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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.

Primary homes and second homes

$29

The Home Buyer Brief
For the house you are about to live in.

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

Small apartment buildings and complexes

$49

The Apartment Complex Brief
For buildings with units, residents, and a lot that has to get plowed.

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

Rental houses and investment buildings

$39

The Investment Property Brief
For rentals, small multifamily, and anything you will not live in yourself.

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

Any property you can walk

$19

Walkthrough Inspection Card
What to look for with your own eyes before you trust the brochure.

A short, ruthless visual checklist for showings: moisture, mold, baths, window treatments, and whether the outside lights even work.

5 questions · Instant PDF

New owners and house managers

$19

After You Close: Systems & Maintenance
The ownership list for filters, sump pumps, softeners, and concrete.

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

Buyers who look at more than one kind of deal

$79

The Owner’s Complete Library
Every brief, the inspection card, and the after-closing list.

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