| Keep a Detailed Home Maintenance and Renovation | | | | section of the home such as the exterior, kitchen, |
| Diary | | | | master bedroom or basement, or you may choose to |
| Just as it's important for you to keep detailed records | | | | divide it according to task, like painting, electrical, |
| of your home business, your bills, income tax | | | | insulation, roof, landscaping, or climate control. Treat |
| information or medical history, so too is it imperative | | | | your initial walk-through as a real estate agent or |
| that you keep a detailed records of all maintenance | | | | investor might do. Study each corner, each tile and |
| you perform on your home. After all, it is your biggest | | | | brick, and notate any damage, defect, or upkeep that |
| investment, and the one thing in your house that | | | | needs to happen. |
| requires constant TLC to maintain its value and to | | | | As you look through your completed home |
| ensure it continues to be able to protect your family | | | | maintenance diary, don't let it become overwhelming to |
| from the elements and keep them secure. However, | | | | you. Devise a plan with the rest of your family that |
| when you think about everything you have to do to | | | | works for everyone involved to complete needed |
| take care of a home, setting up a manageable way of | | | | tasks. Perhaps you'll devote this weekend to painting |
| keeping accurate and detailed records can be a | | | | the exterior and the following weekend you'll focus on |
| overwhelming task. But with some creative thinking | | | | maintaining the landscaping. If there are tasks in your |
| and a commitment to accuracy and organization, it can | | | | diary that you feel ill-equipped to handle, call a |
| make a daunting task quite simple. | | | | professional. The peace of mind knowing the job was |
| Whether you are just purchasing your home or you're | | | | handled by a professional is well worth it. |
| just committed to setting up a manageable database | | | | Be sure to have a separate section available for |
| of information regarding your home's maintenance, a | | | | renovations, updates, or remodels that you've |
| home maintenance diary might be just the thing you | | | | completed as well. Be sure to date these events, and |
| need to get organized and stay organized on this | | | | if there's any notes regarding specific equipment used |
| matter. Begin with taking stock of your home's current | | | | or products purchased, be sure to jot that down as |
| condition. Be brutally honest when you're assessing the | | | | well. |
| situation. You might want to categorize your diary by | | | | |