Back to School Home Skills Special

BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO BASICS. BACK TO A BETTER HOME.

Every Xiane Homes ebook is $7 during the back-to-school season. Practical home skills, written plainly, with no filler and no upsell.

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Special price through September 30, 2026

Featured $7 ebooks

Hands tightening a shutoff valve under a kitchen sink

The First-Time Homeowner Fix-It Handbook

The 30 repairs every new owner faces in year one

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Texas brick home at golden hour with a maintenance checklist on the porch

The Texas Home Maintenance Calendar

Month-by-month care for heat, clay soil and storm season

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Repair estimate, calculator and pen on a kitchen table

The Honest Home Repair Cost Planner

What work actually costs, and how to read a quote

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Green North Texas lawn with garden beds and a sprinkler running

The North Texas Lawn & Garden Playbook

Grass that survives, beds that thrive, water that stays put

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Homeowner using an AI assistant on a phone beside a thermostat

The AI Home Prompt Pack

Copy-paste prompts that make AI genuinely useful around the house

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Keys and a lease document on a counter with moving boxes behind

The Renter & Landlord Repair Playbook

Documentation, requests and turnovers that protect both sides

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What you'll learn

Which repairs are genuinely safe to do yourself
The tools worth owning and the ones to rent
What work costs in Dallas–Fort Worth, and how to read a quote
A maintenance rhythm that fits Texas heat, clay soil and freezes
How to use AI on your house without acting on bad advice

Who these are for

First-time buyers, long-time owners who never learned the basics, renters who want their deposit back, and landlords or property managers who would rather schedule maintenance than dispatch emergencies.

Preview

The first thing to do in a new house

Before anything breaks, find and label three things: the main water shut-off, the water heater shut-off, and the main electrical panel. Photograph each one. Most catastrophic first-year damage is not caused by the failure itself — it is caused by the twenty minutes spent looking for the valve.

Rule of thumb: if a repair involves gas, a service panel, structural framing, or a roof, it is not a first-year DIY project.

Questions

What exactly am I buying?: A complete, readable web edition of the ebook, unlocked permanently in your Xiane Homes account. No subscription, no drip content.
How long does the $7 price last?: Until the end date shown on this page. The date is set by us in advance and it is real — no rolling countdowns.
Do I need an account?: Yes. Purchases attach to your account so your library is always available when you sign in.
Is this professional advice?: No. These are practical guides written from trade experience. Anything involving gas, service panels, structure or roofs should be assessed in person by a licensed professional.
Can I get help if I get stuck?: Yes — ask Xiane AI for step-level help, or request a verified pro at (469) 990-0440.

Back to basics starts with one ebook

Pick the one that matches the problem in front of you. If it turns out to be a job for a pro, we will tell you plainly — and you can book one from any page.

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