After You Close: Systems & Maintenance
The ownership list for filters, septic, winter drips, and the schedule the last owner kept in their head.
Not a closing-docs checklist. The last owner already ran this house through a winter. Write down the filters, freeze points, and the schedule before they leave.
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.
You just got the keys. The last owner knew when to salt the softener, which sinks drip, and when the septic is due. Write it down now.
Written from years of owning properties and managing more than 30 of them with First Serve Property Management.
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Sample questions
A taste of the packet. The PDF includes the full list, why each question matters, checkboxes, and answer fields you can fill on an iPad.
- Whole-house and under-sink filters — where, and what parts?
- When was the septic last pumped, and is there a filter to clean?
- Do any sinks have to drip in winter?
- Who cleans the carpets, and how often?