Anyone have any new house advise?

My family and I are finally moving in our own house, no more renting! Its our first house, and we're gonna need everything hooked up, and hopefully our closing date will be Nov. 5th. We're not able to pay for rent in Dec. Is there any advise, or something I should know about speeding the process along.Anyone have any new house advise?
I would say that the more thought you put into packing the stuff, the less trouble you will have unpacking. For example, don't just pitch stuff into boxes. put it in logical groups. Kitchen utencil's in a box all together. bath towel's and wash clothes all in one box etc. then label the boxes with big letters as to which room they go in. rent a truck, gather some friends and move. when the boxes come into the house, take them directly to the room the stuff belongs in. there will always be a couple weeks to really get everything settled, but you can get the basics done in a couple days easy.Anyone have any new house advise?
As to the part about hooking things up, if you're talking about the electric, gas, telephone, etc, etc, then you should be contacting the proper municipal entities, your local township supervisor would be a good place to start. Then you may need a plumber and an electrician, and a fellow from the gas company. It will all take time, but if you schedule them close together you can get it done fairly quickly.