You brought your check, you signed all your Michigan mortgage documents, you closed on your Novi home.  What a relief, no more stress, no more worrying.  The house of your dreams is yours!

You have already contacted Consumers Power and Detroit Edison to get the utilities in your name.  You have the keys.  Now what?  Should you run to the paint store?

No you should run to Home Depot, Hunt's Ace Hardware, ACO, Lowes, or S & W Pro Hardware to get new locks.  You should never leave the old locks on you new Novi home.  Change the locks, hire a locksmith to re-key them.

You  never know who might have a key.  An old girlfriend might have a key, a painter may have a key, the house cleaner may have a key.  So protect yourself and get the locks changed right away on your new home