Pricing, contracts, insurance, what to check in storm season, how to tell a good client from a difficult one. Anyone can read; posting needs an account.
Pricing, contracts, insurance, the client you should have turned down. If you are past the first year, what would you go back and tell yourself?
Shutters up and down, bringing furniture in, before-and-after photos, how quickly you get out afterwards. Where do you draw the line on what is included, and what do you charge separately for?
Realtors, HOAs, pool companies, word of mouth, search. If you had to give up every channel but one, which one is still bringing you work?
Licensing for home watch is decided state by state, and the answers on the internet are mostly wrong or out of date. If you have had the conversation with your own state's real estate commission or licensing board, what did they tell you — and which state?
Most of us check doors, water, HVAC, pool and mail. The interesting part is the item you added after something went wrong once. What is on your list because of an expensive lesson?
Rates move a lot by county and by what a visit includes, and there is no published number anybody trusts. If you are willing to say: what do you charge, how often do you go, and what is in the visit at that price? Ballpark is fine — it helps somebody starting out avoid pricing themselves into a corner.
For storms, how does everyone charge for home watch service?
