Charleston SC Real Estate Utility Companies

Relocating to a new area within a state minimizes the impact of a move. An inner state move takes a period of adjustment to settle into schools, find the best route to work, to find a favored chain of supermarkets, where to get the best prices on everyday items, who are the trustworthy contractors and people in the trades if your new house needs some work…things like that. From one neighborhood to another or even from one side of a state to the other there are adjustments but they are minor.

An interstate relocation, on the other hand, is something more of a challenge. The decision making process and some considerable research is required to choose the state and area best suited to you and/or your family's needs. During a long established residency, one tends to accumulate memberships and licensure in various areas of interest. An interstate move necessitates reapplication for these: driver's license, firearms permit, teaching license, real estate license, to name a few of the more common ones.

Often, with an interstate move, the very move itself consumes one: packing, kids, moving companies, schedules, travel plans etc. so that upon arrival to the new home, one is in a state of confusion as to how to settle in to the new community. Some details that will help to smooth out your transition to the Charleston area in South Carolina, are mentioned here. Some questions you find yourself asking might sound like: Will I have to reapply for any licenses under which I currently operate? How do I go about that application? Who do I see about my utilities?

For information on gas and electric utilities in South Carolina, including Charleston go to: SCEG http://sceg.com

For information on water and sewer services go to:
Charleston CPW http://www.charlestoncpw.com/

For information on trash collection go to:
Charleston County Trash http://www.charlestoncounty.org/municipa.htm

For information on recycling go to:
Charleston Recycling
http://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/solidwaste/index.htm

For information on city transit go to:
City Transit
http://www.ridecarta.com/home/default.aspx

For information on Charleston County Schools go to:
Charleston County Schools
http://www.ccsdschools.com/

**For interstate movers, your child's immunizations in your current state may not meet South Carolina requirements. For immunization information go to:
Your Child's Immunizations
http://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/immunization/immunizations.htm

For Voter information and registration information go to:
Voter information and registration information
http://www.charleston.org.departments/BEVR/index.htm

For a new driver's license, locations of a DMV near your new address and rules of exchange go to:
DMV
http://www.scdmvonline.com/DMVnew/defaultaspx?n=movingsc

**You have 90 days to apply for a South Carolina state license. The DMV tends to be fairly efficient in expediting a license exchange. Call for exact information and documentation you will need to bring with you before you may procure your new driver's license. There are several steps that require completion that precede application at the DMV for example you must first pay state taxes on any vehicles at a local statehouse or municipal building. Be specific in asking for all requirements and documentation to avoid several trips.

For information on procedures and reciprocity for a teacher's license go to:
http://www.scteachers.org/Cert/index.cfm

For information on state gun laws, hunting and carry permits go to:
http://sled.sc.gov/Reciprocity1.aspx?MenuID-cwp

For information on application for or transfer of real estate licenses go to:
http://llr.state.sc.us/POL/REC/index.asp?file=sbreq.htm
*Note* Be aware than transfer of credit for a license from another state is possible so it will only be necessary to take the state portion of the state real estate exam for SC licensure. This is only available within the first six months of relocating.

For information on application for a business license go to:
http://www.charlestoncounty.org/department/RevenueCollections/index.htm

and http://taxweb.charlestoncounty.org/docs/bluf/newbizinfo.pdf

For additional help in finding information about Charleston County that is not listed here try your own search at:
www.charlestoncounty.org