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Go north with the whole thing off your mind.
Scheduled checks, running water, watched power, started cars, storm preparation and an arrival-ready house — managed by one insured person you actually know, and documented every single visit.
Six months empty is harder on a house than six months lived in.
Nothing dramatic happens on day one. It accumulates quietly, and then it presents itself all at once in October.
Drain traps evaporate and let sewer gas up into the house. Humidity climbs past sixty percent and mould starts in the closets and behind the furniture. A washing machine hose lets go at 2am and runs for eleven weeks. Batteries flatten, tyres flat-spot, and fuel goes stale. Wasps take the lanai and rodents take the garage. A hairline roof leak in July is a stained ceiling and a drywall bill by September.
Every one of those is cheap to catch and expensive to discover. That is the entire argument for having someone walk the property on a schedule.
Documented visits every month, minimum
The same list, every visit, in writing.
Nothing here depends on remembering. We work through the identical sequence each time, and you get the completed list with dated photographs before we leave the driveway.
Water & plumbing
- Every fixture run to refill drain traps and stop sewer gas
- Under-sink cabinets, water heater and A/C pan checked for leaks
- Supply lines and hose bibs inspected for weeping and corrosion
- Main shut-off exercised so it still works when it matters
- Irrigation cycled, heads checked, controller confirmed
- Pool water level, pump and surface condition observed
Power, climate & interior
- A/C running, thermostat and humidity verified against target
- Breaker panel checked, tripped circuits found and reported
- Refrigerator, freezer and any wine storage confirmed running
- Smoke and CO detectors tested, batteries replaced
- Room-by-room walk for damp, mould, pests and ceiling staining
- Alarm, cameras and smart devices confirmed online
Exterior & grounds
- Full perimeter walk — roof edge, soffits, windows, doors, screens
- Gutters and drains checked and cleared to schedule
- Patio furniture, umbrellas and loose items secured
- Landscaping condition noted, service coordinated if needed
- Exterior washing scheduled so nothing is left to build up
- Mail, packages and notices collected and reported
Vehicles
- Started and driven far enough to properly charge the battery
- Tyre pressures checked and corrected, flat-spotting watched
- Fuel topped up and stabiliser added on long layups
- Taken in for scheduled service, oil changes and inspection
- Registration and tag renewals flagged before they lapse
- Washed and ready in the driveway for the day you arrive
And the things that do not fit on a checklist.
Being a thousand miles away should not mean saying no to everything.
Storm preparation
When a system forms, your property moves to the top of the list. Shutters closed, furniture and loose items brought in, pool prepped, generator and fuel checked. Afterwards you get a full damage-assessment report with photographs, before the insurance conversation starts.
Contractor access
Someone has to be at the house for the A/C service, the pest control visit, the appliance delivery, the roofer or the adjuster. We meet them, stay on site while they work, and report back on what was actually done.
Arrival & departure
Before you land: A/C down, water on, house aired, exterior washed, beds made up if you would like, cars ready and groceries in the refrigerator. When you leave: everything reversed, secured and set for the season.
Guests and family
Children or friends using the house while you are away? We open it, prepare it, and reset it afterwards so the property comes back to you exactly as it was.
Emergency response
Alarm activation, storm damage, a neighbour’s call at midnight — you have a real number that a real person answers, and someone who can be at the property rather than three time zones from it.
One coordinated vendor list
Pool, lawn, pest, A/C, cleaning. We will work alongside the people you already use, or bring in trades we trust, and keep the whole schedule in one place so you are not managing six vendors by text from Connecticut.
Choose the level of attention.
Billed monthly, cancel any time, and no charge in the months you are in residence unless you want us there. Introductory rates are held for a full year for clients who start with us now.
Essential
The core watch. Right for a well-sorted home you simply want checked on.
- Two documented visits a month
- Full interior and exterior checklist
- Water run, traps refilled, humidity verified
- Photo report after every visit
- Mail and package collection
- Storm secure-down and damage report
Signature
Everything watched and everything maintained — the house looks lived in all year.
- Weekly documented visits
- Everything in Essential
- Vehicle starts, drives and service runs
- Contractor and delivery access included
- Gutters and drains serviced on schedule
- Two exterior washes a year included
- Arrival and departure preparation
Estate
For larger properties, multiple homes, or households that need a genuine on-the-ground manager.
- Visit frequency set to your requirements
- Everything in Signature
- Full vendor coordination and oversight
- Multiple vehicles and properties
- Guest arrivals and household preparation
- Direct line for anything, any time
What sets the final figure. Property size, whether there is a pool, how many vehicles, how far out you are, and how much vendor coordination you want. We would rather walk the property once with you, agree the checklist together, and quote it properly than sell you a package that does not match the house. Third-party costs — parts, dealer servicing, trades — are passed through at cost with receipts, never marked up.
Straight answers
How do I know you actually showed up?
Every visit ends with a dated, time-stamped report and photographs covering the checklist. If you want more, we will drop a marker photo anywhere in the house you nominate. The reporting is the product as much as the visit is.
Who has keys and codes?
Adam, and nobody else. Access details are not written on job tickets, not stored in a shared system, and not handed to subcontractors. If a trade needs to be in the house, we let them in and stay while they work.
What happens if something goes wrong while I am away?
You get a call, not an email. We agree an authority limit up front — a dollar figure below which we simply deal with it and tell you afterwards, and above which we call first. Water is the exception: if a line has let go, we shut it off and then call.
Do you take the cars in for service?
Yes, on the Signature and Estate plans. Dealer or independent, oil changes, scheduled service, state inspection and tag renewal. You approve the work, we handle the logistics, and the invoice comes to you at cost.
Is this the same as home watch?
Home watch is the checklist. This includes the checklist, and then the work that a checklist normally produces — the washing, the gutters, the drains, the vehicles, the vendor visits — handled by the same person, so nothing gets logged as an issue and left there.
Can I start mid-season?
Any time. Most clients begin with a walk-through while they are still in Florida, so we agree the checklist together and you can see how the reporting works before you leave.
Are you insured for being inside the house?
Yes — fully insured, and the certificate goes to you before the first visit. If your HOA or community requires vendor registration, we handle that paperwork ourselves.
Let us walk the property together.
No charge, no obligation — we build the checklist around your house and you decide from there.