For homeowners

A verified history for the home
you've poured a decade into.

Homeowners now stay in a house a median 11 years — and accumulate around $21,400 in hidden ownership costs each year. Real Estate Ledger turns the paper trail that proves it all into a single, tamper-evident record you can hand to buyers, lenders, and insurers in one click.

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Property Guidebook · Verified

412 Linden Hollow Dr

Dayton, OH 45459 · Single family · Built 2008

  • Roof — replaced 2023

    GAF Golden Pledge · 30-yr

    12 docs
  • HVAC — serviced annually since 2019

    Carrier · 10-yr parts

    14 docs
  • Kitchen renovation — 2021

    Permitted · $42,800

    21 docs
  • Solar — installed 2024

    Tesla · 25-yr

    8 docs
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The records gap

Most homes have nearly no documented history.

When it's time to sell, refinance, or file a claim, the proof has to be reconstructed — often during the worst possible week.

01

Documents scatter across email, drives, and filing cabinets

Permits, warranties, contractor invoices, and inspection reports each live somewhere different. None of them are tied to the home itself.

02

Undocumented improvements cost real money at sale

Buyers ask for inspection credits on items you can't prove were repaired. Average per-item give-back: $2,000–$10,000.

03

A "trust me" pitch never wins against a "look at the record" one

Lenders, insurers, and buyer's agents reward homeowners who can produce verified history. Everyone else absorbs the discount.

Scott Martin

Scott Martin

Retired USAF Brigadier General · Dayton, OH

$30K

Above asking

7

Offers in 3 days

Day 3

Under contract

I listed in January — the worst possible month — with a Property Guidebook in hand. We had 17 private showings in three days, canceled the open house, took seven offers, went under contract on day three, and sold $30,000 above asking with appraisal-gap coverage. The buyer's agent told me her clients constantly ask for a "CARFAX for homes." We had one.
A sunlit living room — the lived-in space behind the records

Eleven-year record · in good standing

Roof replaced · 2023. HVAC serviced annually since 2019. Kitchen renovation permitted · 2021. 47 documents fingerprinted.

Field notes

"A house has a longer memory than its owner. The thing buyers ask for isn't a fresh coat of paint. It's the proof that someone has been paying attention for ten years."

$8,808

Annual maintenance · average homeowner (Bankrate 2025)

11 yrs

Median tenure · before sale (NAR 2025)

83%

Of buyers ask for inspection concessions (NAR 2025)

$7,200

Typical concession amount the documented seller resists

When the record matters

Four moments your future self will thank you for.

  1. 01

    The week before listing

    Your agent asks for permits, warranties, and the renovation history. The Guidebook is already done.

  2. 02

    A surprise insurance claim

    The adjuster asks for proof the roof was replaced and the HVAC was serviced annually. The receipts are already linked to the asset.

  3. 03

    A refinance appraisal

    The appraiser wants details on the renovation work and the value-add improvements. You hand them the report and skip the back-and-forth.

  4. 04

    A future renovation contractor

    They need to know what's behind the wall, what permits were pulled, and what the last contractor did. You search the record in seconds.

Built for everything else, too.

Homeowner content lives across guides, templates, and comparisons. Start where you are.

Start where you are

Your first property record takes about 20 minutes.

Pick one category — warranties, recent renovations, or your HVAC system — and start there. The Guidebook is one click whenever you're ready.