Homewatch Services, Etc of Bonita Springs, Fl gains accreditation!

 

 

Greetings and salutations.

 

I am very pleased to announce the accreditation and membership of Carl Lorenzini and Homewatch Services, Etc of Bonita Springs, Florida. Carl's company was founded by his father Edward Lorenzini in 2002. A successful Realtor in the local market, Edward founded a true family business, dedicated to taking care of clients homes that he met through his real estate dealings. Soon, Carl became the driving force behind the business and built it up to what it is today: a well respected company with family values that looks out for it's clients best interests at all times. Carl, Karinna and Homewatch Services, Etc. are an excellent addition to the growing NHWA membership.

 

 

 

Homewatch Services Etc., Inc.

Carl Lorenzini

 

 

Homewatch Services, Etc offers Home Watch, Concierge and Home Management to Bonita Springs, Estero and Naples, Florida. Their website is homewatchservicesetc.com. Welcome!

 

 

Much success,

 

 

Jack



The NHWA welcomes it's first Canadian member: Severn Cottage Services

Greetings and salutations!

 

It has taken a while, but I am finally able to announce the accreditation of our very first Canadian Member! Sandy & Randy Martin are the owners of Severn Cottage Services Inc. which is located in the heart of Ontario’s cottage country in Severn Falls, Ontario. Randy started Cottage Watch in 1990 by being in the right place at the right time.  After spending 10 years in oil fields around the world, he decided to come home for a year or so. Because he grew up in "Cottage Country", he knew a lot of weekend cottagers from the Toronto.  A few of them heard that he was back in town, so they asked him to look after their properties while they were away for the winter. Because there were no companies offering services like Home Watch, Randy and his wife Sandy learned by doing.  Randy returned to the oil field overseas, but continued with cottage watch on a small scale. In 2011 Sandy, Randy and their two children decided to expand their cottage watch services to include: Cottage and Home Watch property patrols,and cottage cleaning and rental services. Randy and company cover a very unique area, because their client's homes are not always accessible by automobile.  That's right: access is by boat or ATV in the summer, and snowmobile or air boat in the winter! Their vast service area covers the Severn River area, between Big Chute & Swift Rapids, Gloucester Pool, Six Mile Lake, the Honey Harbour Area, Midland, Horseshoe Valley to Orillia and even along Lake Simcoe. They even developed a cutting edge, state of the art reporting system that informs their clients of their visit, using GPS positioning. A report is automatically generated to the client showing time, inspector and uploaded pictures that can be accessed 24/7 online. Randy has asked my company , Coastal Carolina Home Watch to test his system in the US. He also has plans to introduce his reporting system to the NHWA membership at our National (International?) Conference which is slated for October 24th - 26th, 2013 in Myrtle Beach,SC. Please visit their website www.severncottageservices.ca

Randy and Sandy Martin of Severn Cottage Services, Inc.

There is no doubt in my mind that Canada will play a very large role in the NHWA. I urge other Home Watch or Cottage Watch companies in Canada to follow Randy and Sandy's lead in joining us.





Thanks for reading, and I will be announcing our 6 newest members this coming week. As always, I wish you

Much success,


Jack

Cape Associates of Cape Cod joins the Association!





The National Home Watch Association would like to welcome Cape Associates of North Eastham as an Accredited Member. A custom builder on the Cape and Nantucket since the early 70's, they recently added a Home Watch division, based on the amount of homes there needing this type of service.
Cinnamon Swable was hand picked to run and facilitate their Home Watch division.  A member of the Cape Associates team for the past five years, she was previously in the landscape industry for over 18 years.  During that time, she cultivated a specialty gardening company.  Cinnamon earned a degree in Construction Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology.  She and her son, Nemo, love spending time at their home in Eastham, MA.



Cinnamon Swable of Cape Associates

A very cool thing about Cape Associates is that they build a unique playhouse every year, and raffle it off for a local charity. Go to http://www.capeassociates.com/A_Pages/playhouses.html to see past playhouses.

Cinnamon wants everyone to know that Cape Associates serves all of Cape Cod. They have two locations: the main office in North Eastham, and a second in Yarmouthport. She can reached by phone at (508) 255-1770 or cinnamon@capeassociates.com.

Welcome Cinnamon and Cape Associates. We are thrilled to call you Members.

The NHWA welcomes NJ Home Watch!



Keith Gunsten of NJ Home Watch

For those people who have a second home in the Long Beach Island area of the NJ shore, I have great news: Keith Gunsten and NJ Home Watch are on the job. For those not familiar with the area, Long Beach Island is a wonderful place. A barrier island situated off the NJ coast, it is 2 hours south of Manhattan, an hour east of Philadelphia, and a half hour north of Atlantic City. It is home to towns like Ship Bottom, Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars, Loveladies and Barnegat Light (Home of Ol' Barney: The lighthouse...not the purple dinosaur.)  It has great beaches to the east, and the Barnegat Bay to the west. LBI recently took a pretty big hit from Super Storm Sandy. So a lot of people were happy to have Keith watching their homes...and their back. Keith's resume is very impressive. A retired NJ State Trooper, he spent most of his years in the Marine Police division. When he retired, Keith became a licensed private detective and formed a security company. He added Home Watch to his business 7 years ago, when he and his wife of 32 years, Cathy, saw the need for a service in their area. Keith holds a US Coast Guard 100 ton Masters License and is a certified boating safety instructor. Extremely active in his community, Keith is the president of the local Rotary Club and sits on the board of the Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation. He and Cathy are members of the Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce, where Cathy sits on the Executive Board. They have two children, and one (and a half!) grandchild. Please visit their website at NJHomeWatch.com. NJ Home Watch serves the Long Beach Island communities, as well as the rest of the Jersey Shore including Southern Monmouth, Ocean and Atlantic counties.

Talk to you soon,

Jack

The new NHWA Website

Greetings and salutations!

The new NHWA website was officially launched this past Tuesday. It is much easier to navigate, and has a much cleaner and brighter look. We have improved the graphics, content and added a Members section. The new content explains in more detail to potential clients, why hiring an accredited NHWA Member is to their advantage. Our vetting process assures these clients that our Member companies have their best interests in mind at all times, by providing comprehensive insurance coverage, un-rivalled customer satisfaction and only the highest of ethics in their business dealings. You will also notice that we have our first Canadian Member. I will be blogging about Severn Cottage Services of Coldwater, Ontario in the next few days. I will also be blogging about NJ Home Watch, Mount Vernon Property Management, Florida Home Watch Professionals, and Home Watch ofVirginia Beach.  We've added the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to our search area. We are currently in the process of contacting companies on those islands about membership. Look for big things from the NHWA in 2013!

Much success,

Jack

Greetings and salutations.

I would like to welcome Donna Hoey and Boca Condo Care  of Boca Raton, Florida to the NHWA. Donna has 25 years of experience in ownership and property management in Florida. She is a licensed CAM (community association manager). Her experience as a member of an HOA Board of Directors gives her a unique insight as to what part-time residents deal with during their absence. Donna is very excited about her "new" business, as she has been actually checking on neighbors and friend's homes for years. Donna also checks in on the elderly who live in her service area, which is an invaluable service for people with parents living in Boca Raton. We wish her the best of luck, and will be here to support Boca Condo Care in the future. Please visit the website at www.bocacondocare.com. The phone is  (561) 289-7364. Please let her know that you saw this blog when you welcome her.

Thanks for reading. As always, I wish you

Much success,

Jack

Let's talk about your neighbor....

Greetings and salutations!

Let's talk about your neighbor. Huh? Your neighbor, ya' know, the one that checks on your place when you are out of town. Nice guy, but is he insured to check on your house? It's a lot to ask of someone, whether you know it or not. I mean, what if he misses something, or he makes a mistake and does something wrong? No, not on purpose, but something dumb happens, and that leads to a big(ger) problem. Sure he feels bad about it, but what are you going to do...yell at him? He's your neighbor, and he was doing you a favor. What if a storm is on the way, or a break-in happens? Another consideration: your privacy. Do you really want a neighbor to have total access to your private things?

These are all great reasons to hire an accredited Home Watch company. Accreditation in the National Home Watch Association guarantees assures the client that they are protected by insurance, bonding and of course, privacy. Check out our Member search, and if you don't see a Member in your area, ask your local guys why they aren't accredited.

Thanks for reading.

Jack