Every plan includes the full interior and exterior checklist and a dated photo Visit Report. Real prices, published below — the only difference is how often we're there.
Where you land in each range depends on the size of the home — up to 4 bedrooms sits at the low end, 5–8 bedrooms at the top, and 9+ bedroom estates are quoted individually. Plans are month to month, and prepaying the year takes roughly 10% off. We confirm your exact price in writing after the first walk-through.
Travel zones: standard rates cover Southern Shores through Nags Head, Manteo, and Point Harbor–Powells Point. Corolla & mainland Currituck +$15/visit · Carova (4x4) & Hatteras Island +$30/visit · Ocracoke from $125/visit, ferry included — details on the service area page.
You hand us your keys; the least we can do is show you our prices. Single visits, storm work and the in-between jobs, all published.
| Home Watch Visit — up to 4 bedroomsFull interior and exterior checklist, photo Visit Report the same day. | $55 |
| Home Watch Visit — 5–8 bedrooms | $70 |
| 9+ bedrooms / estate | custom quote |
| Zone surcharge — Corolla, and south of Oregon InletThe long drives, priced honestly instead of baked into everyone's rate. | +$10–15 / visit |
| Extra unscheduled visitYou saw weather on the news, a delivery landed, or you just want eyes on it. | $45–55 |
| Key custody & meeting contractors or vendorsWe open up, stay for the work, and lock up after. First 15 minutes free when it falls during a scheduled visit. | $45 / hr1 hour minimum |
| Arrival / departure prepHVAC set, house aired and opened up before you land; closed down after you leave. Groceries stocked at cost. | $45 / hr |
| After-hours / urgent call-out | $65–75 / hr |
| Storm preparation, per named stormExtra documented visit, outdoor furniture stowed, shutters deployed, installer access. Plan members go first. Storm service → | $95–150 flat |
| Post-storm condition reportEarliest safe access, timestamped photos for your insurer. | $75–95 |
| Winterize / de-winterizeWater managed, lines and fixtures set for the season — each direction. | $150–200 each |
Home watch is the job. But since we're already at the house — and we're part of a field-services company — clients hand us the upkeep too: gutter cleaning, soft washing siding, pressure washing decks and drives, screen and small repairs, junk haul-off. Quoted per job, handled by the same insured crew, and it shows up documented in your next Visit Report.
Being part of OBX Lot Solutions means the crew that spots a problem can usually fix it — no chasing three vendors from four hours away.
No. A home inspection is a licensed profession in North Carolina — a licensed home inspector evaluates the condition of a home's systems and structure and gives you a written opinion, usually when a house changes hands. A home watch visit is a different thing: we walk the property on a schedule and record observations — what we saw, read and photographed at the time of the visit. Our reports don't grade systems or offer opinions on their condition. When something looks like it needs an expert eye, we say so plainly and help you get the right licensed trade out to the house.
A rental manager looks after guest turnovers and bookings; between rentals, nobody may enter the house for weeks. Home watch is about the building itself — systems, water, humidity, storm damage — on a schedule you set, whether or not the house is rented.
Yes, with your written authorization. Keys and codes are logged and kept locked away — never left in a lockbox on the door. You can revoke access at any time and we'll return everything.
You get a call the same day with photos, an explanation, and options. Nothing gets fixed or spent without your approval, except making the property safe (shutting off water, for instance) which we'll do immediately and tell you about.
We can't tell you what your policy covers — only your agent can. What we can say is that vacancy and unoccupancy clauses are common, that freeze/water exclusions often hinge on whether heat was maintained or water shut off, and that carriers ask for dated records. Send us your policy's check interval and we'll set the schedule to match, then keep the documentation on file for you.
Yes — insured, and we're happy to provide a certificate. Everyone who enters your home is family, lives on the Outer Banks year-round, and you'll see the same faces every visit. We're a local company (OBX Lot Solutions, DYAD Holdings LLC), not a franchise or an app.
No. Plans are month to month. If we're not earning it, you stop.
A short call, a walk-through of your home, and a written plan. No pressure, no contracts to sign on the spot.
(252) 207-5985 Or request a consultation — we reply the same day.