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Old 02-19-2009, 10:15 AM
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Own home in Villages. Our house watcher was a family member but needs to tend to ailing husband. Does anyone have or utilize a house watching service? What is the cost? Reliability? Also need a part time housekeeper to assist after renters exit our property. Does anyone use a service or individual? How much do you pay per hour for cleaning? I thank you for your assistance and truly love Talk of THe Villages. It does keep us snowflakes in touch to the heaven of the Villages.

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I use http://www.affordablehomewatch.com/ . They are very good and easy to get hold of. Very reliable and the cost is $40 per month. Have my home ready when I come down. Check it weekly and take cart for a spin. I recently had an issue with my sprinklers turning on too much. Found out when I received my water bill! Got hold of Marge and Rich and they went over and found the problem. Called me from the house to let me know what they found. Very satisfied with them!

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I use Redwitch who posts here on this forum. She has been a wonderful resource for me. We also rent our place as well as using it ourselves. She cleans, watches, greets renters, answers their calls, solves problems, and I could go on and on. When we had a lightening strike last year she handled it all, sent me pictures, figured out what needed to be done, and once she got my okay, she made it happen. I just can't say enough good things.
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I use redwitch as well and Linda said it all.

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I also use Redwitch- the others have said it all but I have to add that she truly cares about her customers. I know when I am not there, my house is in great hands.
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I have used Redwitch also and heartily agree with the prior posts of her great services.
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We also use Redwitch great personal service.
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Does anyone have a contact number for Redwitch for home watching service?
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Just look her up on here and send her a PM. I will send you a PM with her number.
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Own home in Villages. Our house watcher was a family member but needs to tend to ailing husband. Does anyone have or utilize a house watching service? What is the cost? Reliability? Also need a part time housekeeper to assist after renters exit our property. Does anyone use a service or individual? How much do you pay per hour for cleaning? I thank you for your assistance and truly love Talk of THe Villages. It does keep us snowflakes in touch to the heaven of the Villages.

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We use Village Watchdogs. They charge by the visit, not by the month. We find them less expensive. We used them last year for six months .. and we are using them again this year. They send updates, pictures, etc.
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We can highly reccomend the Village Watchdogs. Very reliable and affordable. All their references were very good.
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I can not say enough about Ed & Mary Edwards of Safe Home Watch. To me they are the model of what a Home Watch Service should be. They are very involved with your home and treat it as if it was theirs. You can not go wrong with them, plus we find them very inexpensive for the amount of personal service they provide.

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