The briefs
Each download is a printable PDF: the questions, why they matter, and room to write answers at the kitchen table or in a vacant unit.
$29
A field guide of questions to ask the seller, the listing agent, and anyone who has actually kept this house alive. Built from years of taking over properties and discovering what nobody mentioned.
35 questions · Instant PDF
$49
The questions to ask before you buy a building full of other people’s lives. Staff, snow, shutoffs, resident complaints, and the maintenance that repeats whether or not the rent roll looks pretty.
37 questions · Instant PDF
$39
Due diligence for buyers who will not be there every day. The quirks, the freeze points, the vendor relationships, and the stories tenants already know.
37 questions · Instant PDF
$19
A short, ruthless visual checklist for showings: moisture, mold, baths, window treatments, and whether the outside lights even work.
5 questions · Instant PDF
$19
The questions to ask during walkthrough or the first week of ownership so the house’s hidden schedule does not die with the previous occupant.
6 questions · Instant PDF
$79
The full set. Use the home brief for a house, the apartment brief for a building, the investment brief for a rental, the inspection card on every tour, and the systems list the week you close.
84 questions · Instant PDF