How it works
The life of a home record
It starts with your seller's handoff and keeps going for as long as the house stands. Here's one home, from closing day to the next sale.
Coming soonIn beta
The Living Handbook keeps the home's history with the home
When the buyer moves in, the handoff becomes their home record. They add repairs, service visits, and upgrades as they happen, and when they sell, the next owner gets the whole history.
Home record · 428 Birchwood Lane
Owner since closing
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Carried over
From the seller’s handoff
Utilities, warranties, and how-to videos
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Logged
Water heater replaced
Receipt and warranty attached
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Logged
HVAC service visit
Comfort Air Co. · filter changed
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Logged
Roof inspection
Report attached
Passes to the next owner at the sale
Why it matters
A history report for the house
Cars have had vehicle history reports for years. Most houses have a folder of receipts, if that. The Living Handbook gives each home one maintenance record that the owner keeps up and passes to the next owner at the sale.
- A folder of receipts One record for the house
- Sticky notes on the fridge Answers the buyer can search
- Starting over at every sale A history that keeps going
Home history report
428 Birchwood Lane
Roof
Inspected this spring · report attached
HVAC
Serviced in March · Comfort Air Co.
Water heater
Replaced 2025 · warranty attached
Plumbing
3 entries · last in August
Electrical
Panel updated 2024
Appliances
5 manuals · 2 warranties
Kept by the owner since closingView full history →
Closing day
Your seller's handoff becomes the buyer's home record
Everything the seller captured carries over on its own. Utilities, warranties, manuals, how-to videos, and codes are already there on the buyer's first morning, so the record starts full instead of empty.
- Utilities 6
- Warranties 4
- Manuals 9
- How-to videos 5
- Codes and access 3
- Trusted providers 7
The first year
The owner logs what happens, when it happens
A new water heater, a service visit, a fresh coat of paint. The owner adds it in a minute, with the receipt, the warranty, and a photo attached, and picks the provider who did the work.
New entry
428 Birchwood LaneWhat happened
Water heater replaced
System
Plumbing
Date
Aug 14
Provider
FPFranklin Plumbing Co.Trusted provider
Attachments
Receipt.pdf
Warranty.pdf
Install photo
Save entry
Years later
The record grows into the story of the house
Every entry lands on one timeline, sorted by system. When the furnace acts up or a contractor asks how old the roof is, the answer takes seconds to find.
All
Roof
HVAC
Plumbing
Appliances
2031
Appliances
New dishwasher installed
Manual and warranty added
2030
Roof
Roof inspection
No issues · report attached
2028
Paint
Kitchen repainted
Color name and brand saved
2027
HVAC
HVAC service visit
Comfort Air Co.
2026
Handoff
Seller’s handoff
Carried over at closing
The next sale
The next owner starts where this one left off
When it's time to sell, the listing agent walks in with years of records already in place. At closing, the whole history moves to the new buyer, and the record keeps going.
Transfer home record
MR
Current owner
AK
New owner
18
entries
6
years kept
11
attachments
Handed off by Jordan Ellis, Realtor
Built to keep up with the house
The same handbook your seller started, made to last through every owner.
Receipts, warranties, and photos stay attached
Each entry keeps its paperwork with it, so a warranty claim doesn't start with a search through the junk drawer.
WARRANTY
Water heater · 6 years
RECEIPT
Franklin Plumbing Co. · $1,840
Attached to Aug 14 entry
- Roof2 entries
- HVAC4 entries
- Plumbing3 entries
- Electrical1 entry
- Appliances7 entries
Organized by system
Roof, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and appliances each keep their own history.
CA
Comfort Air Co.
HVAC · Last visit in March
Trusted providers stay in view
The people who've worked on the house are one tap away for the next repair.
Jordan Ellis, Realtor
Your agent for this home
Your brand stays on it
Past clients see your name each time they open the record, years after closing.
It moves with the house
The record belongs to the home. Each sale hands it to the next owner, who picks up right where the last one stopped.
First owner
Starts the record
Next owner
Keeps it going
And the next
Inherits it all
Who it helps
Homeowners
One place for every repair, warranty, and service record.
- Find any receipt or warranty in seconds
- Hand a buyer the full story when you sell
Agents
Your next listing in that home starts with the records already in place.
- Your name in front of past clients for years
- A listing presentation backed by real history
Brokerages
Past clients keep using a tool with your brand on it long after closing.
- Office branding on every home record
- A reason for past clients to call your agents again
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