.  You have to wait and be transferred from place to place.  I've already used up a fair amount of my minutes and battery power just phoning two utility companies.  I have about 8 more companies to call.  It would be nice if they all were interconnected, you make one call and then bingo, you're set.  But no, you have to call each utility, all your credit companies, the bank(s), the hospital, dentist and anybody you know or who sends you money.  I'm just glad that I do most of my banking online.  Makes a difference.

I also have to check to see if my son can still attend the middle school he's been at for two years.  It would be better for him because his father and I know the staff there on a professional level and they look out for him.  I also have to make sure their records are up to date at the district.  I have to make sure MY records are up to date at my district. 

The plan is to move after 6 months, when the dust settles from my short sale and my credit score gets back to normal.  I got a call over the weekend from Brighton Station, in Brentwood, which 5 minutes away from Antioch, where I work.  They've reduced the prices of their homes from 700k to 419k.  When I met with them over the course of 6 months to discuss buying a home.  They kept losing agents, the prices of the home went up and down, and I couldn't use my VA benefit because the homes were too expensive.  I anticipate that their home prices will fall again in 6 months and that's when I'll buy AND I'll be able to get a VA home loan.  Good thing I didn't buy 7 months ago, the value of my home would have fallen almost 50%.

I'm glad I did this in GoogleDocs, BTW.  LiveJournal was down and didn't post my entry.