E039: Home Monitoring Services While You’re Away

Several years ago Sean Doyel was looking after his friend's home while he was away.  On one of his inspections, Doyel encountered a pipe that had burst in the ceiling and had caused approximately $75,000 in damage to the property.  The homeowner filed a claim with his insurance company and the claim was denied.  The homeowner went to court to try and compel the insurance company to pay for the damages and Doyel was brought in as a character reference. The suit was dismissed because the magistrate determined there wasn't adequate proof of inspections and that Doyel lacked the proper professional experience as a home inspector or home watcher.  Sean sought out information regarding what that training entailed and is now a certified home watch inspector and his business, While You're Away FL, LLC is accredited with the National Home Watch Association.ed.  Unfortunately, for his friend,  he had to pay out of pocket for the repairs.  For Doyel, however, a business was birthed from this experience. While You're Away Home Watch Services comes to your home on a pre-determined basis and checks the interior and exterior of your property to look for potential issues that may arise. If they discover anything, they will contact you immediately and, if needed, coordinate with you to have the problems fixed or remediated. As a While You’re Away Home Watch client, they will set up a custom home watch plan based on your specific needs. They will complete and send to you a detailed Inspection Checklist every time they visit your home, along with the date, time and photos documenting the visit (if his friend had this documentation in his lawsuit from a properly certified professional, he likely would have won his case). Additionally, they offer concierge services such as: airport transportation, grocery shopping & stocking, hurricane shutter installation & removal, package pickups, watering plants, replacement of air filters, smoke detector batteries, light bulbs, etc. If you would like schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with While You're Away, you can reach them by phone at 727-667-5101, via email at [email protected].  You can also get more information at their website at whileyoureawayfl.com