The journal
Notes from looking after mountain homes
Written for owners who are four hours away and would like to understand what actually happens to a house between visits.
The winter checklist every North Georgia second home needs
Elevation makes mountain winters colder and wetter than the forecast for the nearest town suggests. Here is the sequence that keeps a closed-up house from turning into a claim, and the three items owners skip most often.
Read the checklist →What a home watch visit actually covers
"We check on your house" can mean a walk around the outside or forty minutes of documented inspection. This is the route we walk, in order, and the questions that separate real oversight from a drive-by.
Read the walk-through →More to come. Storm preparation, opening and closing a seasonal home, and choosing vendors you have never met are all in the queue. Have a question you would like answered here? Send it over.
Founding memberships
The first ten homes set the standard for every home after.
Founding members join the Home Watch membership at $249 a month and keep that rate for the life of the membership. Ten places, then the founding rate closes.