A first-year checklist your buyers will actually use

A one-page first-year homeowner checklist, ready to print. There is a blank "Shared by" box if you want to add your card or stamp. Nobody has to sign up for anything.

Realtor version (PDF)"Welcome home": the first week, first month and first year in a new house. Home inspector version (PDF)"After your inspection": turns the report into a plan your client can follow.

What is on it

Where the water, power and gas shut off; locks and alarms in the first week; filters, the inspection report, the dryer vent and water heater in the first months; then the monthly, spring, fall and yearly rhythm. The same checklist is online at upnextmaint.com/guides/first-year-homeowner-checklist.

What the QR code is

The bottom of the sheet has a QR code for UpNext, our home-maintenance reminder app. Nothing else on the sheet promotes anything, and nobody has to sign up for anything.

If you add your card, your brokerage's advertising rules apply; most cards already show your firm name.