Seriously, just use common sense. Â You own it, take care of it.I keep a calendar in my kitchen and keep daily apts in that, and what events are going on at each of my sons schools. Â And my oldest keeps his pet/house sitting schedule on it too. Â Just put a star on the day of the month you need to change your filers. Â Mostly, don't fill your house to the rafters with clutter, keep it clean, and keep up with regular work. Â Unless you have a major storm, your roof should be fine for a min. of 15 years. Â Your hot water heater close to the same.I use Insect Assassins to come out quarterly to spray my house. Â I could do it myself, but it is faster, easier, and cheaper in the long run to use Mike. Â And since I use him regularly, he will look for any issues that could cause damage long term, like mulch up against the foundation. Â He told us this wasn't good, 10 years ago, so I had bull rock hauled in and put up against the foundation. Â He also checks for termites on a regular basis too. Â This is one issue I will always stay proactive on. Â I use a regular yard crew, same guys for the past 10 years, because I'd rather pay $25 a week than get out there in 100 degree heat and do it myself. Â And my yard is done weekly year around. Â I don't always have them cut the grass, but in the winter they will keep the leaves out of the yard and off of my roof. Well worth $25 for that.A lot of people buy a house, and just never put money in it. Â And then they go to sell it, and are surprised their home needs work. Â A home is like a car, you always have to do something around the place. Â Do the little things and keep it nice, and you will rarely ever have major issues.My a/c guy comes out and does a system check for me around this time of year. Â I do this just to make sure all things are a go. Â It is couple hundred dollars for both units. Â A lot of people don't do this, and I don't know if really matters or not. Â I just feel better doing it
Congratulations!  You are going to love  your new home.
@Fallon:
You always and I mean always give good sound advice/information!!! Makes me check my lists twice, thanks!!!
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