Palm Beach County & Martin County, Florida
Estate Management & Home Watch Services in Palm Beach County
Estate maintenance, home watch, and full household management for absentee owners and full-time residents who expect discretion, judgment, and a single point of contact.
How we workRequest a consultation
Tell us about your home and we'll respond within one business day.
An Introduction
A local firm for Palm Beach County homes.
Palm Beach County Estate & Home Management is owner-led by Nick Martinsen and Wesley Oldham. Based in Palm Beach Gardens, we serve absentee owners, seasonal residents, second-home owners, and full-time estates across Palm Beach and Martin Counties. One accountable team, documented in EstateEase after every visit.
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- Serving Palm Beach & Martin County
- Family-Owned & Local
- Licensed & Insured
Who we serve
A single point of contact for every kind of owner.
Seasonal & Second-Home Owners
The house sits empty for months. Our job is to keep those months boring.
Athletes & Executives
Plans change on a Tuesday. You land Thursday and the house is ready.
Busy Families
Pool guy, lawn crew, A/C, pest, cleaners. Somebody has to run that calendar. We do.
Absentee Owners
Living in New York, Toronto, or London while your Florida home sits empty. We are the local presence you have on the ground.
North for the summer? Start with snowbird home watch, or read vacant home property management if the house stays empty year round.
Core services
Estate Management & Home Watch Services in Palm Beach County.
Estate Management
For owners who would rather not coordinate the calendar themselves.
- Vendor management and preventive maintenance
- Arrival and departure preparation
- Housekeeping coordination
- Renovation oversight
- Travel and household coordination
Home Watch
For owners who are away and want the property watched as if it were our own.
- Scheduled interior and exterior inspections
- Storm preparation and post-storm checks
- Detailed photo reports after every visit
- Mail and package handling
- Vehicle starts
Second Home Management
For absentee owners who live elsewhere and expect their Florida house to be ready when they are.
- Scheduled inspections while the home is unoccupied
- Preventive maintenance and humidity control
- Hurricane preparation and post-storm assessment
- Arrival and departure service
- Vendor supervision with certificates on file
Owners who want one named person on an empty house use our property caretaker program for scheduled walks, vendors, and a written record.
Estate maintenance
Estate maintenance, held on one calendar.
Estate maintenance is preventive by design: HVAC and humidity, plumbing and supply lines, generator readiness, roof and envelope, pool chemistry, and salt-air corrosion patrol — each on an interval, each documented. It is the working core of estate management in Palm Beach County, and it runs alongside home watch services in Palm Beach County when the house sits empty between seasons.
The cadence follows the property. Oceanfront hardware on Singer Island sits on a shorter corrosion interval; period millwork and landmarked facades in Palm Beach call for restoration-grade trades; generators, wells and outbuildings in Wellington belong on the same schedule as the main residence, as do the waterfront docks and lifts in Jupiter.
Our guarantees
Our standard of care.
Cancel Anytime
If it isn't working, tell us and we refund what you haven't used.
Same-Day Response
You hear back from an owner the same day, usually within the hour.
A Report After Every Visit
Photos, timestamps, what we checked and what we found. Nothing summarized away.
Licensed, Insured & Discreet
Background-checked people, unmarked vehicles, and nothing about your home discussed off it.
The EstateEase portal
The EstateEase Client Portal: Real-Time Home Watch Reports.
Every client receives access to EstateEase — the private client portal of Palm Beach County Estate & Home Management.
Request Anything, Anytime
One tap reaches our vetted team for A/C, plumbing, electrical, and handyman work. No chasing vendors, no unknown contractors in your home.
Proactive, Not Reactive
Automated reminders for A/C tune-ups, pest control, filter changes, and seasonal preparation.
A Complete Record
Every visit, repair, and service documented — your home's full history accessible from anywhere.
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Upcoming
- A/C tune-upApr 12
- Pest controlApr 19
Home record
- Interior inspectionToday
- Water heater repairMar 28
- Filter replacedMar 4
How it works
How a household becomes ours to run.
- 01
We walk the property
In person, or by video if you're up north. Mostly we ask questions and listen.
- 02
You get a written plan
What we check, how often, what it costs. Built around your travel, not a package tier.
- 03
We take it from there
Visits happen, reports land in your inbox, and one number reaches an owner.
Why us
Owner-led, from the first call forward.
Call the number on this page at 10pm on a Sunday and an owner picks up. Not a dispatcher, not a ticket. That's the entire reason people stay with us.
We grew up here. Our backgrounds are in real estate assets, land development, and commercial property, so we look at a house the way an owner does — what it costs to let something slide, and what it takes to stay ahead of it.
You shouldn't have to wonder how your house is doing. You'll know.
In their words
What our clients say.
“We are north for seven months and never think about the house. The reports arrive, the photographs are clear, and the one time something was wrong they called before I finished my coffee.”
Matt W., Palm Beach Gardens “They coordinated the entire renovation while we were in Connecticut. Every trade, every inspection, every week a summary. We walked into a finished house.”
Caroline B., Jupiter “Our season runs January through April and the property sits empty the rest of the year. Barn included, they walk all of it. That is rare.”
Eliza R., Wellington “I called at nine on a Sunday night about a water alarm. An owner answered. Someone was at the house in thirty minutes.”
David S., Manalapan “Discreet is the word. Unmarked vehicle, no chatter, everything handled. Exactly what we wanted for the island house.”
Priya N., Palm Beach Island
Reviews
Rated 5.0 on Google and Yelp.
5.0 across 3 Google reviews and 1 Yelp review.
We publish the counts as they stand rather than a curated selection. Both profiles are linked above if you would rather read them at the source — and if you are a current client, a review on either one is genuinely useful to us.
Straight answers
Palm Beach Home Watch & Estate Management FAQs.
The questions that come up on almost every first call about home watch and estate management in Palm Beach County.
What is the difference between home watch and estate management?
Home watch is a scheduled inspection service: a trained person walks the interior and exterior of a vacant home on a set cadence, checks the systems most likely to fail, and sends a timestamped photo report. Estate management includes that inspection work and adds the running of the household — vendor scheduling, preventive maintenance, arrival and departure preparation, renovation oversight, and staff coordination under one accountable point of contact.
How much does estate management cost in Palm Beach County?
Pricing depends on the size of the residence, how often we visit, and how much of the household we run. Home watch is typically quoted per visit on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule; full estate management is quoted monthly. Palm Beach County Estate & Home Management walks the property first and then provides a written quote with no obligation. Call 561-351-6323 for a free consultation.
How often should a vacant Florida home be checked?
Most insurers and most Florida homes are best served by an inspection every 7 to 14 days while the owners are away. Florida's humidity, heat, and storm exposure mean an air-conditioning failure, a slow plumbing leak, or a roof breach can cause serious mold and water damage within days. Weekly visits are the standard for oceanfront and larger properties.
Who provides home watch services in Palm Beach County?
Palm Beach County Estate & Home Management is an owner-operated, licensed and insured home watch and estate management firm based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, serving Palm Beach County and Martin County. It covers Palm Beach Island, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Wellington, Manalapan, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and surrounding communities. Phone: 561-351-6323.
What is included in a home watch visit?
A visit covers interior checks for leaks, humidity, air-conditioning performance, plumbing, and appliances; exterior checks of the roof line, windows, doors, pool equipment, irrigation, and landscape; running water and flushing lines; checking for pest activity; collecting mail and packages; and starting vehicles where requested. Every visit ends with a timestamped, photo-documented report.
Do you prepare homes for hurricanes?
Yes. Before a named storm we secure outdoor furniture, close and test shutters, verify generator readiness, and photograph the property's pre-storm condition. As soon as it is safe to return we inspect the home, document any damage with photographs, and begin coordinating repairs and insurance documentation.
Estate management, explained
What estate management covers, and where it differs.
Estate management in Palm Beach County is not rental property management. These pages set out what the work actually involves, what it costs, and how owners choose.
- Private estate management in Palm Beach County
Vendor oversight, preventive maintenance, arrival preparation, and renovation supervision under one accountable owner.
- Home watch services in Palm Beach County
Documented interior and exterior inspections while the house sits empty, with a photo report after every visit.
- Home concierge services for luxury households
The household errands, deliveries, and staff coordination that sit alongside estate management.
- Absentee owner estate management
How out-of-state and international owners keep a Florida house running without flying in.
- What estate management and home watch cost
The factors that move pricing on a $1M-plus Palm Beach County property, and what a proposal includes.
- How to choose a home watch and estate management company
Twelve questions that separate an accountable estate manager from a drive-by service.
Free guide
How a well-run residence actually operates.
The Estate Management Standard is the way we run a house when the owner is away: the inspection cadence, the maintenance calendar, vendor supervision and approvals, storm posture, and the documented service record behind every visit.
Free, and written by the owners who do the walking.
Also available for our clients
Pool Care Coordination · Housekeeping · Painting · Pressure Washing · Pest Control · Renovation Oversight
Service area
Serving Palm Beach County & Martin County Luxury Enclaves.
From Boca Raton to Stuart, along the coast and inland to Wellington.
Service Territory
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