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Greater Boston Area General Information and Links

This resource page can be helpful if you are selling your home or are in the process of purchasing real estate.  Prior to closing you need to be in contact with your utility companies, the post office, gas company and many other providers to inform them to switch billing names and give them specific information.  Here you will find many of those phone numbers and web site links that will help facilitate that process.

If you have not found a company or link that you are looking for, have suggestions or you are a business or service that would like to be added to this page, please feel free to email dave@bostonresidentialre.com with a description of the company and/or link that you would like added.

Below is a PDF that you can print and use prior to your closing. 
Greater Boston Informational Resource Sheet

General rule of thumb, is to contact utility companies 7—10 days before closing.

 

GasNSTAR800-592-2000www.nstaronline.com  
ElectricNational Grid 800-233-5325 www2.nationalgridus.com 
Water Boston Water & Sewer 617-989-7000 www.bwsc.org  
 Cambridge Water & Sewer617-349-4770www2.cambridgema.gov 
 Somerville Water & Sewer617-625-6600  www.somervillema.gov  
      
Telephone/CableVerizon  617-555-1611 www.verizon.com  
 Comcast800-Comcastwww.comcast.com  
     
Newspaper Boston Globe  888-694-5623 www.bostonglobe.com 
 Wall Street Journal 800-369-2834www.wsj.com 
     
MailUSPS www.usps.com   
 Back Bay617-587-5260  
 Beacon Hill  617-723-7434  
 Charlestown 617-241-5036  
 Cambridge617-575-8700   
 Post Off Square 617-426-7355  
 Somerville, Washington St617-666-2332
 		  

  

HELPFUL WEBSITES

City of Bostonwww.cityofboston.gov 
Mayors Office, Bostonwww.cityofboston.gov/mayor
Accessing Office, Boston www.cityofboston.gov/assessing
Parking Clerk, (Tickets)www.cityofboston.gov/parking
Boston Policewww.cityofboston.gov/police
Cambridgewww.cambridgema.gov
Somervillewww.somervillema.gov
  
Transportationwww.BostonCoach.com
 www.massport.com
Trainwww.mbta.com
  
Mortgage Infowww.bankrate.com
 www.massmba.com
  
News,Sportswww.Boston.com
 www.redsox.com
 
 
 

DON’T FORGET TO BRING THESE ITEMS TO YOUR CLOSING!
 
Buyer—Certified Funds Buyer—ID ( driver’s license/passport ) Buyer—personal checkbook ( last minute adjustments and pro-rations)
Buyer—Evidence of home owner’s insurance ( Insurance Binder ) with receipt of 1st year’s pre-payment
 
Seller—ID ( drivers license/passport )  Seller-Personal checkbook ( last minute adjustments)
 
Other service providers you may need to contact...
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