We need a good home watch company
 

Hello everyone
We are closing on our house soon and will need a good watch company until we can move down permanently. WE were thinking about Affordable Home Watch or Villagers Home Watch. Does anyone have any experience with either they would like to share good and bad? Thanks in advance, can't wait to be FROGS!
vicsnotes

Rich and Marge from affordable home watch have been very good for us. Tell them Scott from Duval sent you and good Luck with your new home

Home Watch
 

Call Don at "Home Watch"
352.391.2564
352.272.9924

He Takes photos of every part of your property every week Runs the water, flushes toilets etc. etc. Very reliable and reasonably priced.

RJ Home Watch Services is SUPER!!! They are a husband /wife team originally from Michigan who live her full-time. Their phone number is: 517-290-8068. R & J Home Watch Services LLC - Home

Tell them Sue Z referred them!! You will love them!

Thank you so much, they sound perfect, I looked at their website and it was really well done. I will call them tomorrow! Vicki from Indy

We have used Lighthouse Home Watch (******************************* *Your home. Our Priority.** Let your home be ou - Home 352-445-3250 Jamie) for several months. This is a family run business and they live in The Villages. They do everything from airport to door shuttle, checks on the house, and will receive delivery's for us. They are in constant communication, are very professional, and the prices are quite reasonable.

We have been using Thevillagers home watch. They are outstanding! Fair priced, extremely responsive. They go beyond what they say they will do. We highly recommend them. Ken and Mari

We just purchased a new construction home in Fernandina, which closed in May. We were able to come down for 10 days in early June to finish furnishing and do some decorating and etc--------we basically scrambled the entire 10 days with multiple trips to stores and waiting for deliveries-------but we did not have time to interview a home watch service---------There are dozens of them??????

How do you pick one?? All are similar in pricing, with similar services. With my luck, I don't want to pick the "bad one"---------

Since we returned home for a while, I worry the air conditioner stopped (or did I even set it right?) , storm damage, humidity, break ins and/or etc.------------I need some peace of mind :)

Are there any horror stories with some of these home watch services???

I posted in the original thread with Lighthouse Home Watch and no horror stories. They check everything from air to golf cart while we're in PA. Excellent communication. We interviewed several and many provided similar service. It was a hard choice. We felt most comfortable with Jamie and so far, have not been disappointed.

They advertise on this site, but we found him through word of mouth.

We have used The Village Sitter, that's Charlene and Steve, at 267 481 0588. They are terrific, take care of everything, and let us know immediately if there are any problems. Hope to have them until we are fulltime.

We highly recommend Charlene of The Village Sitter. Her husband Steve is a member of Community Watch as well. Our 2 dogs also give her 2 paws up!
She reacted quickly by removing her company advertising from her car when the breakins were occurring. A red flag that no one is home.
She goes beyond and even told us how to save money on AC filters!
We suggest them to anyone whether its house watch or dog sitting.
Professional, knowledgeable and friendly.
See her number in the above reply.

I've been very pleased with Bernie Coluccio of B & B Home Services for a couple of years now.

He checks our home regularly, knows what to look for and what to do, and is very dependable. He is very responsive to concerns and easily reached.
Phone 352.561.4449.
PM me with any questions.
Vic

I second Lighthouse Home Watch.....Jamie and his team are reliable, trusting and you will be very happy if you choose them.

We also have Charlene and Steve check in our home while we're away. It's so nice to see their emails - they send pictures when they spot something odd and often have already done something about the issue. Great folks...

We purchased a home last August and found out the service we were using was not doing a good job!!! We found the Village Sitter!!!! I Promise you Charlene and Steve are the best!!! Any problems are called or emailed and she KNOWS all the right people and contacts to get any problems resolved the same day!!! Beyond your expectations and we never worry about our house when they are in charge!!! Peace of mind!!! The Village Sitter 267-481-0588 you will not regret it!!!!

What is a fair price?

We have used Villages Watchdogs for the past seven years.
If we are in a hurry when we leave TV for an extended period of time, they make sure everything is shipshape for us.
They check our home weekly while we're gone, and before we return, they turn the fridge up, the hot water on, etc.
We trust them.

Add us to the list of satisfied Lighthouse Homewatch customers. We never worry about the place. Jessie takes care of ours.

We also give an excellent rating to Charlene and Steve at The Village Sitter.

Another vote for Charlene. We are in Collier and they have many clients south of 466a.

We pay 40.00 for the Village sitter. There are some extra fees if you need extra services for letting people in or like 1.00 to replace a light bulb!!! They come once a week and give you a detailed inspection sheet!!!! Lots of free services included with their services!!! Sweeping cobwebs, dead bugs, killing fire ants all included!!! Really great service and when we visit the house looks LIVED in!!! Clean and beautiful!! I CAN NOT BRAG ENOUGH ON THE VILLAGE SITTER!!!

$40 per month or $10 per week?
Do they work North of 466A?

The village sitter
 

ditto! + 100!

Same here have had three other homewatch companies that i have left for good reasons..Charlene and Steve are better than family watching your home...

give charlene a call she can answer all of your questions

I looked at your website.
I can't find a page about the rates you charge.
I'm not great with computers so perhaps I'm missing it.
I assume you have a standard monthly rate for Housewatch?

Thanks for the info on your rate.
I love the fact that you would email pictures.
I often wonder how our trees and shrubs and lawn are doing.
Weekly pictures would certainly add a level of security and comfort when we're far, far away.

Yes they do.

We also used Charlene and Steve for the past 18 months. They are great and always go above and beyond. We are now full time and I am not sure we do as good a job inspecting our home and yard. You will not be sorry if you choose them.