Home Watch Basics
What a House Check Includes and What It Costs
October 30, 2026
What happens on a house check, what Peggy's charges for each schedule, and what a month away or a whole winter works out to before GST.
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Home Watch Basics
What home watch is, how often a house should be checked, how it compares with house sitting, and what it costs.
Home Watch Basics
House Sitter or Home Watch: How to Choose
October 30, 2026
A house sitter lives in your home. A home watch service visits on a schedule. Here is how the two compare, and which one suits which kind of trip.
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Home Watch Basics
What Is Home Watch, and What Do You Call Someone Who Looks After Your House?
October 30, 2026
Home watch means someone visits your empty house on a schedule and tells you how it looks. Here are the other names for it, and the ones that mean something else.
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How Often Should Someone Check an Empty House? What Insurers Say
October 30, 2026
There's no single rule. Published insurer wording ranges from every day to every seven days, so here is what two insurers say and what to ask your own.
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