The First 90 Days After Closing: A Renovation Planning Guide for Northern Westchester

The first 90 days after closing on a northern Westchester home is the highest-leverage window most new homeowners use poorly — rushing into a contractor before design, skipping the regulatory mapping, and starting demo before permits. This guide walks through how to spend those 90 days as the planning phase rather than the demolition phase, with specific actions for each 30-day block.