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Sunday, June 30, 2013

The NHWA welcomes Home Watch of The Villages, Inc.







Jack Luber
Executive Director


Greetings and salutations,

Fact: Florida has more Home Watch businesses than anywhere else in the world. In fact, you could probably throw a stone and hit one if you tried. Because Florida has so many people doing Home Watch, it's a pretty good bet that many are unlicensed and uninsured. Here is another fact: There are no requirements to have a Home Watch business in Florida, and in fact in most states. Anyone can put a sign on a pickup or sedan, or even put up a website...and boom! XYZ Home Watch is open for business. Being an Accredited Member of the NHWA in Florida is carries weight. And that is why Home Watch of the Villages, Inc. immediately made application for accreditation in the NHWA as soon as they went into business.

Home Watch of the Villages, Inc. was founded by Steve Stiffler and Fred Slotnick. Fred and Steve became friends through their love of riding Harleys. Every week a group of friends ride to a restaurant in Inverness, and after 6 years of getting together weekly, the two of them decided to join forces and open the business. Steve's background is in commercial insurance. Starting  his career in Ohio, he and wife Patty moved to West Palm Beach in 1995, before finally retiring and moving to the Villages in 2009. Not one to sit around, he cut his golf back to 3 days a week (How terrible!) and started a painting business with his 3 boys. But he kept seeing the need for Home Watch...


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Steve Stiffler
Enter Fred, a sales and marketing veteran from Rochester, NY. Fred moved to Mt Dora and worked in the automotive industry for many years before joining the real estate industry in 2003, where he enjoyed a very successful career.
 
Fred Slotnick
 
The Villages is an incredible place. The population shot up from 8300 in 2000 to over 92,000 in 2012. It is located in Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties and is the fastest growing micropolitan area in the country. Because of the sheer amount of second and vacation homes located there, their strong work ethic, and their affiliation with the NHWA, Fred and Steve feel that Home Watch of the Villages will quickly become the premier Home Watch in the area. Their slogan is "When reliability counts!" Visit their website at www.homewatchofthevillages.com. Congratulations guys. We wish you
 
Much success.
 
Jack
















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