Relocation
Checklist.
Everything most relocating buyers learn the hard way — county lines, crawl spaces, septic systems, toll roads, pollen seasons — before they ever cross the James. A free guide from Cody Adams, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate · Base Camp.
Five sections. Real Richmond detail. Zero fluff.
Before the Move
Define your Richmond vibe, map commutes (Powhite, I-64, I-95), Virginia property tax math, and rural infrastructure realities most out-of-state buyers miss.
Logistics & RVA Setup
The utility blueprint (Dominion, county DPUs), internet that actually works on acreage, FEMA flood checks, HOA rules, E-ZPass, and DMV appointments.
Arrival Week
Day-one priorities plus Cody's local picks — Blanchard's, Lamplighter, South of the James Farmers Market, Belle Isle, Jack Brown's, En Su Boca.
Homeowner Education
What Richmond homes actually demand: crawl space humidity, well & septic lifecycles, pollen-season HVAC care, and storm drainage.
The 5 Mistakes
The pitfalls relocating buyers make — internet blind spots, hidden toll costs, county tax confusion, skipped septic inspections, and transactional non-local agents.
The Relocation Timeline
A 90-day-to-move-in roadmap so nothing important falls through the cracks between offer and unboxing.
Hey, I'm Cody.
I'm a Richmond Realtor® with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate · Base Camp, and the host of the Rooted In Richmond YouTube channel.
I built this checklist out of frustration. Too many great families land here, fall for the wrong neighborhood, miss a septic inspection, or discover their dream property can't run a Zoom call — all because no one walked them through the Richmond-specific stuff before they wrote an offer.
So I wrote it down. All of it. Now you've got it too.
— Cody
Ready to make the move?
Grab the guide, then let's set up a brief, zero-pressure strategy call to map your transition perfectly.
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