First 30 Days at Home
Track ten move-in essentials in your browser. Progress stays on your device.
- Locks and access
- Water, power, and gas
- Alarms and extinguishers
- Equipment and maintenance records
Free homeowner resource library
Start free. Learn your home one step at a time.
Use practical checklists, safety guides, and browser-based tools designed for first-time homeowners. No account is required for the public resources, and the guidance is organized around real homeowner decisions.
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Free checklists
Turn a complicated home into a clear sequence.
Start with urgent safety and control tasks, then move into records, routines, and future planning.
First 30 Days Homeowner Guide
Read the reasoning, order, safety boundaries, and practical details behind each move-in task.
Read the guide →Printable 30-Day Checklist
Subscribers receive a print-friendly workbook with emergency contacts, shutoff locations, equipment records, and priority notes.
Get the printable checklist →Practical guides
Understand one home system at a time.
Each guide separates ordinary observation from conditions that deserve utility, emergency, or qualified professional help.
Seasonal Home Maintenance
A four-season framework that adapts to climate, property type, equipment, and local conditions.
Open the seasonal guide →How to Check for Water Leaks
Build a monthly inspection route, review toilets and fixtures, use a water-meter test, and understand leak-sensor tradeoffs.
Open the water-leak guide →Smoke and CO Alarm Guide
Inventory alarms, review placement, test devices, track replacement information, and understand emergency response.
Open the alarm guide →Free planning tools
Make the next decision with better information.
These tools organize your own assumptions and estimates. They do not inspect the property or automatically choose a contractor or budget for you.
Maintenance Budget Planner
Combine routine-care targets, known projects, and reserve contributions into a transparent monthly amount.
Build your monthly plan →Quote Comparison Tool
Compare three estimates by price, written scope, materials, permits, insurance, payment terms, cleanup, changes, and warranties.
Compare contractor estimates →Home System Tracker
Organize equipment age, service history, warranties, filters, repairs, and replacement planning in one system.
See the planned packages →A simple path
Free resources first. Deeper organization when you need it.
The public library helps you solve individual problems. The paid packages are being designed for homeowners who want the checklists, records, schedules, and planning pages combined into one reusable system.
Free homeowner checklist
Get the printable First 30 Days workbook.
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