What we’d want to know, if the house were ours.
Checks, planners, printable sheets and field notes for looking after a house on Kiawah. Free, whether or not you ever hire us, and none of it asks for your email.
Twelve questions an experienced house manager would ask. You get a profile of what is covered and what still depends on someone remembering.
About 3 minutes · no email Begin the check →Choose by what you are doing.
Before you go, and before you return.
What the island does to a closed house.
What your house should remember.
How to judge anyone here, including us.
How much of your house is still yours to run.
The companies we would call ourselves.
What we have learned about houses here.
Five questions to ask anyone here, including us.
The answers differ far more between companies than their websites do.
- Who actually enters my house?
The same person each time, and named before they arrive? Our answer
- What do I receive after every visit, and how soon?
A note with findings and prices, not a checklist of ticks. Our answer
- What happens when you find something?
Who decides, and what can be spent without asking me. Our answer
- How are you paid by outside providers?
A markup or referral fee changes whose interest is served. Our answer
- Where does the history of my house live?
In a system that survives the person, or in one phone? Our answer
Rather we looked after it for you?
Everything here is what an owner can do alone. For everything that takes someone on the island, from regular visits to letting in the plumber, we are here.