Hey — congrats on the new home, and welcome to Domicile AI.

Here's what you get as a member:

🎨 Design Options — Share a photo of any room or space and get AI-generated design ideas tailored to your style and budget.

🔧 Maintenance Schedules — We'll build you a personalized maintenance calendar based on your home's age, systems, and climate.

⏰ Smart Reminders — Get timely alerts for seasonal tasks, filter changes, gutter cleaning, HVAC service — all the stuff you don't know to think about yet.

📋 Vendor RFPs — Need a roofer, plumber, or landscaper? We'll generate professional request-for-proposals you can send to local vendors to get competitive bids.

Getting started: Drop a message in the Homeowner Community chat — introduce yourself, tell us about your house, and we'll help you build your first maintenance plan.

Let's make homeownership feel manageable.

You just bought your first house. The excitement fades around month two when something breaks and you realize nobody handed you a manual.

Here's the checklist I wish I had:

Month 1: Know your systems

• Find your main water shutoff, electrical panel, and gas shutoff. Label them. Practice turning them off. When a pipe bursts at 2am, you won't have time to Google it.

• Check your HVAC filter. It's probably filthy from construction or the previous owner. Replace it now, then every 90 days.

Month 2-3: Prevent the expensive stuff

• Walk your roof line from the ground — look for missing shingles or sagging gutters. A $200 gutter repair now saves a $15,000 foundation fix later.

• Test every GFCI outlet (the ones with the little buttons). They protect you from electrical shock in wet areas.

• Run water in every drain you don't use regularly. Dry P-traps let sewer gas into your house.

Month 4-6: Get ahead of the seasons

• If you have a lawn, get a soil test ($15 at any garden center). Stop guessing what fertilizer to buy.

• Caulk around windows and doors before summer or winter hits. A $5 tube of caulk can cut your energy bill by 10-15%.

• Flush your water heater. Sediment builds up and kills efficiency. YouTube has a 5-minute tutorial for your exact model.

Month 7-12: Build your vendor roster

• Get 3 quotes for everything, always. The first contractor who answers isn't always the best one.

• Keep a spreadsheet of every vendor, what they did, what they charged, and whether you'd use them again.

This is exactly what we built Domicile AI to handle — AI-powered maintenance schedules, design help, vendor RFPs, and reminders so you never miss the stuff that matters.

Your house is your biggest investment. Treat it like one.