"While You're Away" offers house sitting services designed to provide security and peace of mind when you're away from home. Should any problem arise, prompt notification, and timely action is taken to remedy most situations.  

If you are a part-time Pennsylvania resident, we can provide you peace of mind when you're not there.  "While You're Away" will protect your investment!  

When Problems Occur We Handle It!

When a crisis occurs, (and they do!) you will have the peace-of-mind that a professional service is in place to handle these upsetting events.  We notify you of any problems and make recommendations to correct them.  We will organize the necessary service and stay until the work has been completed.  We can email photos of problems or completed repairs.  You will decide on what exact repair is to be done and how much money is to be spent.   "While You're Away" becomes your eyes, ears and voice, when you cannot be here to manage your home details.

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to discussing our services.

• House sitting service without a live-in occupant commitment
• Long and short-term personalized house sitting programs
• Bonded and insured inspectors, who visit your unoccupied residence
• Regularly scheduled inspections with photographic and written status reports
• Prompt notification and action to remedy most situations in the event of a problem
• Accurate, dependable and timely inspection service response and reporting
• Emergency 24/7 attention available for property issues

AFFORDABILITY

With our services, you can afford to have the convenience of home management without the high cost of hiring full-time help.  Basic services are determined on a per-visit basis.  Our affordable fees are billed monthly.

INTERIOR SERVICES

• Check that security system is functioning
• Resetting electric appliances/breakers from power outage/surge
• Check smoke alarms/replace batteries
• Adjust blinds
• Check/flush all toilets
• Check climate settings
• Check/run faucets
• Run kitchen sink disposal
• Water indoor plants*
• Visual check for pests/rodents
• Replace light bulbs
• Check plumbing for leaks/broken pipes
• Check for water damage/obvious roof leaks, and windows/skylights
• Check lighting schedule

EXTERIOR SERVICES

• Inspect for vandalism and forced entry
• Secure doors, windows and screens
• Clear newspapers and flyers from yard and mailbox
• Check faucets
• Snow removal*

OTHER SERVICES

• Delivery and pick-up at airport*
• Handyman services*
• Crime deterrent measures*
• Waiting for and scheduling service company visits*
  

* if requested