beowulf
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This probably has been covered at some point in the past, but I can't find a reference.
We plan on heading to a warmer climate for 5 or 6 months each year starting next November. Leaving our house vacant with pretty much everything in it is somewhat scary. We can have the mail forwarded and stop the paper, but there is still a lot of free stuff that gets dumped, an occasional unexpected FedEx or UPS package from a friend, etc. I am pretty sure I know how to prepare the house for winter (lots of literature on that), but what services do people us to have someone check things on a weekly basis and make sure nothing is wrong, no burst pipes, no break-ins, broken windows, pick up junk stuff, etc.? We do have a plowing and mowing service, so that's covered.
This is far too much to ask of a neighbor and I'm not sure they would want the responsibility even if we paid them. Plus, we will have a car in the driveway (covered with a tarp), which makes it sort of obvious that we are not there.
Any and all suggestions/ideas are appreciated.
Thanks.
We plan on heading to a warmer climate for 5 or 6 months each year starting next November. Leaving our house vacant with pretty much everything in it is somewhat scary. We can have the mail forwarded and stop the paper, but there is still a lot of free stuff that gets dumped, an occasional unexpected FedEx or UPS package from a friend, etc. I am pretty sure I know how to prepare the house for winter (lots of literature on that), but what services do people us to have someone check things on a weekly basis and make sure nothing is wrong, no burst pipes, no break-ins, broken windows, pick up junk stuff, etc.? We do have a plowing and mowing service, so that's covered.
This is far too much to ask of a neighbor and I'm not sure they would want the responsibility even if we paid them. Plus, we will have a car in the driveway (covered with a tarp), which makes it sort of obvious that we are not there.
Any and all suggestions/ideas are appreciated.
Thanks.