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schrdr 04-09-2013 09:27 AM

Snowbirds Home Prep
 
What do you as a snowbird to prep and secure your house while you are gone. Who watches your house an makes sure the AC is working

Lark7 04-09-2013 09:32 AM

There are a host of "checklists" as to what you do when leaving your residence, i.e. turn off main water, circuit breakers,appliances, etc. . Many hire home watch services - my service is Safe Home Watch - Ed and Mary Edwards PH: 1-352-603-5333.

kjb921 04-09-2013 10:26 AM

We use Ed and Mary from Safe Home watch also and couldn't be happier.

schrdr 04-09-2013 11:12 AM

Where would I find one of these checklists.

Bill-n-Brillo 04-09-2013 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schrdr (Post 656548)
Where would I find one of these checklists.

Here's a prior thread with some good info:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...-months-52415/

Bill :)

batman911 04-09-2013 12:54 PM

Safe Home Watch provided a check list for us to use to close up the house before we departed.

Paperboy 04-09-2013 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by batman911 (Post 656596)
Safe Home Watch provided a check list for us to use to close up the house before we departed.

Safe Home Watch is the BEST!!!!!

rirlam 04-09-2013 08:21 PM

My personal opinion would be to hire a professional home watch for while you are gone. Most charge by the visit - the exact price would be based on what you have them do as far as killing weeds, making sure your cart will operate on your return, pulling flyers from your door, picking up papers from your drive way, checking for leaks (indoors and outside), making sure your water traps for sinks and toilets remain filled, etc. The one we had would come into the house the day before our return and turn up the A/C, turn the water back on, etc to make sure the house was ready for us.

Most will send you an email after each visit to report on what they found, and if they find something out of order either call you and/or email pictures to show the severity of the problem. When we were snowbirds, I rested a lot easier knowing that we wouldn't return to find any significant problems.

Barefoot 04-09-2013 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schrdr (Post 656548)
Where would I find one of these checklists.

If you use a home watch company, they will provide you with a checklist. They will also check on their first visit that everything has been done. We use Village Watchdogs.

Toms River T&D 04-09-2013 09:23 PM

We use The Village Sitter, excellent service, thorough and a great couple!

keithwand 04-10-2013 01:15 PM

What is the going price for a standard walk through per week for both mentioned above?

Bill-n-Brillo 04-10-2013 01:23 PM

Most are around $40+/- per month for once a week, Keith.

Bill :)


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