This document provides tips for conducting proactive home maintenance to reduce costs, health and safety hazards, and energy consumption while protecting your real estate investment. It outlines seasonal maintenance tasks that should be performed in the spring, including checking the roof, siding, windows, electrical and plumbing systems, heating and cooling systems, and more. Regular maintenance can avoid expensive emergency repairs, extend the life of home systems, and help identify issues before they become serious problems.

1. Chart Helping Keep Your Home In Shape: An easy way to reduce costs, save energy and protect your real estate investment Presented by:

2. Proactive Home Maintenance

3. The Value of Proactive Home Maintenance Reduces Costs Reduces Health/Safety Hazards Reduces Energy Consumption Protects Your Investment

4. Reduces Costs Prevention: Avoids expensive emergency repairs (Contractor fees rise in proportion to the urgency and the hour of the service call) Extends service life of elements and systems (Regular maintenance and servicing will extend the useful service life of many elements and systems in the home)

5. Reduces Costs Prevention: Minimizes homeowner insurance premiums (Correcting deficiencies before they represent an insurance claim will keep premiums reasonable) Eliminates costly consequential damage (Failure of major components, like a roof, cause damage to home interiors and furnishings)

6. Reduces Potential for Health Hazards Plumbing or roof leaks: (potential for mold growth) Outdated electrical system: (potential fire hazard) Faulty heating or venting systems: (carbon monoxide poisoning concern) Loose railings, lifted walkways: (fall or tripping hazard)

7. Reduce Energy Consumption Plug leaks: (cable lines, pipes, electrical outlets and switch plates) Insulate: (hot water heater, attic, attic door, walls and ceilings) Change filters: (potential for carbon monoxide poisoning)

8. Protect Your Investment Homes in good condition sell at higher prices than neglected counterparts!

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