Negotiating start date

Got an offer from one of the MM's located in a different state as an experienced hire, not extremely far (1.5-2hr each way) but would definitely prefer to move there especially given the team is all there. HR asked me to start literally within a week, but I still have to deal with my current lease and moving out,.
Looking to ask for a 2-3 week delay especially since we never agreed on anything in the first place. Is this reasonable? It seems they want to fill the seat urgently and I'm worried they'll just tell me to make the commute in while sorting everything out which seems impossible given the time it takes to ramp up, etc.

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