01 What needs doing now
02 Can I actually afford this?
Your income against the budget scenario you're leaning toward. This is the number that matters most.
03 The 12-month timeline
Tasks reflow around your move-in date. Filter by the kind of housing you're considering — money and document tasks apply no matter what.
04 Finding a place
Pick the Maine metro area you're focusing on. The cost ranges, listing links, and your comparison list below all update to match — and choosing an area also updates the matching rent, utility, insurance, and transit lines in your Budget.
Compare your real locations
As you find actual places, line them up side by side here. Each metro keeps its own separate list, so you can plan more than one area at once.
05 Budget scenarios
Defaults are bottom-third central-Maine figures — edit everything. Add or remove scenarios and rows freely.
06 Savings goal
What you need before move-in day. Deposit, first month, a cushion — the upfront wall most first-timers underestimate.
07 Savings log
Log deposits as they happen. More accurate than guessing a monthly number.
08 Household inventory
What you'll need on day one. Check off what you already own or have bought.
09 Documents & credit
Landlords decide fast. Having these ready — and knowing your credit situation early — is often what separates an approved application from a lost apartment.
10 Move-in inspection
Do this before you unpack a single box. Timestamped photos tied to your lease are the single best way to get your deposit back.
11 Save & share
Everything lives only on this device. Use these to back up, move to another device, or share progress.
The progress summary creates a readable page you can hand to a parent — move date, what's done, savings vs. goal, what's overdue — without them needing this app.