Book Resources

The New Homeowner's First Year

Free companion resources for the book by Leo Brooks. Every chapter links to a deeper guide, a real cost table, or a tool you can use today.

🩺 Start Here: Your Home Health Scorecard

9 questions. 2 minutes. Find out whether your home is green, yellow, or red. And what to do about it.

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Chapter-by-Chapter Guides

Each chapter of the book points you here. These free guides go deeper on the topics that matter most in your first year.

1

Fix It, Wait, or Call

Take the Home Health Scorecard and find out where your house stands.
2

Your First Seven Days

The six must-do tasks in month one, with costs and DIY vs hire guidance.
3

Water Is Always the Enemy

How to find your main water shutoff and why 20 minutes prevents $10,000+ damage.
4

You're the Target

Red flags, green flags, fair 2026 price ranges and negotiation scripts.
5

The Seasons Will Find You

Spring checklist with week-by-week tasks, cost tables and contractor booking windows.
6

The Four Systems That Fail Expensively

7 signs your HVAC needs attention before it costs you $5,000+.
7

The Money Chapter

The 1% rule, monthly cost breakdowns, and what to budget for year one.

Free Tools

The Home Health Scorecard diagnoses your house in 2 minutes. The $5K Mistake Checklist shows you the 12 costliest first-year errors and what each one costs caught early vs ignored.

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The 12 costliest first-year mistakes, with the dollar figures for each one caught early vs ignored.

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Already read the book? The $4.99 companion. The $10,000 Mistake Every New Homeowner Makes. Covers the 12 costliest first-year errors in detail. Find it on Amazon →