Getting Started: Organising Your Home's Records

If you've just moved in — or realised you've never really organised your home's records — this is where you start.

What 'home records' actually means

Your home generates a constant stream of important paperwork: the receipt for a new dishwasher, the warranty on your roof, the invoice from the plumber, your insurance renewal, the building consent for the deck. Individually these are easy to lose. Together, they tell the story of your home.

The four records every home needs

1. Documents — warranties, manuals, receipts, invoices, consents and policies.
2. Maintenance history — what was done, when, by whom, and what it cost.
3. Appliance register — brand, model, serial number and warranty expiry for every appliance.
4. Timeline — a chronological record of the events that shape your home's value.

A simple 30-day plan

• Week 1: Upload your last five home-related documents and let AI organise them.
• Week 2: Add your appliances and their warranty expiry dates.
• Week 3: Log any maintenance from the past year — even approximate dates help.
• Week 4: Set up recurring maintenance reminders for the year ahead.

You don't need to do it all at once. You need to start — and make it easy to keep going.

Why this pays off

A complete record saves you time when something breaks, money when a warranty is still valid, and stress when you sell. It also turns your home from a collection of files into a single, living Property Passport.