After a decade or two you know which window sticks and what the noise from the crawlspace means. What's harder to hold is the flat stuff: how old the water heater actually is, whether the dishwasher was ever recalled, what the roof cost in 2011.
What it gives you
The facts that are easy to lose, kept for you.
How old is it, really
Photograph the label on the furnace and the age comes off it. Do that for the handful of things that matter, and the guessing about what's near the end of its life goes away.
The app showing one appliance with its model, age, warranty and manual.
KitchenYour dishwasher
SavedAdded Sept 25Share with a pro
ModelEX-5678
SerialEX 1903 01234
MadeMarch 2019
AgeAbout 7 years. Most last 10 to 13
WarrantyEnded 2020
No open recallsChecked today
Rinse the filterMonthly. Next on Oct 3OnOwner's manualExample brand, 64 pages
Service historyNothing yet. Add a repair
The app showing one appliance with its model, age, warranty and manual.
KitchenYour dishwasher
SavedAdded Sept 25Share with a pro
ModelEX-5678
SerialEX 1903 01234
MadeMarch 2019
AgeAbout 7 years. Most last 10 to 13
WarrantyEnded 2020
No open recallsChecked today
Rinse the filterMonthly. Next on Oct 3OnOwner's manualExample brand, 64 pages
Service historyNothing yet. Add a repair
Has it been recalled
Every model Higgins reads is checked against published safety recalls. If one applies, you're told plainly and shown the steps. A unit nobody has checked is never called clear.
The app explaining a safety recall on a refrigerator, with the steps to fix it.
Help me
Safety recall
Your refrigerator has a recall.
Example brand, model EX-1234. The ice maker wiring can overheat.
What to do
1Unplug the refrigerator's ice maker until it's fixed. The fridge itself is safe to use.
2Request the free repair from the maker. I've filled in your model and serial.
3I'll keep this open until you tell me it's done.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. I matched it to the serial on your tag.
Request the free repairAsk Higgins about thisI've already had it fixed
The app explaining a safety recall on a refrigerator, with the steps to fix it.
Help me
Safety recall
Your refrigerator has a recall.
Example brand, model EX-1234. The ice maker wiring can overheat.
What to do
1Unplug the refrigerator's ice maker until it's fixed. The fridge itself is safe to use.
2Request the free repair from the maker. I've filled in your model and serial.
3I'll keep this open until you tell me it's done.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. I matched it to the serial on your tag.
Request the free repairAsk Higgins about thisI've already had it fixed
What's coming, and roughly when
Once the ages are in, the plan works forward from them, with cost ranges for the next few years. Estimates, not quotes, and nothing is booked.
The app's plan of upcoming maintenance, with estimated costs.
Plan
What your home needs next, and why.
This month
Rinse the dishwasher filterSat, Oct 3. 5 minutesOn
Furnace filter, 16x25x1Due Oct 15. Order by Oct 10Order
Later this year
Flush the water heaterJanuary. Recommended yearlyWhy?
Gutter cleaningNovember. From your inspectionFind a pro
SuppliesCalendarApprovals
HigginsMy homePlan
The app's plan of upcoming maintenance, with estimated costs.
Plan
What your home needs next, and why.
This month
Rinse the dishwasher filterSat, Oct 3. 5 minutesOn
Furnace filter, 16x25x1Due Oct 15. Order by Oct 10Order
Later this year
Flush the water heaterJanuary. Recommended yearlyWhy?
Gutter cleaningNovember. From your inspectionFind a pro
SuppliesCalendarApprovals
HigginsMy homePlan
When you sell
And the part that pays for itself at the end.
Owners who have been in a house for years usually have the most improvement spending and the fewest surviving receipts. A new roof, a remodeled bathroom, the furnace you replaced long ago.
Higgins keeps improvements separate from repairs. Money spent improving a home usually adds to its cost basis, which can reduce the taxable gain when you sell. Mark them as you go, and the number that matters exists when you finally need it.
Home value is an estimate, not an appraisal. We're not accountants and this isn't tax advice, so check with someone who is before you rely on it.
The app showing an estimated home value, cost basis and improvements by year.
Help me
Finances
What you've put into the house, and what it's worth.
Estimated value
$1.84MUp 3% this year
Estimate, updated monthly. Not an appraisal.
Cost basis
$1.12MPaid in 2016
$86,400Improvements
Recent
Roof repairMar 2025. Example Roofing$1,840
Kitchen remodel2021. Added by you$62,000
Add an expense
The app showing an estimated home value, cost basis and improvements by year.
Help me
Finances
What you've put into the house, and what it's worth.
Estimated value
$1.84MUp 3% this year
Estimate, updated monthly. Not an appraisal.
Cost basis
$1.12MPaid in 2016
$86,400Improvements
Recent
Roof repairMar 2025. Example Roofing$1,840
Kitchen remodel2021. Added by you$62,000
Add an expense
Start small
Start with the six things that matter.
You don't have to reconstruct a decade. Photograph the label on each of these, then drop in whatever paperwork you have, all at once. Each document is read and filed, and anything unclear waits for you.
