American homeowners spend between $4,000 and $22,000 annually on home maintenance, yet most approach it reactively—waiting until something breaks to take action. Nearly half of all homeowners worry about appliance failure, and for good reason: the average homeowner is without functioning appliances for nearly 11 days, spending almost 12 hours just researching, scheduling, and completing repairs.
The gap between what homes need and how we manage them has never been wider. Appliances are more complex, maintenance schedules more demanding, and the cost of reactive repairs continues climbing. Industry estimates suggest that more than half of appliance failures are preventable with proper maintenance
Industry estimates suggest that more than half of appliance failures can be avoided with proper maintenance. — yet only 55% of homeowners perform preventative maintenance, with 33% bypassing it altogether.
That’s the problem Spanr solves: transforming home management from scattered chaos into organized, proactive care.
Building the Living Record of Your Home
Every home has a story — the appliances that keep it running, the people who maintain it, and the care it needs over time. For most homeowners, that story exists in fragments: scattered receipts, mental notes, and half-filled spreadsheets. There’s no single place where it all comes together.
That’s where Spanr steps in — creating a living digital record of your property. It brings together what you own, when it was last serviced, and who helps keep it working. The AI behind it connects the dots between appliances, maintenance needs, and providers, organizing information that would otherwise be forgotten or lost.
Instead of hunting through files and memory, you finally see your home as one connected system — alive, organized, and ready for action.
Your Home Inventory, Finally Organized
It all starts with the basics: what’s in your home.
You can manually add appliances, fixtures, and equipment — or simply search by brand or model to fill in details faster. Uploading a photo or using your camera isn’t about automation; it’s about documentation. Each entry becomes a structured piece of your property record.
Once added, every appliance becomes more than a name on a list — it’s a trackable, maintainable item with its own care history and related service notes. The system’s structure ensures you don’t have to remember when you last cleaned the filter or where that serial number was written down. It’s all in one organized view, ready whenever you need it.
Meet Dr. Spanr: Your Home’s Health Advisor
When something goes wrong, the first instinct is usually panic — or a desperate search through forums and videos. Dr. Spanr changes that dynamic. It’s your conversational home advisor, built to help you describe problems in plain language and get clear, actionable guidance.
You might type, “My dishwasher is leaking,” or “The AC smells weird.” Dr. Spanr understands the context, then walks you through step-by-step troubleshooting you can actually follow. Sometimes it points out an easy fix; other times, it helps you log the issue for professional repair.
If it’s beyond a DIY solution, you can convert the chat into a tracked issue on your dashboard — linked to the appliance, timestamped, and ready for assignment to a service provider. It’s not about replacing technicians — it’s about translating everyday concerns into organized action.
Personalized Care Plans & Reminders
Most people only think about maintenance after something breaks. This platform flips that cycle through personalized care plans tailored to every appliance you add.
Each item — from a dryer to a water heater — comes with care routines based on type, brand, and usage. These might include simple tasks like “vacuum refrigerator coils every six months” or seasonal reminders such as “flush the water heater annually.” The system keeps track of what’s due, sends reminders before problems arise, and lets you log completions or assign them to a provider.
For example: Get a reminder to clean your dryer vent in March, check your water heater in September, and change HVAC filters quarterly. Each task is scheduled based on manufacturer recommendations and your home’s specific needs.
The goal isn’t to flood you with alerts — it’s to build a sustainable rhythm of care that keeps your home efficient, safe, and reliable. Over time, it transforms maintenance from a chore into a simple, predictable routine.
The economic impact is real: 67% of homeowners have experienced an appliance breakdown while cooking a holiday meal, and the average cost of damage from appliance-related emergencies is $1,330. With preventive care, many of these costly surprises become avoidable.
Local Expertise, Intelligently Connected
No matter how organized your home record is, you still need people to keep things running. The platform connects you with trusted local service providers whenever professional help is needed.
You can manually add your preferred contacts or search for nearby pros — plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians — automatically filtered by your property’s address. Behind the scenes, the system matches your issue or appliance type with the right trade, saving you from endless searching.
It’s the difference between a random directory and a context-aware network that understands your home’s setup and history.
From “What’s Wrong?” to “What’s Next?”
The process doesn’t end when an issue is reported — it’s just the start.
Whether you log a problem through Dr. Spanr or directly, it appears on your dashboard with everything you need to track it: what’s pending, who’s assigned, and what needs follow-up. Each repair or maintenance note becomes part of your property’s ongoing story.
Over time, patterns begin to emerge — which items break down most often, which brands hold up best, and when replacements make sense. That data turns reactive fixes into predictive insight, helping you plan smarter and act earlier.
Intelligence That Assists, Not Assumes
AI in property management shouldn’t guess, it should guide. That’s the principle behind Spanr’s design. Every intelligent feature — from Dr. Spanr’s troubleshooting to provider matching — works with the user, not in place of them. The platform doesn’t pretend to know what you own or what’s wrong; it learns from what you share. It’s built on structure, context, and follow-through.
The result is a system that helps you make decisions faster and manage your home with confidence. It favors clarity over complexity, usefulness over spectacle.
Because the future of AI in property management isn’t about removing the human — it’s about giving them the right kind of help.
Home Management in Your Pocket
Modern home management needs to work wherever you are. Whether you’re at the hardware store trying to remember your water heater model, on vacation when the AC stops working, or simply want to log a maintenance task from your couch — Spanr is designed for life on the go.
The mobile-first experience means your entire home record travels with you. Snap photos of appliances, chat with Dr. Spanr about issues, schedule service appointments, and track maintenance—all from your phone. Access your home records even without an internet connection for those hardware store trips or emergency situations. It’s the command center for your property, accessible whenever and wherever you need it.
