In our fast-paced lives filled with work, volunteer commitments, carpools, and activities, home maintenance often gets postponed. But keeping up with home repairs is essential—it protects one of your biggest investments and helps you avoid costly issues down the line. Having a home renovation timeline of every service or maintenance done on your home is also a great way to stay organized.
Why Keep Track of Home Repairs?
Whether it’s regular maintenance or home remodeling plans, documenting what you’ve done to your home has both immediate and long-term benefits. Detailed records of repairs, upgrades, or renovations are not only helpful for personal reference, but can also be valuable for tax purposes, if you’re planning a home remodel, or if you’re looking to resell your property.
Key Information to Track for Future Reference:
- Dates of Service: Knowing when repairs or replacements were made can be essential for insurance claims and resale. Homebuyers, for instance, want to know the roof’s age to estimate when it might need replacing.
- Types of Service: Keep a log of all services, including contractor and repair personnel details, to simplify planning for future repairs or replacements.
- Warranty Information: Some systems and appliances come with transferable warranties that can be helpful to new owners.
- Make, Model, & Serial Numbers: These details are vital for tracking recalls, ordering replacement parts, and matching replacements for future installations.
Benefits of Tracking Home Renovation Timelines:
- Stay on top of routine maintenance and cleaning.
- Organize project quotes and proposals in one place.
- Manage your budget effectively.
- Enhance resale value with a detailed list of home improvements.
- Document financial investments in your property for tax purposes.
Maintaining an organized record of preventative home maintenance protects your investment and demonstrates to future buyers that the home has been well-maintained. Plus, documenting any home improvement projects can showcase the value added to your property. This information is often used by home inspectors and appraisers during a sale or property valuation.
Introducing the Trademasters Member Portfolio
Trademasters simplifies home repair tracking with its exclusive digital Member Portfolio. This tool allows homeowners to document maintenance, repairs, and upgrades in a personal, accessible online account. The Member Portfolio includes:
- Routine maintenance reminders
- A calendar to track service calls
- Asset management and property history
- Multi-property management
Gone are the days of digging through paper invoices. The digital portfolio also acts as a home renovation planning tool, helping you manage multiple properties—whether they’re rental units, vacation homes, or a family member’s residence—all in one place.
Using Your Trademasters Member Portfolio
Log in from your laptop or mobile device to access an overview of your property’s history, with service records, scheduled maintenance, and major assets like HVAC units and appliances. With just a few clicks, you can request service or diagnostic support, or find Trademasters home renovation contractors near you instantly. This makes home management more straightforward and less time-consuming.
The Trademasters Member Portfolio saves you from the hassle of spreadsheets and binders, consolidating the records needed for a future sale, tax or insurance documentation, or home renovation projects.
With the Trademasters Member Portfolio, you can easily track every investment made in your home’s maintenance and improvement, supporting the value of your property and ensuring you’re ready for anything from appraisals to future repairs.
For more information on the Member Portfolio or a Trademasters membership, you can always contact us at 800-644-6400.
