[Jahunt1966]

Originally Posted by turnercw

Hello, we are newbies to TV and have contacted several home watch services with no luck. They are either booked or do not respond to their email/phone provided.

Do you have a good recommendation for a trustworthy company or individual to check on our home in McClure while we are away during the month of August?

Thank you so much!

Hi wife and I would be interested we live in Chitty chatty full time. If interested give me a call . Thanks Jim 978-337-1690

[gemini5001]

I am a handyman and do a lot of work in The Villages.
I have also done home watching for several clients.
I'd be happy to look after your home while your away in August. I am having carpal tunnel surgery done on the 14th of July and will not be working for several weeks, so be happy to do that for you.
Here is my contact info :

Manny The Handyman, LLC
352-530-2583 home
610-570-5303 cell
gemini5001@aol.com

[Singerlady]

Try Bernie Coluccio. He has a local handyman and home watch company. B&B III Home Services. 352-561-4449.
bb3homeservices@gmail.com

[Jerseyborn]

We use Empty nest through the villages Great communication and super affordable.
Encaretakers@thevillages.com
352-750-1595

[hal195z]

Call Too Old Cops, John at 352-277-7783 or Steve at 860-941-8038. Retired police officers and live in TV

[024engine]

Get a neighbor. The companies are a rip off.

[Bellavita]

if you are only going for a month you don't need anyone

Originally Posted by turnercw

Hello, we are newbies to TV and have contacted several home watch services with no luck. They are either booked or do not respond to their email/phone provided.

Do you have a good recommendation for a trustworthy company or individual to check on our home in McClure while we are away during the month of August?

Thank you so much!

[butlerism]

Stock the fridge and liquor cabinet.
Give neighbor me a key.

Mom .... Dad... I promise no house parties.
lol

[msu69er]

Sunbird Home Inspections, LLC, 352-272-8150. Licensed home inspection company that also performs home watch service. Checked on my place alder Elsa, sent pics and a detailed note of house condition.

We hired them to do the inspection on our house when we purchased it in 2019. Report was very detailed and complete. Found out they also did home watch so hired them to check our place during the summer months when we are north.

I get a detailed report with pics each time Sunbird checks the place. Very reasonable. The owner is very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!

Also, beware of Empty Nest. They contract out home watch service to individual contractors. Different ones will visit your home each time. I’m not even sure they come inside when they say they do. I had water running because they didn’t turn the water off when the last one left and they next one never reported it, instead reporting that all was OK.

[Smalley]

Originally Posted by J1ceasar

The best thing is to get one or two security cameras inside and outside, that way you know your lawn is being cut and your inside is not being ravaged by a squirrel

Would you recommend a Security camera to buy? What brand and cost? Do they have to be installed by a professional?
Thanks,

[Donna Marie]

Home Watch Squad
352-445-0983

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by msu69er

Sunbird Home Inspections, LLC, 352-272-8150. Licensed home inspection company that also performs home watch service. Checked on my place alder Elsa, sent pics and a detailed note of house condition.

We hired them to do the inspection on our house when we purchased it in 2019. Report was very detailed and complete. Found out they also did home watch so hired them to check our place during the summer months when we are north.

I get a detailed report with pics each time Sunbird checks the place. Very reasonable. The owner is very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!

Also, beware of Empty Nest. They contract out home watch service to individual contractors. Different ones will visit your home each time. I’m not even sure they come inside when they say they do. I had water running because they didn’t turn the water off when the last one left and they next one never reported it, instead reporting that all was OK.

That’s not my experience. For years I had the same couple look after my home. When there was an emergency (an appliance needed to be fixed) and they were not available the supervisor himself came out. After “my couple” retired, I kept in touch with them. Empty Nest sent another person who ignored a request I made - after I complained she was never sent to my place again. My cameras show everything. Very happy with Empty Nest.

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by geltner@verizon.net

Would you recommend a Security camera to buy? What brand and cost? Do they have to be installed by a professional?
Thanks,

I found the NEST cameras are the easiest to operate.
I had a nest doorbell put in (Munn’s does it - they have a whole smart home division).
I also had Munns put in a NEST thermostat.

You need a smart phone to operate, but its easy

[rfc171]

We are snowbirds since 2003. We tried several private home watch with no luck! Now we use the Empty Nest program of The Villages. The are professional and easy to work with. They send us reports every after their visits, what they did and what they found. They drive our golf cart around the block, start our car (they are not allowed to drive it around). We could be happier leaving out home to these trustworthy people! We cannot thank them enough.

[rfc171]

We are snowbirds since 2003. We tried several private home watch with no luck! Now we use the Empty Nest program of The Villages. The are professional and easy to work with. They send us reports every after their visits, what they did and what they found. They drive our golf cart around the block, start our car (they are not allowed to drive it around). We could not be happier leaving our home to these trustworthy people! We cannot thank them enough.