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For new homeowners

Learn your new property in the first month

Find and record the shutoffs, document the systems, save the manuals, and start a maintenance history while everything is still fresh.

Your first month

Learn the property before you need to

  1. 1

    Week one: find the shutoffs

    Water, electrical, and gas. Operate each one if it is safe to do so, then map and photograph it. Do this before you unpack the kitchen.

  2. 2

    Week two: inventory the systems

    Furnace, water heater, well or water service, septic or sewer connection, sump pump, and anything with a model plate.

  3. 3

    Week three: collect the paperwork

    Inspection report, permits, well log, septic diagram, appliance manuals, and whatever the seller left behind.

  4. 4

    Week four: set the schedule

    Filters, detector batteries, gutters, seasonal service. Enter them once as recurring tasks and stop tracking them by memory.

What you get

A property you understand instead of one you inherited

  • Shutoffs you can find

    Mapped and photographed while you have time, not while water is running across the floor.

  • Systems identified

    Know what heats the house, where water comes from, and where waste goes.

  • Manuals collected

    Model numbers photographed and PDFs saved before the first failure.

  • Inspection follow-ups

    Turn the inspection report's recommendations into tracked tasks rather than a PDF you never reopen.

  • A maintenance rhythm

    Recurring reminders that make the first year of ownership predictable.

  • A record from day one

    Every repair you make becomes history, instead of something you will half-remember in five years.

Checklist

First-month property checklist

  • Locate and photograph the main water shutoff
  • Locate the main electrical disconnect and label the panel
  • Locate the gas or propane shutoff
  • Photograph every model and serial plate
  • Record the age of the roof, furnace, and water heater
  • Find the septic lid or the sewer cleanout
  • Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
  • Save the inspection report and any permits
  • Note the well log or water service details
  • Record utility accounts and meter locations
  • Map the crawlspace or attic access
  • Write down the trades the previous owner used

Start ownership with a real record

Mapstead is available for Android open testing on Google Play. The current build is a testing version, not a production release, and tester feedback directly shapes what comes next.

Open testing on Google Play

Mapstead is currently a testing build and is not a production release. Features, workflows, and stored data structures may change during testing.