Living in New Englad, I've always been asked how to maintaing homes and reduce amount of repairs and cost.
#1-Clean gutters - To keep water out of your home, basement and reduce future repairs;
#2-Cut back bushes - A wood building in the North East can only take so much moisture before it starts rotten;
#3-Negligence - in most cases it will cost more to fix later than it would to have it fixed now;
#4-Signs - Wood has a very fast way of spreading moisture and rot. No one can see through walls but we can see indications.
To some of us, home is one of the biggest investiment to own and, we can help You preserve it.