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New homeowner checklist

The New Homeowner Checklist: Your First Year, Step by Step

Closing day is a blur, and then suddenly the house is yours and nobody hands you a manual. This interactive checklist is that manual. Work through it at your own pace and it remembers what you have finished, right in your browser.

The tasks are grouped by phase, from the moment you get the keys through your first full year of seasons. Start at the top, check things off as you go, and print the list if you would rather work from paper. No signup, and nothing leaves your device.

Your progress

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Moving in

The first day or two, before the boxes are even unpacked.

First 30 days

Settle in and get the safety and paperwork basics handled.

First 90 days

The proactive round, small jobs that head off big repairs.

First year & seasonal

The rhythm that keeps the house healthy year after year.

Moved in? Now keep it going → Home Maintenance Tracker A free schedule that remembers when each job is due, so nothing slips past the first year.

Frequently asked questions

What should a new homeowner do first?
Before anything else, take control of safety and access: rekey or replace the exterior locks, find and label the main water shutoff, gas shutoff, and breaker panel, and test every smoke and CO detector. Those four things mean you can secure the house and stop an emergency fast. Everything else on the checklist can follow once those are handled.
How often should I do home maintenance?
Most upkeep runs on a seasonal or annual rhythm. Some jobs are monthly or quarterly (like changing the HVAC filter), several are twice a year (gutters, detector batteries), and a handful are annual (servicing heating and cooling, flushing the water heater). Our Home Maintenance Tracker turns those intervals into a schedule that tells you what is due and when.
Do I really need a home inventory?
Yes, and it takes about fifteen minutes. If you ever file an insurance claim after a fire, theft, or storm, a photo inventory is the difference between a smooth payout and arguing over what you owned. Walk the house, open drawers and closets, photograph everything, and store the photos in the cloud so they survive whatever happened to the house.