FINANCE -- explains how improvements to your home (and the records you keep) will influence the taxes you will pay when you sell your home and offers tips for choosing a builder or contractor (or doing the work yourself)...and provides worksheets for calculating your tax basis and recording the basic information about the purchase or building of your home, finance and mortgage details, homeowner's insurance, and warranties on your major appliances and household systems

EXTERIOR -- offers worksheets for recording basic information about your gutters, roof, siding, trim, storm doors, storm windows, landscape gardening, and exterior buildings...including who you bought them from, who installed, date the work was done, the types of materials used, brands, colors, styles, and any applicable warranty period

INTERIOR ROOMS -- gives you a variety of worksheets for recording detailed information about the floor coverings, ceiling finish, wall finish, window treatments, window sizes, paint or wallpaper samples, cleaning instructions, cabinets, shelves, furniture, appliances, and fixtures in each room of your home...including living room, parlor, kitchen, dining room, library / study / den, family room, entryway, hallways, bedrooms, bathrooms, attic, storage closets, and other miscellaneous rooms

GARAGE -- provides worksheets for recording basic information about your driveway, fencing, patio, porch, deck, garage, major tools, electric doors, and tool shed...including who you bought them from, who installed, date the work was done, the types of materials used, brands, colors, styles, and any applicable warranty period

CLIMATE CONTROL -- offers worksheets for recording installation, maintenance, warranty, and manufacturer information about your air conditioner, fireplace, air filters, heating units, insulation, thermostat, and venting throughout your house...including a space for sketching the layout of your electrical fusebox to avoid later confusion

SECURITY -- gives you a variety of worksheets for recording detailed information about your door chimes, garage door opener, intercom system, home security system, smoke detectors, fire detection system, video security system, telephones, fax, answering machines, and radon testing...including manufacturer, monitoring service, last maintenance check, and any applicable warranty period

WATER -- provides worksheets for recording information about your well, water heater, water softener, jacuzzi, sewer or septic system, sump pump, sprinkler system, swimming pool, and pool house...including manufacturer, serial number, last maintenance check, and any applicable warranty period

ADDITIONAL ROOMS -- offers worksheets for recording detailed information about the floor coverings, ceiling finish, wall finish, window treatments, window sizes, paint or wallpaper samples, cleaning instructions, cabinets, shelves, furniture, appliances, and fixtures in each room of your home...including basement, home office, game room, home entertainment room, steam room, and sun room

PHONE -- provides a quick list of contact numbers for the major service providers to your home...including specific repair and maintenance professionals, building and renovating contractors, and stores where you purchased your appliances and home furnishings