Is your home going to be left alone for long periods of time? If the answer to that question is YES, then let Homeward Bound provide your home with “love and care when you’re not there.” Our goal is to give your home that “lived in look,” while you’re away. This will allow you to better enjoy your trip, knowing that you will return to a safe and secure home.
Our House Sitting Service Rates (no pets) start at $17 per ½ hour visit. Contact us for more information.
| Scheduled Visits |
Rate Per 30 Minute Visit |
| House Sitting |
$17 |
Special note: Homeward Bound does not accept job sharing with neighbors or friends. Exceptions may be made for immediate relatives. |
Listed below are just a few things we can do for you and your home while you are away:
- Bring in the mail and packages left at the front door
- Rotate lights and adjust drapes or blinds
- Water plants
- Check on your swimming pool
- Provide your home with that “lived-in look”
- Pick up litter in the yard
- Make sure there are no pipes leaking in the home
- Remove flyers and business cards from the front door
- Leave checks for yard service crews
- Put out the trash for garbage pick-up
Listed below are 17 Important Security Tips
- Keep your windows fastened and doors locked at all times
- Install “Charley Bars” on sliding patio doors or balcony doors.
- Hide all spare keys, do not leave them in the door knobs or in plain sight.
- Don’t leave a key under the mat, in a flowerpot, in your mailbox, or in the wheel wells of your car. This is the first place all thieves look.
- Leave your keys with a trusted friend, or with Homeward Bound, a bonded and insured house sitting and pet sitting service.
- Lock your garage, storage buildings, and all gates
- Never leave burglar tools within easy reach. Lock up all of your personal tools while away.
- Install motion detector floodlights outside your home.
- Install timers on your indoor lights.
- Move all valuable items such as stereo, computers, and portable televisions away from windows.
- Never leave a message on an answering machine saying you’re away, even for a few hours.
- Install high security deadbolt locks.
- Leave emergency contact information with a friend or house sitter.
- Don’t redirect your mail or stop your newspaper delivery when you’re on vacation. That tells the wrong people you will be out of town.
- Keep your front and backyards clear of litter and debris.
- Don’t leave the drapes drawn, and blinds closed in every window.
- Leave all valuables locked in a secure safe.
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