Heidi@HeidiFore.com
502-777-3578
Relocation Specialist

Relocation Guide
Louisville Kentucky is a wonderful town! I know you'll love it.
Here is a Louisville KY relocation package I put together to help you get around. 
(see also
Louisville maps) Whether your company is relocating you, you are moving here for Med School, Law School, Dental School, doing your residency, you are transferred in the military, or you just love Kentucky, call me to help you find your new Kentucky Home. I specialize in relocation.
You have my dedication to your relocation.

 

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Use the SEARCH button to find houses for sale, new homes, and other MLS listings for real estate in Louisville KY

SEARCH FOR CONDOS    AND LOFTS FOR SALE IN  DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE 

 

See a list of HOTELS in the East End of Louisville CLICK HERE

 

Look at where neighborhoods are on a Louisville map to see where Lake Forest, Locust Creek, Polo Fields, Persimmon Ridge, Springhurst, Longwood, Hillcrest, Anchorage, St. Matthews, Highlands, Owl Creek are on the map

 

Research Louisville, KY neighborhoods, and find the houses you want to see when you arrive.
When you are ready to relocate, here is the best plan:

  1. Find out about Louisville on this page and on my 10 minute video tour. Ask me questions through text message, IM, video chat live, email, or phone call. Look at where neighborhoods are on a Louisville map
     
  2. and see them on the  Louisville map  
     
  3. Get your plane tickets, hotel and car rental. Check the hotels on a map to make sure they are
    near the houses you found.
  4. Email or call in your favorite houses to the Heidi Fore team
     
  5. We'll set up all the appointments for you and take you to them
     
  6. We'll help you write the contract on your favorite house, then you can get back on the plane and start packing
     
  7. After you leave, we'll email you or fax you any further important documents
     
  8. We'll help you coordinate the home inspections and set up the closing, over-nighting any documents that need signatures
     
  9. Then we'll give you the house keys when you come back to Louisville

That's why our clients love us... we take care of the details so you can breathe easy,
relax, and move into your Louisville house on schedule within your time line. 

Call the Heidi Fore Team 502-777-3578 for a smooth relocation process.

  • Call me (502-777-3578) to get a full relocation package sent to you in the mail. I put these together myself handpicking the information to fit your information needs. Please tell me specifically the school and church info you need, as well as restaurants and sports and country club information to include in your personalized relocation package. I also can include Louisville and Kentucky maps to make your visit easier. I will send neighborhood information and history - just tell me in which part of Louisville you will be living. Of course I can send information on subdivisions and houses for sale in Louisville. Click here to request a RELOCATION PACKAGE

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Everybody loves Louisville...

  • 2006

    • Best large city for relocating families, according to Worldwide ERC, Primacy Relocation
      and Bert Sperling of Sperling's BestPlaces.

  • 2005

    • Seventh Safest City in America, by Morgan Quitno

    • Among the 100 Best Communities for Young People.

    • Salary.com ranked Louisville the 15th best city for building personal net worth in its "Salary Value Index"

 

 

 

 

 

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Once you've bought a house, you'll need to know these helpful things to get set up at your new home:

  • When you relocate to Louisville KY, you can give the post office your forwarding address at www.usps.com
     
  • Turn on your electricity, water, cable and phone
    Louisville Gas and Electric LG&E  (502) 589-1444
    Water Company Louisville, KY  Customer Call Center: (502) 583-6610 or 1-888-220-3155 in Bullitt County

    Insight Communications  502–357–4400  Cable, phone, broadband internet
    DirecTV  and PrimeStar
    BELLSOUTH  1.888.757.6500
      phone, DSL internet
    Garbage Collection for LouisvilleMetro Call 574-5000
    p.s. if you are leaving Louisville, you have to leave your trash cans with your house

    Trash: Industrial Disposal (502) 638-9000
     Waste Management (502) 966-0272

    CITY SERVICES: TRASH PICK UP, RECYCLING, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, POLICE DISTRICT. When you buy a house in Louisville, you need to know who your city council members are, who your Congress person is, and when garbage, recycling and junk pick up is. To find out about these services: here is an interactive map of city services and government offices CLICK HERE and then enter your address. It will also show you which fire department division and police district you are in.  CLICK HERE
     

  • Schools - compare schools in Louisville, Jefferson County, Oldham County, Shelby County, Bullitt County, Spencer County, Nelson County 
    Catholic Schools grade school and high school info
                               and complete mass schedules for churches


    Jefferson County Public Schools - click the apple to compare schools in Jefferson County, Oldham County, Private and Public Elementary Middle and High Schools

Jewish Schools - click here for information on Eliahu Academy, the High School of Jewish Studies, and the Louisville Hebrew School.  All are conveniently located across the street from the Jewish Community Center on Dutchman's Lane.

Christian Schools - scroll down to "Private Schools" and follow the links to Christian Schools in Louisville.  For addresses and contact information of specific Christian Schools, click here.

Oldham county Public Schools
U of L - University of Louisville
UK - University of Kentucky
 

bulletWhat is the weather like in Louisville? click on CURRENT TEMP
 
bulletTo find the average high and low temperatures, go to www.weather.com   and type in Louisville's downtown zip code 40202 or any other zip code 40204 and 40205 for the Highlands, or 40245 or 40242 for the East End or 40059 for Prospect and then click on Average Temperatures. You'll also find the record temperatures for Louisville.
bulletResources
  • Louisville Free Public Library
         
    www.lfpl.org
  • Driving directions in Louisville
       
     www.mapblast.com
       
      www.mapquest.com
  • Register to vote: click here County Clerk Office
  • Transfer your car title: for instructions, click here Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
    Motor Vehicle Transfers - call for hours of operation (502)574-5700.
    Motor vehicles and boats - Central Branch - 7505 Outer Loop
    Dixie Branch - K-Mart Plaza - 4919 F Dixie Highway
    Downtown Branch - Fiscal Court Building -531 Court Place
    East Government Center Branch - 200 Juneau Drive
    Jeffersontown Branch - Bremer Ehrler Bldg. 10420 Watterson Trail
    West Branch - Marchman Plaza 3131 W. Broadway
    Westport Plaza Branch - 9455 Westport Road
    You can renew your motor vehicle and boat registrations  by mail or by using the Online Vehicle Renewal process.
    According to KRS 186A.095 a vehicle must be registered within 15 days after you establish residency or within 15 days of purchase.
    Jefferson County Clerk phone number:
    Motor Vehicle Call Center  (502) 574-5700
  • Get your drivers license when you move to Louisville here:
    KY Transportation Cabinet Division of Driver Licensing
    KENTUCKY DRIVER LICENSE ISSUANCE LOCATIONS
    Licenses must be issued in the county where the driver lives
    OLDHAM COUNTY Circuit Clerk LaGrange KY (502) 222-1979
    JEFFERSON COUNTY Circuit Clerk (502) 595-4924 and (502) 595-4953
    JEFFERSON COUNTY Driver License Branch Bowman Field (502) 595-4405
  • Get a personalized Kentucky license plate click here Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
  • Moving to Kentucky click here Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
  • To find out where to vote in Kentucky, click here to be taken to the County Clerk page to the Kentucky State Board of Elections Voter Information Center.
  • Louisville Police Department
        
    www.louky.org/lpd/
     
bulletWhat parks are closest to the house you are buying in Louisville? When are garbage pickup days for your new house in Louisville? Click here for answers  This cool link also shows you who your congress and senate representatives are and what your voting precinct is for the house you just bought. I love this link. It is really informative. It shows when recycling day is and when garbage pickup day is. It even says when junk pickup days is, every three months. And it says which fire district and police districts are. For more information on Louisville Parks, click here.
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The city of Louisville has just posted a map of where crimes are happening across Louisville in the past month. This map shows where crimes happen in Louisville Disclaimer: No neighborhood can ever be called a 'safe neighborhood' or a 'good part of town' according to the Fair Housing Act. As a relocation realtor, I cannot 'steer' you into or out of a neighborhood. This crime statistics for Louisville map is provided to make all the information available to you so that you can make the decision for yourself where to buy your home.

bulletJob Search -
  • Search for jobs on these websites:
  • Louisville's Major Businesses/Employers are:
    Firm Product /Services Employment
    Brown-Forman Corporation Distilled Spirits, wooden barrels 1,800
    University of Louisville Undergraduate and Graduate programs 3,000
    Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant Automobile Assembly 3,8000
    Ford Truck Plant Truck assembly 6,000
    Humana Inc. service calls, claims, enrollment 4,256
    General Electric Appliance park Appliance manufacturing, management 5,8000
    Jewish Hospital Health Care 8,000
    UPS Courier Services, airline offices 18,131
    Jefferson County Public Schools County school system 13,000
    Norton Healthcare Hospital, health services 9,000

 

  • Moving Companies - (note: I have never used them, so I cannot recommend)

    ***After Moving--cleaning supplies and groceries are a necessity.  See below for the addresses and maps of nearby Wal-Marts and Targets.

                                                                                                     

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Rental Cars Louisville   CLICK HERE TO RENT A CAR IN LOUISVILLE

  • Enterprise Louisville - 26 locations. Middletown 254-2181 Frankfort Ave 894-0032
  • Thrifty car rental - main rental office number  367-2277
  • National Car Rental - Louisville airport car rental location 502-361-2515
  • Budget Car Rental - Airport, downtown, east end and central locations 1-800-527-7000
  • TARC Bus Schedules  
bullet Radio Stations If you are moving here, you need to know where to find the best tunes:
  • 102.3 FM the Max - music from 90's and current pop hits. I love this morning show, Lambert and Lindsey
  • 99.7 DJX plays top forty and little more R&B style, just a tad rougher than 102.3. This is any teenage girl's fav station
  • 103.1 Oldies. This is where you'll find 50's and 60's music.
  • 93.1 smooth jazz
  • 96.1 NPR National Public Radio
  • 88.5 Christian radio station
  • 106.9 Lite music. Not elevator music. Think Michael Bolton.
  • 97.5 WAMZ the oldest established country music station that anyone around here can remember. All country from all decades all the time.
  • 840 AM. This is great for local news and school closings in the winter.
bulletOr if you prefer to get the news from the newspapers
bullet Louisville Courier-Journal Newspaper    The largest Louisville Newspaper
bullet Louisville Business First Newspaper      Business News for Louisville Ky
bullet Velocity
bullet LEO
bullet St Matthews newspaper The Voice
bullet The Scene

 

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Country Clubs and Social Clubs - A great way to meet people when you move to Louisville is to join a community organization. You'll meet nice people and see why Louisville, Kentucky is rated one of the friendliest places to live.

  • Audubon Country Club  3265 Robin Rd  636-1331, Golf Shop 635-7589
  • Big Spring Country Club Dutchman Ln 459-2622
  • Crescent Hill Woman's Club - 2641 Grinstead Dr  897-2591
  • German American Club  1840 Lincoln Av  451-3100
  • Harmony Landing Club, Goshen 13201 Reading Rd 228-1161
  • Hunting Creek Country Club US Hwy 42  Prospect  228-1106
  • Hurstbourne Country Club 8222 Shelbyville Rd  425-0094
  • The Jefferson Club  500 W Jefferson St  584-1177
  • Kentucky Federation of Women's Club  1228 Cherokee Rd  451-8435
  • Kentucky Tennis Association 3703 Taylorsville Rd 456-6682
  • Lake Forest Lodge  511 Woodlake Dr  245-5253
  • Lakeside Swim Club  2010 Trevilian Way  454-4585
  • Louisville Boat Club  Clubhouse 896-0375
  • Louisville Country Club  40 Mockingbird Valley Dr 891-0050, golf courses and tennis courts  896-1721
  • Louisville Ski Club  499-8228
  • Midland Trail Golf Club  US Highway 60, Middletown 245-0223
  • Owl Creek Country Club  12340 N Osage Rd, Anchorage 245-4157
  • Oxmoor Country Club 9000 Limehouse Ln, 491-7877
  • Pendennis Club  218 W Muhammad Ali Blvd  584-4311
  • Plantation Swim & Tennis Club  8609 Westport Rd  426-2469
  • River Road Country Club  2930 Upper River Rd 893-2534
  • River Valley Club 4701 Upper River Rd 895-9473
  • Standard Country Club Brownsboro Road - Highway 22
  • Valhalla Golf Club  15503 Shelbyville Rd  245-4475
     
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Tennis Centers

  • Caritas Health Fitness Club at Blairwood 9300 Blairwood Rd 426-8820
  • Dupont Racquet Club  4014 Dutchmans Ln  897-7185
  • Jewish Community Center - 3600 Dutchmans Ln 459-0660
  • Louisville Indoor Racquet Club - 8609 Westport Rd  426-2454
  • Louisville Tennis Club - 2011 Herr Ln  426-4923
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Private Golf Courses and Golf Ranges

  • Glen Oaks Country Club - 10601 Worthington Ln  339-0215
  • Oxmoor Country Club - 9000 Limehouse Ln  491-7877
  • Persimmon Ridge Golf Club - 72 Persimmon Ridge Rd  241-0819
  • Polo Fields Golf and Country Club - 17001 Polo Fields Ln  244-6688
  • Lake Forest Country Club - 14700 Landmark Dr 253-9352
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Public Golf Courses and  Golf Ranges

  • Indian Springs Golf Club - 18 hole Championship Golf Course 426-7111
  • Lagrange Woods Country Club - 2820 S Hwy 43 -  Phone 222-7927
  • Louisville Indoor Golf Inc. - 2704 River Green Cir - 896-1888
  • Cherokee Golf Course - 2501 Alexander Rd - 458-9450
  • Iroquois Golf Course - 1501 Rundill Rd - 363-9520
  • Nevel Meade Golf Course -  3123 Nevel Meade Dr - 228-9522
  • Spring Lake Golf Range - 8700 Six Mile Ln - 491-5666
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Boat Clubs

  • Louisville Yacht Club - 3308 Rose Island Rd, Prospect 228-1100
  • Louisville Boat Club - Clubhouse phone 896-0375
  • by the way, to sell a boat you need to transfer the title through the Jefferson County Clerk's office
    Transfers require previous owners certificate of registration and/or title along with a Motor Boat Transaction Record/TC 96-184 (revised 5/00). 

Corporate Relocation - Because Louisville is such a great town, many corporations relocate their employees here. Some of Louisville's top companies are:
     - UPS                                 - Papa Johns Pizza               - Brown Foreman 
     - Brown and Williams           - GE                                     - KFC (formerly TriCon, now YUM! )
     - Humana                            - National City Bank               - Nortons Hospital 
     - Norton Health Care            - Caritas Health Care              - PNC Bank
     - Jewish Hospital                 - Audubon Hospital                - Ford Plant

Find homes in other cities - If you need to find real estate agents in other cities I can also help you find a realtor in any city in the US including Jeffersonville and Clarksville IN , Elizabethtown and Ft. Knox Ky , Bardstown Ky, Indianapolis In , Nashville Tn , Bowling Green Ky , Lexington Ky, Glasgow Ky , Cincinnati Oh or anywhere in Northern Ky including the Covington and Newport area.

Moving to Germany or Italy - I can also help anyone relocating from Germany or Italy to any city in the United States because I speak German and Italian. Keller Williams Louisville is an international relocation company and I can help you buy a house, haus, or villa worldwide. I have friends and family stationed at military bases in Germany and I look forward to helping them find houses on their return home.
                           (and may God Bless their journey)
                                                       

  • Search for Homes Feature - You'll want to find a home near your new office.  I would be happy to search for houses in the area of town near your company. Just call me anytime, day or night at 502-777-3578. Or click on search for homes to search for any house in Louisville from this web site. I have helped many people relocate to Louisville for medical school, retirement, and to find homes near their new business.   
  • Hotels on the East and North-East side of Louisville, convenient location for home searching while you are in town. Here is a map of the "East End" with some zip codes
    click the photo of map to enlarge the size:
                              Once you've decided on a hotel location, you can map and book the hotel HERE
  •  Amerisuites 701 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY (502) 426-0119
     Baymont Inn 9400 Blairwood Rd, Louisville, KY (502) 339-1900
     Best Western Brownsboro Inn 4805 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY (502) 893-2551
     Best Western Envoy Inn 9802 Bunsen Way, Louisville, KY 40299 1-800-780-7234
     Bridge Street Worldwide 11003 Bluegrass Pkwy # 460, Louisville, KY (502) 266-0099
     Clarion Hotel & Conference Center 9700 Blue Grass Parkway, Louisville, KY (502) 491-4830
     Country Inn & Suites by Carlson-Louisville East 1241 Kentucky Mills Dr, Jeffersontown, KY (502) 261-9434
     Courtyard by Marriott 10200 Champion Farms Dr, Louisville, KY (502) 429-9293
     Courtyard by Marriott: Louisville East 9608 Blairwood Rd, Louisville, KY (502) 429-0006
     Days Inn Louisville East 4621 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY (502) 896-8871
     Days Inn of America Inc Residence Inn-Northeast 3500 Springhurst Commons Dr, Louisville, KY (502) 412-1311
     Days Inn-Hurstbourne 9340 Blairwood Rd., Louisville, KY (502) 425-8010
     Drury Inn 9501 Blairwood Rd, Louisville, KY (502) 326-4170
     Embassy Suites Hotel 9940 Corporate Campus Drive, Louisville, KY (502) 426-9191
     Fairfield Inn By Marriott 9400 Blairwood Rd, Louisville, KY (502) 339-2494
     Four Points By Sheraton Hotel & Suites Louisville East 9802 Bunsen Way, Louisville, KY(502) 499-0000 
     Hampton Inn & Suites 1451 Alliant Avenue, Louisville, KY (502) 809-9901
     Hampton Inn 4100 Hampton Lake Way, Louisville, KY (502) 327-8880
     Hilton Garden Inn 1530 Alliant Ave, Louisville, KY(502) 297-8066
     Holiday Inn Express 3711 Chamberlain LN, Louisville, KY (502) 423-0094
     Holiday Inn Louisville-I64 E 1325 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY (502) 426-2600
     Homewood Suites 9401 Hurstbourne Trace, Louisville, KY (502) 429-9070
     Hyatt Place 701 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY (502) 426-0119
     Inn At Woodhaven 401 S Hubbards Ln, St Matthews, KY (502) 895-1011
     M & M Hotels 410 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY(502) 327-8234
     Marriott-Louisville East 1903 Embassy Square Blvd, Jeffersontown, KY (502) 499-6220
     Red Carpet Inn of Louisville 1640 S Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY (502) 491-7320
     Red Roof Inns: East 9330 Blairwood Rd, Louisville, KY (502) 426-7621
     Residence Inn by Marriott-Louisville East 120 N Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY (502) 425-1821
     Springhill Suites-North 10101 Forest Green Blvd, Louisville, KY (502) 326-3895
     Staybridge Suites Louisville E 11711 Gateworth Way, Louisville, KY (502) 244-9511
     Suburban Extended Stay Louisville East 4540 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, KY (502) 499-9100
     Suburban Extended Stay Louisville NE 11405 Westport Road, Louisville, KY (502) 412-1000

 

  • Looking for your Louisville family heritage? Try these places first
    • Filson Club 1310 S. 3rd St., Louisville 40208. Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-12. Library admission charged. The Filson Club is a privately endowed and supported historical society which houses one of America's outstanding historical libraries and manuscript collections.
      502-635-5083.
    • Sons of the American Revolution National Headquarters 1000 S. 4th St., Louisville 40203. Mon.-Fri. 9:30-4:30. Historical museum features a continuing display of objects related to the US as it emerged as a new nation. 502-589-1776.
    • Louisville Free Public Library, Main Branch 301 York Street, Louisville 40202. Mon.-Thurs. 9-9, Fri. & Sat. 9-5, Sun. 1-5, (during school year only). 502-574-1611.
    • If you are working on a scrapbook for your Louisville family heritage, try the Chocolate Scrapbook at Stoneybrook Plaza. The Scrapbook Station in Middletown is good too. Unfortunately, Sugar and Spice scrapbook just closed on Westport Rd. Of course there is always Michaels, Ben Franklin and Dees Crafts for scrapbook supplies too. I've heard there is a scrapbook store in Corydon Indiana that is huge.

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Here are just a few of the area neighborhoods, cities and subdivisions served by the Heidi Fore Real Estate Teams:

Louisville, Kentucky / Jefferson County, KY Cities & Subdivisions:
Louisville, Anchorage, Barbourmeade, Cherokee Triangle, Clifton, Copperfield, Crescent Hill, Douglass Hills, Eastwood, Elmcroft, Estate Ridge, Fisherville, Fox Harbor, Glenmary, Glen Oaks, Glenview, Harrods Crossing, Hunting Creek, Hurstbourne, Indian Hills, Indian Springs, Jeffersontown, Jefferson Trace, Lyndon, Lake Forest, Locust Creek, Longwood, Middletown, Norton Commons, Oakland Hills, Plainview, Polo Fields, Prospect, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Woods, Spring Creek, Springhurst, Springview, St Matthews, Stone Lakes, Summit Ridge, Sutherland, Tucker Lake Estates, Wolf Pen Branch, Woodmont, Upper River Road.

Oldham County, Kentucky - Cities & Subdivisions:
Abbott Glen, Abbott Grove, Arbor Ridge, Ballardsville, Becker Quarry, Belknap Beach, Bentbrook Place, Briar Hill Estates, Brownsboro, Brownsboro Village, Buckner, Cardinal Harbour, Chapel View, Clarke Pointe, Covered Bridge Cross, Crestwood, Fairways at Glenoaks, Goshen, Grand Villa, Harmony Landing, Harmony Village, Hillcrest, Huckleberry Hill, Hunting Creek Estates, LaGrange, LeSprit, Moser Farms, North Ridge Farms, Old Anita Springs, Overlook on Covered Bridge, Paramont Estates, Pewee Valley, Ridgeview Place, River Glen, Spring Hill, Stonefield Trace, Summerfield by the Lake, Taylor Creek Woods, Westport, Woods of Hillview, Woods of Pewee Valley

Jefferson County, Kentucky & Oldham County, KY - Partial List of Zip Codes:
40206 40207 40222 40223 40241 40242 40243 40245 40299 40014 40023 40026 40031 40059

A lot of times you just know the name of the street you want to be "off of", like Ballardsville, Bardstown Rd, Blankenbaker Pkwy, Brownsboro Rd, Chamberlain Lane, Colonel Anderson Pkwy, Covered Bridge, Deep Creek, Highway 22, Hwy 42, Hwy 329, Hurstbourne Pkwy, I-265, I-64, Lime Kiln Rd, Linn Station Rd, Lyndon Lane, New LaGrange Rd, River Road, Shelbyville Rd, Taylorsville Rd, Westover, Westport Rd, Wolf Pen Branch Rd, or Worthington Ln.