Pass-Down Home Owner's Manual With Breaker-to-Outlet Mapping and Behind-the-Wall Memory
An r/homeautomation thread about not knowing which breaker controls which switch racked up 49 upvotes and 90 comments of homeowners commiserating, and a parallel thread had a self-builder shipping his own "Home Memory" MCP server because no consumer-facing tool exists. The actual ask in both threads was the same: a homeowner-built, locally-stored, transferable-at-sale documentation product that captures circuits, plumbing runs, behind-the-wall content, appliance manuals, and warranties. Existing tools like Digs and Home Handoff are sold to builders and real estate agents — not the homeowner who's standing in their basement at 9pm flipping breakers blind.
Don't compete with Digs on the builder side; you'll lose. Sell direct to homeowners with a one-time $29 LiDAR scan + circuit-mapping flow, then a $5/mo backup tier. The transferable-at-sale-via-PDF feature is what unlocks the network effect: every closing becomes an organic referral. Partner with home inspectors to bundle the initial scan.
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Builder-side and agent-side products have been productized; the consumer-side persistent home documentation product is still hand-rolled by self-hosters. Digs is the closest — but its owner-side experience is a thin afterthought to a builder-handoff workflow. Real opportunity is consumer-direct, with iPhone room-scan + circuit-finder integration + transferable export at sale.