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Know Your New Home in 30 Days

A Calm, Day-by-Day Plan for First-Time Homeowners to Find the Shutoffs, Prevent Costly Surprises, and Settle In with Confidence

Track it in the free app: 30-day plan

  • Pick your Day 1 and see each day’s one small house job on a date
  • Missed days roll into a gentle “catch up” list
  • Add all 30 days to your calendar
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About the book

You just got the keys. Now what?

The first month in a new house can feel like a lot. Everything is new, and everything seems urgent. Where is the water shutoff? Which breaker runs the kitchen? How old is the furnace? What should you fix first?

Know Your New Home in 30 Days turns that overwhelm into a simple game plan. Each day has one small job, and most take less than an hour. You don't need to be handy. You need a flashlight, a notebook, and this plan.

Inside, you'll learn how to

  • Find, test, and label your main water shutoff before you ever need it
  • Map your breaker panel and test the outlets that protect you near water
  • Check smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and plan two ways out
  • Keep your heating and cooling running with one easy filter habit
  • Walk the outside of your house and spot water problems early
  • Sort your closing papers, warranties, and insurance questions
  • Start a house fund, rank repairs, and find pros you can trust
  • Handle the first ten minutes of a leak, outage, or gas smell

Every chapter follows the same simple method: name the problem, find the key idea, run the play, and keep score with a checklist. You also get a first-year maintenance calendar, an emergency card, and printable pages for your home binder.

Short enough to finish. Clear enough to use. Honest about when to call a pro.

Practical help for everyday problems.

Inside

14 short chapters

  1. 1Why the first month matters
  2. 2Your starter toolkit and home binder
  3. 3Days 1–2: Locks, alarms, and a way out
  4. 4Days 3–4: Find the water shutoffs
  5. 5Days 5–7: The breaker panel, the gas, and a rest day
  6. 6Days 8–10: Heating and cooling
  7. 7Days 11–14: Vents, moisture, and the hidden spaces
  8. 8Days 15–18: Walk around the outside
  9. 9Days 19–21: Yard water, what's underground, and the garage
  10. 10Days 22–24: Paperwork, insurance, and the house record
  11. 11Days 25–27: A repair fund, a priority list, and good pros
  12. 12Days 28–30: Neighbors, a house-sitter sheet, and your 30-day review
  13. 13Your first-year calendar
  14. 14When something goes wrong: the first ten minutes